Vince Brothwell
Vince Brothwell writes for AMUSE. about restaurants, drinks, produce and food culture across the six editions.
Stories by Vince Brothwell
CHEF:IN Awards winners: Berlin takes five of nine titles
Hallmann & Klee and CODA share Chef of the Year at Germany's first awards for women in hospitality, while Ana Roš takes the international title and the jury's criteria reach beyond the plate.
Leon Mazairac leaves Karel 5 to take over De Hoefslag
The chef who won Karel 5 its Michelin star in 2023 will run De Hoefslag with Zara Kooke from November, splitting the historic house into a brasserie and a gastronomic restaurant.
Napoli on the Road named World's Best Pizzeria
The London pizzeria beat entries from more than 40 countries to take the world title, three years after first topping Europe's ranking, and without a single Italian address in reach.
Zwetschgendatschi recipe: Augsburg's Bavarian plum sheet cake
Augsburg's thin yeast-dough plum cake, rebuilt by Amuse Kitchen for mid-September Zwetschgen: breadcrumbs under the fruit, plums packed upright and cinnamon sugar straight from the oven.
Douro grape growers get €12m to leave grapes on the vine
Portugal will pay growers up to €1,125 a hectare for grapes nobody buys, while the Port quota stays far below 2023 levels and cellars remain full.
Philippine banana exports outgrow available land
The Philippines shipped a record 2.9 million tonnes of bananas in 2025, and growers say buyer demand from Asia now outpaces what farmland can supply.
Taylor McCain named executive chef of Lovelorn Lounge
The Nashville chef takes over the kitchen at Tempo by Hilton’s rooftop lounge, the same day Hilton names a new executive chef in Shreveport.
High Stakes by Bartolotta opens in downtown Milwaukee
Paul Bartolotta returns to the kitchen for High Stakes, a European steakhouse replacing Rumpus Room on Water Street, opening Thursday with a wagyu-heavy menu.
Nova Scotia tables a law to protect workers' tips
Bill 256 guarantees that tips go to the staff who earn them, closing a gap in the province's Labour Standards Code from April 2027.
Christina Aguilera joins Beau Joie Champagne as partner
The singer becomes a partner and global creative director at the low-sugar Champagne house, backing its push into wider retail and mass-market shelves.
Black Briar opens in Chicago with chef Jimmy Papadopoulos
Chef Jimmy Papadopoulos returns to Chicago after five years away, opening a bar-first American tavern in the former Bar Takito space on Fulton Market.
Matsutake gohan recipe: Japan's wild autumn rice
The wild matsutake mushroom has a six-week season in Japan that starts this month. The classic technique: never wash the mushroom, never stir the rice, let the steam do the rest.
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