Amber Gibson

Amber Gibson is a Chicago-based food, wine and travel journalist. Her reporting has led her to spearfish for invasive lionfish in Dominica, dine with Francis Mallmann at his home in Uruguay and make cheese in the Austrian Alps. Her work has appeared in The Daily Telegraph, Chicago Tribune, Conde Nast Traveler, Saveur, Food & Wine, Hemispheres, Travel + Leisure and more. Champagne, dark chocolate and gelato are her greatest weaknesses.

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Food Technology

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Spora is leading the way in delicious meat alternatives

Chef Rasmus Munk and team’s research facility is using gastronomy to change the food system on a global scale, starting with a new plant-based source of protein.

Best Chefs in the World

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Justin Cogley: from figure skating to fine dining

Amber Gibson speaks to the Aubergine chef about his untraditional path to two stars, passion for running, and his love for Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.

Grilled corn semifreddo at Coltivare, Houston

Chef's recipe

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Make this a semifreddo summer

Get recipes for the half-frozen dessert from the US’s best pastry chefs and sweeten your summer with semifreddo.

Best Chefs in the World

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Can fine dining be sustainable? Matthew Kammerer weighs in

The chef from California's Harbor House Inn on why fine-dining restaurants should "question everything" in the quest for sustainability.

Chefs Lijo George, Max Boonthanakit, Leigh Omilinsky, and Mitsunobu Nagae.

Chef's recipe

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Impress this Mother’s Day with these chef recipes

The US’ best chefs share the recipes their moms love so you can wow yours on May 12.

Travel Guides

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24 hours in San Diego

Discover LA’s fun and relaxed little sister, with this guide to what to eat and do in San Diego.

Pastries at Publican Quality Bread in Chicago.

American Food

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A sweet Chicago dining guide

Discover the best places to visit in Chicago if you have a sweet tooth, from artisan bakeries to à la carte fine-dining desserts.

Chef Rob Connoley and the St. Louis skyline.

Food Maps

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Rob Connoley’s guide to St. Louis

Chef Rob Connoley is dedicated to researching, defining and celebrating

Young Chefs

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Harrison Cheney: ‘Relationships are everything in food’

Meet the British Executive Chef of Sons & Daughters in San Francisco, picked by the Michelin Guide as its California Young Chef of the Year.

Food Sustainability

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Where to eat sustainable seafood in Vancouver

Vancouver is the epicentre of a global sustainable seafood movement. Discover the city’s best restaurants for sustainably sourced seafood with this Fine Dining Lovers guide.

Restaurants

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Restaurant Focus: ōkta

Discover ōkta, a bucolic fine dining beaut in the Willamette Valley, Oregon, headed up by chef Matt Lightner.

Restaurants

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Chicago's best al fresco dining experiences

Discover the best places to eat outside in Chicago this summer with this guide to cut-above al fresco dining.