Roscioli – Roman classics and original dishes made with quality ingredients. Recommended dishes: mortadella, Cantabrian anchovies with butter and toast, fresh ricotta, carbonara, rigatoni with yuzu butter and bottarga, rigatoni with butter and Parmigiano. Ask for the French wine list. Trattoria Da Cesare al Casaletto – out of the way,…

The day I asked the legendary Turkish food critic Vedat Millor @vmilor to share his Istanbul recommendations. He is the co-author of an excellent blog Gastromondiale @gastromondiale. MEYHANE Most interesting category, a remnant of old cosmopolitan Istanbul Asmali Cavit in Beyoglu Sahil Lokantasi in Balat Inciralti in Beylerbeyi KEBAP-OCAKBASI (there…

Fine dining The Greenhouse (contemporary French fine dining; excellent new chef since last year)Bibendum (contemporary French fine dining; love the roast and the Black Forest soufflé)The Ledbury (classic fine dining, consistent quality since years)The Clove Club (modern British fine dining) Mid-range Ikoyi (Nigerian inspired contemporary cooking)Wiltons (old school seafood,one of…

You haven’t truly been to Mexico City until you’ve experienced the street food. Here are ten essential and unmissable street food spots in CDMX. Gorditas ZacazonapanFreshly made gorditas (deep-fried pastry made of corn flour) with chicharron prensado (pressed pork).Av. Revolución 749, Nonoalco, 03910 Ciudad de México, CDMX. Tacos al PastorMy…

Perfect tortilla from my short trip to Spain this week. Light, with the runny center from La Primera in Madrid. La Primera potato tortilla 1 kg potatoes (chopped) 12 eggs Onion (chopped) Olive oil Salt Fry onions in olive oil until golden. In a separate pan, fry potatoes for 15…

The legendary La Viña cheesecake and its recipe from “Basque Country”, Marti Buckley’s book, with whom I had a chance to share my first meal of 2019 (and that was THE cheesecake!) You can buy this brilliant Basque recipes book on Amazon. Yesterday was La Viña’s last day of operation…

My annual list of 20 best dishes of the year. See the previous years below. Chuleton at Casa Julían,Tolosa. Video belowinstagram.com/p/BfsfB3NHpQE/ My 20 best dishes archives: 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013.

Shuji Niitome, currently Japan’s number one tempura master in action. Until only recently, tempura master from Nagoya Shuji Niitome refused to be listed in any restaurant guides. As soon as he got onto tabelog.com, he soared to number one in Japan for tempura. Niitome-san is a true shokunin (and despite…

Imagine a simple technique, all in the twist of a wire. A technique with the potential to revolutionise fishing in the Western world. Dubbed Ikejime in Japanese, this method for slaughtering fish more ethically could also lead to a change in expectations of how fish meat should taste and age.…

Few weeks ago I was very fortunate to experience Mexico City’s incredible Xochimilco area and learn about the Chinampas. An inspiring initiative led by the @yolcan_mx entrepreneurs is reviving traditional farming practices established in Aztec times centred around Chinampas: these are small, rectangular areas of fertile land harnessed to grow…