Who has heard of cronut? Or, more correctly, who hasn’t heard of it? Since NY pastry chef Dominique Ansel invented this croissant and doughnut hybrid last May, it has become the most talked and copied pastry around the world. As Dominique Ansel’s website states, cronut is “the most virally talked…

Since I’ve visited Restaurant Frantzén one year ago, it has turned into a mini empire. Just across the street of THE 2 Michelin starred restaurant, you will find a gastro pub called The Flying Elk (Mälartorget, 111 27 Stockholm; tel. +46 8 20 85 83, Sweden ), Bjorn’s Frantzen take…

There are only three options at Burger and Lobster mini chain in London: 700 g. grilled or steamed lobster with garlic butter, buttery lobster roll with Japanese mayonnaise or a significant size burger, all served with fries and salad. And that’s where lays the secret of the long queues (no reservations)…

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…