Before I move on to all the new sushi shops I visited in Tokyo, I just have to share these few images from 7 chome Kyoboshi (see the full review here). Until recently it was the only tempura restaurant in the world to hold 3 Michelin stars, but this year…

L’Ambroisie : 9 place des Vosges, 75004, Paris tel. +33 1 42 78 51 45 ( 3 Michelin stars)

No matter how good your hotel or credit card concierge is, or how fluent you speak Japanese, you can’t get into Kawamura ,even by reserving it very much in advance. I realized this two years ago, when I naively asked my hotel concierge in Tokyo to get me a place…

Nature is not always pleasing. We tend to ignore, or at least hide from our view the unpleasant parts of it, like, death for example. Not at In de Wulf (Wulvestraat 1, 8951, Belgium; tel. +32 57 44 55 67), where you are greeted with a large cow skull in…

3 Michelin starred Hertog Jan, located 20 minutes drive from the medieval Belgian town Bruges, is one of the most memorable restaurants I’ve been to over the last years. 8 months ago, it has relocated from Bruges to the 19th-century farm, which had taken 4 years to renovate. Everything here…

Recently compiled overall 50 best Tokyo restaurants list ( according to Tabelog.com users) can be viewed here. Sushi Saito (3 Michelin stars) http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1308/A130802/13015251/ Harutaka (2 Michelin stars) http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1301/A130103/13032283/ Mitani http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1309/A130902/13042204/ Miyakozushi http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1302/A130204/13018162/ Sushi-sho http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1309/A130902/13000852/ Hashiguchi http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1308/A130801/13134517/ Miyaha http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1314/A131401/13019499/ Sushi Ichiyanagi http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1301/A130101/13156961/ Sushi Mizutani http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1301/A130103/13016524/ Yoshitake http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1301/A130103/13024076/ Sushi Tokami http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1301/A130103/13155234/ Daisan…

It’s been 8 months I didn’t post Tokyo’s best restaurants list, according to Japanese speaking website Tabelog.com.(By some considered more trustworthy than Michelin…) Hope you enjoy the freshly compiled list. It contains quite a few changes since last May. 1. Matsukawa (Kaiseki) http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1307/A130701/13124391/ http://luxeat.com/blog/introduction-only-matsukawa-2/ 2. Sushi Saito…

Having a meal at Noma has nothing to do with conventional fine dining some of us are accustomed to. Number 1 on the 50 best restaurants of the world list is not only about introducing us to the products from the most remote Scandinavian regions but also pushing those ingredients…

Let the world be your oyster! ( this one is by Guy Savoy)

Merry Christmas and Happy Winter Solstice! Like every December, I am sharing my 20 best dishes and foods of 2014. Thank you!