Victor Calleja

April 14, 2024

Food, The Way Forward: What the Experts Think

Let me start with a disclaimer. I love meat, fish, and fowl. I love all seafood, including sea urchins, or rather loved them while they were available and legal to extract.
January 27, 2024

Let’s Look After Our Own Time Travellers

What is someone who goes from one country to another called? Tourist, traveller? And what, if any, is the difference? Does anyone care? After all, one of the most quoted pieces of literature must surely be, ‘What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet.’
November 24, 2023

Is it Really all about the Food?

Le Gavroche, the world-renowned London restaurant is closing down. Another successful and iconic restaurant in London, The India Club, has also hosted its last diners. These two restaurants together have been dishing out food and drink and making memories for over a century and a quarter.
September 1, 2023

Valletta, a Revival Worth Looking After

Let’s take a journey together. A time travel one. We somehow magically zoom out of our present time and revisit Valletta some 40 years ago.
June 1, 2023

Locally Does It

The MICHELIN stars are out, the Definitive(ly) Good Guide Plates have been presented to the awardees. A few other gastronomical accolades have landed on our shores.
February 3, 2023

Planting New Ideas in Chefs’ Heads

I love great food as much as I love surprises. I was elated when someone close treated me to a meal to thank me for something I had done for them. I chose a restaurant known for its good food and informality as I dislike pompousness.