Mallmann’s empire

Want to recreate this journey? Well, £31,000 will get you and up to three other guests fire-cooking lessons at Mallmann’s island (contact mluynes@ gmail.com for info). Or it might be easier to visit one of his restaurants across the world, below:

Francis Mallmann at Château la Coste, Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade, France

Los Fuegos, Miami Beach, USA Patagonia Sur, Buenos Aires, Argentina 1884 Restaurante, Mendoza, Argentina Siete Fuegos, Mendoza, Argentina

Orégano, Mendoza, Argentina Fuegos de Apalta, Santa Cruz, Chile

Garzon, Garzón, Uruguay

Bodega Garzón, Maldonado, Uruguay

Guests and goods arrive and depart Mallmann’s elemental, gastronomic island idyll by the only transport possible — a powerboat across the icy, fog-bound lake