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It was Kevin Pannier’s worst nightmare — an expensive wedding cake delivered to the wrong reception. He was 22 years old and had only recently been made executive pastry chef at the Fairmont Grand Hotel in Kiev, Ukraine. The cake cost more than the ...

Piero Casalicchio was a busy textile designer who often went hungry. He didn’t know how to cook and by the time he got home after a long day’s work, most restaurants in Como, Italy, were closed. The Italian started challenging himself to see what he ...

What could be better than death by bacon? Bermuda’s bacon lovers are sticking by the breakfast staple despite the World Health Organization’s warning that it’s no better for you than asbestos or cigarettes. The nitrates in the processed meat are said...

If you want to rile Dick Reno, go to the window of his food truck and order a hamburger. He’s the new chef at The Smokin’ Barrel on Front Street, and recently revamped the menu to reflect a Texas barbecue theme. His idea was to expand what he perceiv...

Amanda Harkness’s preschoolers did not understand the link between vegetables and gardens. The Kaleidoscope students thought all their food came from container ships, and were surprised to learn it could be grown in their backyard. “Children today ar...

Singer David Bowie was a gentleman. His model wife, Iman, a little demanding. Former US President George HW Bush kept a secret stash of peanut butter and chocolate he would dive into whenever his wife Barbara was not around. Christine Francisco learn...

X-rated baked goods? Nothing is too risqué for Stephanie Smith. She’s a favoured baker when it comes to bridal showers and bachelor parties. The 48-year-old puts her imagination to work and allows her baking skills to do the rest. “It is that wow f...

Faryal Umer could barely boil an egg when she got married. Her husband Umer Islam was shocked. After all, they’d known each other for ten years and they were both from Pakistan, where “every girl cooks”. Mrs Umer’s mom was the cook in their house in ...

Shawn Ming never wanted to become a cook. He rebelled against the prospect from an early age, despite urgings from his father Fred, a popular chef who taught culinary arts at the Bermuda College. “I definitely did not want to take after my father,” t...

There’s gallons of lager on tap, brass to polish and a ghost to handle. Bermudian publican Benjamin Smith has never been happier. The 48-year-old became manager of Manor Inn, a pub in Oldham, Greater Manchester, three months ago. “I came over here ...