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Sushi Kanesaka

Sushi Kanesaka

Sushi Kanesaka

Before going to Sushi Kanesaka, I was preparing to spend my evening in a formal environment with an austere sushi master leading the show. Instead, I found myself in a friendly and vibrant place where the chef Shinji Kanesaka san was chatting with his guests and obviously enjoying doing so.…

12
Oct '09
Sushi Mizutani

Sushi Mizutani

Sushi Mizutani

Some say that Sushi Mizutani is the best in Tokyo, while Hachiro Mizutani san is one of the best sushi masters in Japan. And if one can rate sushi places with stars that were first meant to rate French cuisine, Sushi Mizutani together with Sukiyabashi Jiro are the only sushi…

11
Oct '09
Noma – the rise of Scandinavian gastronomy

Noma – the rise of Scandinavian gastronomy

Noma – the rise of Scandinavian gastronomy

Interesting how the concept of gastronomy has changed over time. Before, a gastronomic restaurant would have been unimaginable without foie gras and other products typical to French ” haute cuisine”. Now people travel not to have foie gras but instead experience new and refreshing. “Experience”, “new” and “refreshing” would be…

22
Sep '09
Robuchon still rocking

Robuchon still rocking

Robuchon still rocking

I know, I know I am a little biased – I speak a lot about Joel Robuchon. I do agree that the venture has become “ a luxurious chain”, but to be honest until now the concept is working perfectly well. One of the reasons for the restaurants’ success is…

6
Sep '09
Alain Ducasse at Plaza Athénée

Alain Ducasse at Plaza Athénée

Alain Ducasse at Plaza Athénée

Alain Ducasse is French haute cuisine, French haute cuisine is Alain Ducasse. Well, maybe not, but without doubt, he is one of the famous French chef in the world and his name has become a synonym of the French gastronomy. It was my third time at Alain Ducasse’s Parisian location…

25
May '09
Aida

Aida

Aida

Dining in Aida was like travelling to Japan. The sober and discrete exterior and interior, warm but reserved (in a good way) service and delicious cooking with ingredients of the highest quality. It is also the only Japanese (teppanyaki) restaurant in Paris to have a Michelin star which makes reserving…

17
Apr '09
Apicius- the most luxurious bistro in Paris?

Apicius- the most luxurious bistro in Paris?

Apicius- the most luxurious bistro in Paris?

The most luxurious bistro? I know, it is crazy to call this two Michelin stars restaurant located in the sumptuous hotel particulier in the centre of Paris, “a bistro”. But since the post by Food Snob, I couldn’t but be more and more convinced that many creations of Jean-Pierre Vigato…

18
Mar '09
Lung King Heen – the best Chinese in the world?

Lung King Heen – the best Chinese in the world?

Lung King Heen – the best Chinese in the world?

Lung King Heen is the only restaurant in Hong Kong that got three Michelin stars. Obviously, it is the only Chinese (Cantonese) that I know who has such a high rating. So is it really the best Chinese in the world? I am not a big connoisseur of Chinese food.…

16
Feb '09
Bo Innovation, Hong Kong

Bo Innovation, Hong Kong

Bo Innovation, Hong Kong

Alvin Leung is not a characterless chef. Not every chef is dressed in a black sleeveless t-shirt and has a huge tattoo meaning “demon chef” on his arm. After dinners, Alvin likes to socialize with his guests, with a thick cigar in his mouth. The chef of Bo Innovation is…

12
Feb '09
L’Auberge de L’ill

L’Auberge de L’ill

L’Auberge de L’ill

L’Auberge de L’ill was rewarded its 3rd Michelin star in 1967 and was able to keep them to this day. Like Paul Bocuse and Troisgros family, other two French gastronomy legends, Haeberlin family managed to maintain the high level of their Alsatian auberge for decades, although the style of cooking…

17
Jan '09