Best Meals in Spain in 2022: Part 1 (Madrid)
I dined extensively in Spain after the long and dark days of the pandemic. This particular review contains my best meals in Madrid in 2022.
Hedone: Towards the Peak of Gastronomy
A recent meal there in April 2017 moved me sufficiently to write about Hedone. To put it very bluntly, in my first meal I have had some good and very…
Best Meals in Spain in 2022: Part 1 (Madrid)
I dined extensively in Spain after the long and dark days of…
Hedone: Towards the Peak of Gastronomy
A recent meal there in April 2017 moved me sufficiently to write…
Perfect Symphony of Senses: The World of Michel Guérard
Two meals at Michel Guérard’s gastronomic restaurant in Eugénie-les-Bains put me in…
Tales from Le Cinq: Navigating the Flavors of Excellence and a Few Potholes
In this review, Chef Christian Le Squer's culinary prowess shines as he…
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Manresa’s multi-course degustation menu is among the few exceptions for several reasons. Chef Kinch knows well how to build a…
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Bruce Palling and Wall Street Journal: Poverty of Western Restaurant Criticism and Ibai in Donostia
We are witnessing a very interesting moment in history today, regarding food and wine criticism. On the one hand, there…
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The Michelin guides awards more three stars to Tokyo than to any other city in the world, but for many…
Arpège
Sometimes the most simple (but not simplistic) is also the most decadent. But one is equally flabbergasted to see that…
A Trip to Venice
The sheer utterance of this name conjures up images of romance and beauty, but not culinary treasures. This is strange…
Osteria alle Testiere
The seafood of Venice and the Adriatic coast to the south is one of the very best and unique in…
French Haute Cuisine: Dead or Alive? Reflections on L’Ambroisie and Le Cinq
Sensationalism and marketing gimmicks aside, is it true that the Haute Cuisine in France is on the verge of death?…
Le Calandre and Da Vittorio: The Two Best Restaurants in Italy
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