In spite of all the fabulous gastronomic restaurants, I had a chance to visit during my trip in Stockholm, for me, nothing can beat good old Swedish classics, which is salted salmon, with dill-creamed potatoes. Love, love, love! Sturehof Stureplan 2, 114 46 Stockholm, SwedenTel. +46 8 440 57 30sturehof.com

Chef Niklas Ekstedt is doing something different at his Stockholm restaurant Ekstedt: he’s eliminated electricity from the cooking process. As he explains on the Ekstedt website, there are “no electric cookers, no gas burners; just heat, soot, ash, smoke and fire” in the kitchen. Ekstedt’s team uses the fire pit,…

Matbaren is the more casual version of the adjoining Matsalen (2 Michelin stars) by Mathias Dahlgren at Grand Hotel in Stockholm. An inviting U-shaped counter offers an even more informal experience and seating for drop-ins. The menu may change up to twice daily, which is all a part of Dahlgren’s “natural…

It’s nothing to be proud of, but Instagram has made me lazy. I really hope you have been following me anyway – https://instagram.com/luxeat/ :). Before I post all the backlog posts from Stockholm and Barcelona, I must share some photos from Neige D’Été, probably one of the hottest, yet also…

Below are the images from my lunch at the newly opened La Grande Maison by Joël Robuchon in Bordeaux. It is located in a stunning house turned boutique hotel, which is owned by French wine magnate Bernard Magrez. For years, I’ve been a big fan of “l’ateliers” by Joël Robuchon…

Two Michelin starred Passage 53 is still one of my favourite fine dining restaurants in Paris. In fact, with time it just got better and better. (My previous visits took place in 2009 and 2013) Japanese chefs are the champions when perfect ingredients are concerned. This meal was not an…

I am a little late with this post from my dinner at Alain Ducasse back in July, but I was so uninspired by the meal, that I couldn’t force myself writing anything about it. First of all, let’s start with the positive. Redesigned by Patrick Jouin et Sanjit Manku, the…

Photos from my lunch at Akrame, whose chef Akrame Benallal was one of the youngest chefs ever to receive 2 Michelin stars ( at the age of 32, in 2014). What I like about Akrame is how he marries fresh ideas with traditions. A wonderful, highly recommended place. P.S. Do…

L’Étoile sur Mer is the new seafood restaurant by Guy Savoy and his right arm Clement Leroy, who is the head chef here. Opened just three weeks ago, it is located on rue Troyon, where the eponymous Guy Savoy restaurant used to operate (before moving to the Monnaie de Paris…

Japanese chef Atsushi Tanaka belongs to the new generation chefs in Paris. Prior to opening his tiny restaurant on a tranquil street of 5th arrondissement, Tanaka-san worked at Pierre Gagnaire in Tokyo, Quique Dacosta in Denia and some of the most prestigious kitchens in Scandinavia, Holland and Belgium. That brings…