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Le Peracciole: a farm with a view

Le Peracciole: a farm with a view

Le Peracciole: a farm with a view

Nestled on the tip of the Sorrentina Peninsula, overlooking the Bay of Naples, seventeen acres of lush organic gardens and orchards provide the raw ingredients for Don Alfonso 1890. Run by Alfonso Iaccarino and his wife Livia, the restaurant is an extension of the land the Iaccarinos began cultivating 25…

2
Sep '15
Passage 53

Passage 53

Passage 53

Two Michelin starred Passage 53 is still one of my favourite fine dining restaurants in Paris. In fact, with time it just got better and better. (My previous visits took place in 2009 and 2013) Japanese chefs are the champions when perfect ingredients are concerned. This meal was not an…

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Aug '15
Alain Ducasse at Plaza Athénée

Alain Ducasse at Plaza Athénée

Alain Ducasse at Plaza Athénée

I am a little late with this post from my dinner at Alain Ducasse back in July, but I was so uninspired by the meal, that I couldn’t force myself writing anything about it. First of all, let’s start with the positive. Redesigned by Patrick Jouin et Sanjit Manku, the…

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Aug '15
Private lunch at Alain Passard’s farm

Private lunch at Alain Passard’s farm

Private lunch at Alain Passard’s farm

Not so long along, vegetables played a secondary role on the world’s best tables, back up dancers to a star piece of red meat or fish. But thanks to the visionary work of French chef Alain Passard, vegetables now take centre stage at restaurants around the world, from Los Angeles…

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Aug '15
Traditional bread baking in Ibiza

Traditional bread baking in Ibiza

Traditional bread baking in Ibiza

Ibiza has a reputation for being a party paradise, but there is so much more to this tiny island off the coast of Spain than beach parties. If you love traditional food as I do, you’ll find many wonderful dishes like arroz a banda or bullit de peix, just to…

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Aug '15
Tokaji: the wine of kings and a king of wines

Tokaji: the wine of kings and a king of wines

Tokaji: the wine of kings and a king of wines

On a recent trip to Hungary, I had the pleasure of meeting István Szepsy, whose family has been making wine in Tokay since the Middle Ages, or, like MrSzepsy said, “since always”. The region is best known for its sweet white wines and rare Eszencia, an elixir of botyrized grape…

2
Jul '15
Akrame

Akrame

Akrame

Photos from my lunch at Akrame, whose chef Akrame Benallal was one of the youngest chefs ever to receive 2 Michelin stars ( at the age of 32, in 2014). What I like about Akrame is how he marries fresh ideas with traditions. A wonderful, highly recommended place. P.S. Do…

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Jun '15
L’Étoile sur Mer

L’Étoile sur Mer

L’Étoile sur Mer

L’Étoile sur Mer is the new seafood restaurant by Guy Savoy and his right arm Clement Leroy, who is the head chef here. Opened just three weeks ago, it is located on rue Troyon, where the eponymous Guy Savoy restaurant used to operate (before moving to the Monnaie de Paris…

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Jun '15
Restaurant A.T by Atsushi Tanaka

Restaurant A.T by Atsushi Tanaka

Restaurant A.T by Atsushi Tanaka

Japanese chef Atsushi Tanaka belongs to the new generation chefs in Paris. Prior to opening his tiny restaurant on a tranquil street of 5th arrondissement, Tanaka-san worked at Pierre Gagnaire in Tokyo, Quique Dacosta in Denia and some of the most prestigious kitchens in Scandinavia, Holland and Belgium. That brings…

23
Jun '15
Hexagone revisited

Hexagone revisited

Hexagone revisited

Few pictures from my May lunch at Hexagone. My last visit there was back in January, when the restaurant had just opened. I must say that Mathieu Pacaud’s cooking is a perfect compromise between the traditions of the classic French cuisine and our modern search for légèreté on the plate.…

22
Jun '15