Book tip: Efficiently lazy

With the publication of the extended ranking from 51 to 100, Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants provides insights that are attracting worldwide attention. Few regions currently offer as much diversity, energy, and culinary innovation as Latin America—a continent where tradition and modernity collide in fascinating ways.

This year’s list includes 26 cities and 13 new entries. It tells the story of extraordinary personalities, fresh concepts, bold ideas, and culinary centers that are continuing to expand their role in the global gastronomic system.

A cookbook that tells stories and connects people: With “Apropos: Favorite Recipes!”, the Salzburg street newspaper Apropos has now compiled a selection of its popular recipe column between two covers. Since the beginning of November 2025, the book has been available for €9 exclusively from sellers on the streets of Salzburg – half of the sales price goes directly to them.

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Apropos: Favorite Recipes!
Publication date: November 3, 2025
Scope: 23 recipes on 88 pages
Print run: 5,000 copies
Price: €9
Distribution: Exclusively from Apropos vendors in Salzburg
Proceeds: Half of the sales price goes to the vendors

In November 2025, an extraordinary gastronomic event will take place in the legendary setting of the Ikarus restaurant in Red Bull Hangar-7 in Salzburg: Under the motto Tim Mälzer & Friends – A Duel, A Promise – Mission Ikarus, four of the biggest names in German-speaking cuisine have come together to cook with and against each other. At the center: Tim Mälzer, Tim Raue, Alexander Herrmann, and Lukas Mraz – complemented by the Ikarus team led by executive chef Martin Klein.