The continuous search for perfection is strongly embedded in Japanese culture and mentality. Japanese don’t compromise when quality is concerned, whether it’s service at your hotel, cleanliness of Tokyo streets or quality of the Japanese products. Nowhere in the world, you will find such amazing products as in Japan, but…

Today I had an exceptional chance to shop at the Tsukiji market with Sugita Taka-aki who is one of the best sushi masters in Tokyo. I’ve written about Miyako sushi (or the correct way would be Miyakozushi) restaurant before and I do think that Sugita san art of sushi making is on the…

I couldn’t believe my ears when I heard somebody calling my name, “Aiste san”, in Tsukiji market this morning. It was Kimura san , the sushi master from my dinner two days ago. He had done his shopping of the day and was on his way to Tamagawa. All the…

I was not allowed to any pictures inside of sushi Hashiguchi ( はしぐち), but the fact that it’s the second best sushi-ya in Tokyo (after sushi Saito 3*) on the Japanese language tabelog.com site, but doesn’t have any Michelin stars, either shows that the chef Hashiguchi san has deliberately declined…

The list has been revised on the 30th of October Here is a list of 30 best sushi restaurants in Tokyo according to http://tabelog.com users (as of 31th of March, 2013). Interestingly enough, the famous and the so called best sushi restaurant in the world,3 Michelin stars recipient Sukiyabashi Jiro has …

Click here for the updated list (21/08/13) Here is a list of 50 best restaurants in Tokyo (as of today, 30th of March, 2013) according to http://tabelog.com/ users (an influential Japanese restaurants site). 19/50 of the restaurants are overlapping with Michelin selection, while the rest are not mentioned on the guide.…

My dim sum lunch at Shang Palace (10 Avenue d’Iéna, 75116 Paris, tel. +331 53 67 19 92) this weekend was a real delight and I am taking back everything what I’ve said about Shang Palace in 2011. It is a great place.

When Albert Adrià closed his legendary El Bulli ( where I had a chance to dine in 2010 ) everyone was guessing what he and his brother Ferran were going to do next. Their answer – a tapas bar called Tickets (Avinguda Parallel, 164 08015 Barcelona, Spain; tel.+34 932 92 42…

El Quim tapas bar ( Mercado de La Boqueria La Rambla 91, 08002 Barcelona, Spain;tel.+34 933 01 98 10) in the middle of the emblematic la Boqueria market embodies all what a good tapas bar is about – no reservations, conviviality and great energy, lots of wine and delicious yet simple…

La Rosa (Av de Neptuno 70, Valencia, Spain,tel. +34 963 712 076 ) is an old, traditional restaurant located on the seaside promenade of Valencia. At first glance, it might look like just another touristy place on a Spanish beach, but once you try their paellas you understand that La…