Highlights from D’Berto, one of the places I’ve been wanting to visit for a while, known for exceptional quality seafood caught from the local Galician seas. Borja Beneyto and Carlos Mateos wrote about it extensively in their book “Templos del Producto” along with other produce-focused restaurants in Spain such as…

Beginning my “last meal” (or should I rather call them “perfect meal” so they don’t sound so sad) series with the one and only, Sacha Hormaechea, the owner of Sacha, my favourite restaurant in Madrid. He is a legendary chef, photographer and most of all a bon viveur I had…

According to my Instagram followers, their favourite burgers in London are Bleecker (in Victoria) followed by Patty and Bun, Dirty Burger and Tommi’s burger. My favourite at the moment is probably “Bacon Butter Burger” at Burger and Beyond (in Shoreditch) as my other favourite at The Little Social is sadly…

Some highlights from Kimoto in Tokyo that relocated from Kobe in 2018 and is one of top kaiseki restaurants in Japan. Chef Yasuya Kimoto used to train at Sakurada in Kyoto along with Tadayoshi Matsukawa (who runs introduction only Matsukawa, thus similarities in styles..).

World’s best turbot at Elkano- it’s all about the terroir, product and not ruining it. “Char-grilling a two kilo turbot requires a fish griller the size of the chosen turbot. Salt is sprinkled onto its light coloured side before it is placed on the grill. The embers must be moderate:…

Some hightlight from my last dinner at The Greenhouse London, brilliant as always.

Despite being overbuilt and touristy in certain areas, Andalusia still has something untouched and raw about it. While most foodies refer to the Basque Country (which I love, of course) as the capital of gastronomy in Spain, it’s in Andalusia’s little fishing villages that you will find some of the…

Those who have ever tried to book Tokyo top sushi shops like Saito or Sugita, might know how difficult or even impossible to book them unless you are introduced by a regular. I asked Andrew Gyokudari, the man who has over 300 sushi meals per year to recommend top sushi…

22 MUST GO SAN SEBASTIAN PINTXOS BARS (with specialities you can have at each of them). Thank you Gabriella Ranelli (On Instagram – @tenedortours), undoubtedly one of the leading San Sebastian experts for her kind collaboration creating this list. Originally from New York, Gabriella has been living in San Sebastian…

By John Hirai a.k.a. Tokyo Rocks on Tabelog (instagram.com/tokyorocks69)All images©John Hirai As most of you might know, ramen is originally from China. The first ramen shop opened 1910 in Tokyo and spread around all over Japan after World War II. Almost every region or city has their own style of…