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…

Beef consumption in Japan is relatively new. Actually only after the Meiji restoration in 1868 eating wagyu (which literally means “Japanese cow”) has become more common. Nowadays Japanese have the best beef in the world and plenty of ways to prepare it. One of my favourites is teppanyaki which was…

Perfect seafood at the Arts Club restaurant, London (members only).

Lunch at Mirazur few months ago. One of the most interesting restaurants in South of France nowadays.

Lunch omakase at Sushi Kanesaka in Tokyo. It costs 5000 Yen (around 50€) and is one of the best deals for lunch at a top sushi shop.

Many of the Michel Bras restaurant reviews start how it’s complicated to get there. Aubrac region is one of the most difficult to access regions in France. Once you get to Rodez, by train (a journey by train from Paris can take up to ten hours) or by plane, you…

In the image – “Le Gargouillou”, the most famous dish created by Michel Bras. I didn’t expect that such simplicity can be that mind-blowing. Each and every vegetable and herb had it’s distinctive flavour and texture. A beautiful voyage in the fields and the gardens of Aubrac… More to come…

If you happen to stumble upon this post, you probably like eating. Eating is one of the biggest pleasures in life for me too and since I went to my first gastronomic restaurant more than 12 years ago(2* Apicius in Paris), gastronomy has become a big part of my life.…

Agapé Substance is like a breath of fresh air so needed in the Parisian gastronomic world. The neo bistrot on rue Mazarine ( in the 6th ) is tiny, has walls and ceilings made of mirrors and the chairs are not at all comfortable, but what you get on your…