Michelin Tokyo 2013 is out and once again the Japanese capital has kept its position as the most Michelin starred city in the world. Azabu Yukimura is one of the 3 Michelin stars restaurants I’ve been recently. Like so many other top restaurants in Japan, it’s a small, minimalistic and…

Images from my second time at Hedone which was even more memorable than the first time almost one year ago. Hedone is not only about quality ingredients, it is about treating those ingredients with greeting respect and creating simple yet powerful dishes. Definitely one of my favourite (if not favourite) restaurants in…

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).

Bouillabaisse menu at Le Petit Nice Passédat in Marseille – rich, flavorful soup and perfect local fish caught the same morning. What a beautiful interpretation of this classic provençal dish!

Frantzén/ Lindeberg is about what many new wave gastronomy restaurants are not. Delicious, great-tasting food. The 2 Michelin stars place is run by two brilliant Swedish chefs Björn Frantzén and Daniel Lindeberg who are obsessed with perfect ingredients ( 95 % of which come from Sweden and neighbouring countries). Because…

It would be an understatement to call Frantzén/Lindeberg in Stockholm a great restaurant. It’s an extraordinary restaurant definitely worth a 2.5-hour flight from another part of Europe. Post with all the images coming very soon…

Melons for 18 900 Yen (around 180€) a piece, sensational seafood such as sashimi quality sea urchin, fatty tuna or live crabs, never-ending aisles filled with freshly prepared sushi, yakitori or traditional Japanese sweets… Osakans are known for their love for food and even have a saying, “kuidaore”, which literally…