Delicious cooking with brilliant products by Daniel Baratier, former sous-chef of “Le Sergent Recruteur”, who have “deserted” it with sommelier Alexandre Céret to open their own neo-bistro in the trendy 11th arrondissement. I am still thinking of Daniel’s brie with black truffles, which was without doubts the best brie I’ve…

Most of the best and the most authentic places in Ibiza are closed in January, except for Sa Nansa (Avenida 8 D’Agost, 27, 07800 Eivissa,tel. +34 971 31 87 50), traditional seafood and rice restaurant, where you can eat all year round. The place is owned by a lovely couple,…

Rarely does a new opening thrill me as much as did Hexagone today, new restaurant by 33 year old Mathieu Pacaud, whose father is the legendary chef of 3 Michelin starred L’Ambroisie. Located in a vast, atypical space for a Parisian restaurant in the 16th arrondissement, Hexagon serves delicious modern…

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://www.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!

The team of the newly opened oyster bar by Guy Savoy were nice enough to accept an order from across the street- artichoke soup and brioche with truffles ( still warm), the legendary dish by Guy Savoy, I could never say no. L’Huitrade: 13 rue Troyon, 75017, Paris

Mitsuhiro Araki is a three Michelin star sushi master from Tokyo, who has recently relocated to London. When you talk about the world’s best sushi chefs (Jiro Ono, Hachiro Mizutani, Takashi Saito to name a few), Araki would be one of them. He is especially famous for his knowledge of…

The most famous (or infamous) dish at The Araki so far, the newly opened and the most expensive sushi restaurant in Europe. Fatty tuna from Ireland, that had been chopped in advance, was mixed with soy sauce, mayonnaise ( whisked in front of you) and generously shaved over with white…