When I first visited L’Astrance (4 Rue Beethoven, 75016 Paris; tel. +33 1 40 50 84 40), it had just received it’s first Michelin star and was one of the most exciting, up and coming restaurants in Paris. Ten years forward and numbers of restaurants opened around the world by Pascal…

If I had to name my “cantine”, only one restaurant, where I’ve been mostly in the recent years, it would be Takara (14 Rue Molière, 75001 Paris). It’s a traditional Japanese restaurant located in Paris “Little Japan” where you can have anything from sushi to shabu shabu or sukiyaki. I…

3 Michelin stars Marseillaise chef Gerald Passédat, whose work and knowledge of fish and shellfish I’ve been admiring for years, has opened a new restaurant in Marseille. The three spaces of Le Môle Passédat are located in the Museum of European Mediterranean and Civilization (MuCEM 1 esplanade du J4, 13002 Marseille,…

I first time heard of Le Calandre (Via Liguria, 1, 35030 Sarmeola di Rubano, Padova, Italy; tel. +39 049 633000) and it’s risotto from Andy Hayler’s FT.com interview, where he mentioned that there he had the best saffron risotto ever. If someone, who’s been to all the 3 Michelin around…

Bone marrow with various smoked herbs at 3 Michelin starred Le Calandre. Will post more soon… (By the way, it’s sister restaurant is opening on Paris passage des Panoramas in May.)

Cakes counter “shopping” at Arnaud Larher (93 Rue de Seine 75006, Paris), le meuiller ouvrier de France in 2007. Should add it to my favourite Paris pastry and chocolate shops lists…luxeat.com/blog/paris-pastry-shops-past-present-future/luxeat.com/blog/chocolate-shops-paris/

Croque-monsieur with ham from Desnoyer-Poujauran butcher, truffle salt and Comté cheese at Café Trama (83 Rue du Cherche-Midi, 75006 Paris;tel. +33 1 45 48 33 71) . Love it! (ask for extra crispy)

Cooking at the 2 Michelin starred French restaurant The Square ( 6-10 Bruton St, London W1J 6PU; tel. +44 20 7495 7100) is proper and solid, but I have a feeling, that if it were located in Paris, it would never get 2 Michelin stars. It seems that Michelin inspectors…

Australian born chef Brett Graham is the creative force behind what I think is one of London’s best restaurants since a while: The Ledbury (127 Ledbury Rd, Notting Hill, London W11 2AQ, tel. +44 20 7792 9090 ). His awards include two much deserved Michelin stars and a number 13…

What I love about Italian cuisine is its simplicity and its respect for ingredients. In that sense, one could draw many similarities to cooking philosophy in Japan. Here, at Armando al Pantheon trattoria in Rome (Salita dè Crescenzi, 31, 00186, Rome, Italy; tel. +39 06 6880 3034) anchovies and prunes on…