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Michael Kitts and me preparing a presentation at The Emirates Academy in Dubai. Chef Michael Kitts, consultant and former Culinary Art Director of The Emirates Academy, is my admired teacher until today. He won over 40 gold medals with his phenomenal cooking, one of them from the British Royal Family. It was Prince Philip who stuck it on his chest. When I met him first, in my very first culinary class, he taught us 14 ways to slice a lemon. Imagine 50 shades of grey… only bet

The realization that the very food we trust most in the Western world can become a killer is shaking the globe. Wheat! Over the course of their lifetime, scientists make thousands of seemingly groundbreaking assumptions – and then discard them again. Some after days, others after weeks, or years. However, one that has remained unshakable up to now is this: "Wheat is healthy." It is not only found in white bread, but also in grainy brown bread. It is not only found in tarts, b

If Artificial Intelligence (AI) is as clumsy in imitating human intelligence, as all the hardcore gluten free recipes are pretty much helpless in imitating real bread or real pasta or real cake & cookies, then I am not concerned that true spirit will prevail and that I can stay in the gluten free business without AI throwing any useful recipes into the market. WAIT…, actually I AM concerned. Because some more years down the line, we may have ultimately stopped thinking for ou