My favourite burger from Le Camion qui fume food truck, driving around Paris, has some serious competition. The burger at the recently opened, simple and affordable Café Trama (83 Rue du Cherche-Midi, 75006 Paris; tel. +331 45 48 33 71) is served only on Saturdays and I, unfortunately, forgot to…

Professional chefs are known for not having much life outside of their kitchens. It’s a difficult job, not only physically, but also emotionally, often becoming your whole life and vice versa. Hedone’s chef Mikael Jonsson brings his passion for the art of the gastronomy to a whole new level. I…

Michael Booth is a British journalist living in Denmark and an author of an excellent book about Japanese gastronomy called “Sushi and Beyond”. His new book “The Almost Nearly Perfect People. The Truth About The Nordic Miracle” is available for pre-order at Amazon.com. Really looking forward.

“Foodies” documentary trailer. Directed by Thomas Jackson, Charlotte Landelius & Henrik Stockare, distributed by the same company who is behind Jiro Dreams of Sushi, Food Inc and Super Size Me. Out in February next year and shown in cinemas around the world. Starring Andy Hayler, Katie Keiko Tam, Perm Paitayawat,…

This is a genius dish. Runny egg, slowly cooked in low temperature, served with some chicken jus and roasted popcorn powder. Without any doubts, Akrame is one of the most interesting restaurants in Paris at the moment. (19 Rue Lauriston, 75016 Paris; tel. +33 1 40 67 11 16 )

Nobody knows Tokyo’s best foodies’ addresses better than Yukari Sakamoto,a Japanese- American chef and book author living in Tokyo with her husband and their small son. We met with Yukari at her Tsukiji market tour and became friends ever since. I asked Yukari to share her favourite ramen addresses in…

Over the last year, I have been followed in my travels by Swedish national TV journalists Thomas Jackson, Charlotte Landelius and Henrik Stockare who are making a documentary about foodies, people, who love food and who travel to eat. The documentary called “Foodies”, will be out in the beginning of…

Spaghetti with jambon blanc, truffles, parmesan and mushrooms at Ledoyen (3*) in Paris is undoubtedly the best dish I’ve had this year. (And one of the best ever..) The geometric spaghetti structure is filled with unctuous parmesan and truffles sauce, chunks of ham, all topped with mushrooms and Alba truffles shavings……

10 May 2014 update Despite the few movements and the few new entries (noticeably, Kakutou, the new sushi restaurant by Michelin starred kaiseki chef Toru Okuda) since my last revision in June, the three best sushi restaurants in Tokyo (therefore, in the world?) have kept their positions: Sushi Saitou as…

When in Rome, I can’t get enough of Jewish-style (whole fried) artichokes, which you can find at the Roman Ghetto. My favourite place to have them – is Da Gigetto ( Via del Portico D’Ottavia 21/a-22, 00186 Rome;tel.+39 06 686 1105). (The crunchy leaves are the best part!)