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Mirazur – A refined cuisine on the French Riviera!

Posted on: Saturday, December 10th, 2011

We make an annual visit to enjoy a meal at Louis XV in Monaco, but we drove right past this time with a better…

Emotional Cuisine – Can Roca

Posted on: Friday, October 7th, 2011

What’s the result of having one mind for Savoury, one mind for Sweet, and one mind for Wine? Simple — one of the best…

A Chat with Jocelyn Herland at The Dorchester in London

Posted on: Saturday, August 13th, 2011

Chef Jocelyn Herland, the man holding Alain Ducasse’s London flag, has had a few challenging, but rewarding, years from gaining and maintaining not just…

“Forget-Me-Not”: Oaxen Krog

Posted on: Saturday, July 9th, 2011

First a flight to Stockholm, then a one-hour drive into the remoteness of the archipelago, and finally the infrequent ferry that runs once every…

The Epitome of Modern German Cuisine at Aqua

Posted on: Tuesday, May 24th, 2011

Congratulations to Chef Elverfeld and his team for another year of Aqua being awarded as one of the best restaurants in the world! I…

Dinner at Dinner

Posted on: Friday, March 18th, 2011

Just more than a month after its opening, Dinner by Heston has already proven to be a hit in town. Nested in the prestigious…

Final experience of El Bulli…

Posted on: Friday, February 11th, 2011

Nothing could be better than to start the year with getting a reservation for El Bulli! Eight of us, coming from all over the…

It’s festival time for White Truffles!

Posted on: Wednesday, October 20th, 2010

It is once again the season for my annual trip to the capital of white truffles, immersing myself in the atmosphere of Alba’s International…

Kikunoi Honten – “Eating the Seasons”

Posted on: Thursday, August 19th, 2010

In response to Evelyn Chen’s earlier comment about kaiseki in Kyoto, I also made a trip recently to try out some of the top…

Potato and Truffle for dessert?!

Posted on: Friday, June 25th, 2010

Dessert…. I love dessert! Having travelled all around the world for food, from durian pancake in a tiny Hong Kong café to chocolate coulant…