Interviews

April 22, 2020

A Golden Sautée Pan and a Symbolic Plate

Excellent food is not all it takes to give diners their magical restaurant experience. It takes a lot more. Most of us who dine in restaurants set an expectation they hope will be achieved - from the moment they set their reservation to the moment they walk out of the restaurant’s doors - there needs to be a standard. Sitting at a Root81 table, whether with family or friends, is an experience from start to finish. There’s a feeling that you’re being taken care of in the establishment and it’s one instilled by Patron Chef Robert Cassar.
April 22, 2020

Michelin Stars A Reason to Celebrate

Although things in Malta’s restaurant scene have not been particularly rosy since, it is only a few weeks since the island received its highest culinary honour yet – three Michelin stars. Here Jo Caruana speaks to the chefs behind these trailblazing restaurants.
April 17, 2020

Gerber Group: An Extraordinary Success Story

As the owner-operator of innovative cocktail bars and restaurants in New York, Washington DC, and Atlanta in the US, Gerber Group is a true global hospitality industry leader.
April 16, 2020

Exclusive Interview: The Hon Julia Farrugia Portelli

The Hon Julia Farrugia Portelli had barely settled in her new role as Minister for Tourism and Consumer Protection when she was faced with dealing with the COVID-19 crisis. In an exclusive interview with Horeca Magazine, the Hon Minister shares her experience in the first few months in her new role and the challenges the local tourism industry is currently facing.
November 16, 2019

Serving the Horeca Industry – Vivian Corporation

Founded in 1952 by a young pharmacist by the name of Wilfred Gatt, Vivian was named in honour of the founder’s late brother who passed away at a young age. Today, Vivian is an extended family of over 100 people.
November 16, 2019

Malta Chefs Society

Set up to stimulate greater interest and enhance higher standards in the culinary sector, the aim of the Malta Chefs Society is and to bring together chefs and other professionals, working, studying, or otherwise active in the catering industry, with the purpose of helping them further their knowledge and skills, and, directly contribute towards the improvement in the quality and standards of the tourism industry in Malta and Gozo.
November 12, 2019

Valletta Cruise Port – Where Excellence meets Opportunity

The Valletta Cruise Port is one of Malta’s most picturesque areas with nineteen historic warehouses dating back to the 18th Century to the late Baroque period. Grandmaster Pinto saw the potential of this area and further developed it into an area where connections can be made a lot easier for trade. The area later saw the construction of the first Power Station, that serviced the island and ultimately pushed the area to become a prime spot.
November 12, 2019

A Conversation with Diane Izzo

As one of Malta’s most prolific retail entrepreneurs, Diane Izzo built the DIZZ Group from the ground up. Now, with her fashion empire secure in its success, she has set her sights on the food and beverage market too.
November 12, 2019

The Culinary Showman

Known for his ‘wow’ factor approach to gastronomy, restaurateur and chef Marvin Gauci now runs no less than six establishments in Malta and Budapest, and he’s certainly not slowing down.
November 12, 2019

Iniala’s Vision for Malta

Mark Weingard, the businessman, philanthropist and entrepreneur, was kind enough to take some time from his exceptionally busy schedule so that I could pick his brains on everything from Iniala, his super luxury new hotel opening next year in Valletta, to his favourite eateries in Malta.