Lunch at 3* stars Eleven Madison Park was the highlight of my trip to New York. Swiss born Daniel Humm pays a homage to American terroir and cooking traditions without trying too hard or being too conceptual. But this doesn’t mean that the meal wasn’t intellectually entertaining. I didn’t even…

Here is the full tasting menu from my recent dinner at 2 * Michelin starred Atera in New York ( 77 Worth St New York, NY 10013, tel. +1 212-226-1444 ). I did enjoy the dinner even if some of the savoury dishes were more cerebral and conceptual than delicious. (Which…

3 Michelin stars Per Se in NY is a distant temple of high-end gastronomy no more where you are obliged to book weeks in advance and once in place, have the lengthy tasting menu. Since already a while I think, it’s possible to walk in and have some of the…

So what exactly is Thierry Marx cooking at his 2 Michelin stars restaurant Sur Mesure is about?Modernist structures like the soufflé with Mont D’Or cheese whose sourness was unpleasant and somehow artificial?Foamy textures (and molecular techniques) like in the soya shoots and oysters risotto which should be once and forever…

Michelin Tokyo 2013 is out and once again the Japanese capital has kept its position as the most Michelin starred city in the world. Azabu Yukimura is one of the 3 Michelin stars restaurants I’ve been recently. Like so many other top restaurants in Japan, it’s a small, minimalistic and…

Images from my second time at Hedone which was even more memorable than the first time almost one year ago. Hedone is not only about quality ingredients, it is about treating those ingredients with greeting respect and creating simple yet powerful dishes. Definitely one of my favourite (if not favourite) restaurants in…

Seasonal vegetables and seafood covered in perfectly thin, almost transparent batter. Shintaro tempura in Osaka is almost as good as 7 Chome Kyoboshi tempura in Tokyo (minus the 30 000+ Yen price tag…) The full omakase…

Kitamura is one Michelin star sukiyaki place in Osaka that has been in business for over a hundred years. You get your private room where a hostess cooks your meal. The sukiyaki here is Kansai style which means the ingredients (soy, sugar, sake and mirin) are poured over the thinly…

Bouillabaisse menu at Le Petit Nice Passédat in Marseille – rich, flavorful soup and perfect local fish caught the same morning. What a beautiful interpretation of this classic provençal dish!

Frantzén/ Lindeberg is about what many new wave gastronomy restaurants are not. Delicious, great-tasting food. The 2 Michelin stars place is run by two brilliant Swedish chefs Björn Frantzén and Daniel Lindeberg who are obsessed with perfect ingredients ( 95 % of which come from Sweden and neighbouring countries). Because…