Despite holding 3 Michelin stars since 2002, Christian Le Squer is most importantly an artisan, for whom craftsmanship, terroir and tradition have always come first. I’ve been a big admirer of Le Squer’s cuisine ever since he was still the head chef at Ledoyen. Some of his dishes in the…

At Le Griffonnier bistro in the 8th. The egg mayonnaise world champion 2018 (awarded by ASOM (Association to Safeguard Egg Mayonnaise)). And how one cannot love the French? (pics from several visits)

Although he moved to France over 30 years ago, Akihiro Horikoshi’s tiny, humbly decorated French restaurant in the 7th arrondissement evokes a quintessentially Japanese feeling. The only other employee at the 16-cover Table d’Akihiro is a waiter serving the guests. Having worked for nearly 20 years at the 3 Michelin…

Perfectly executed classic French at The Ritz, one of the very few (unfortunately) places in London that doesn’t take any shortcuts when the quality of ingredients is concerned. The Scottish langoustine à la nage with a brilliant sauce made of white wine, sweet mirepoix, butter, cream, lemon, herbs and dulce…

Modern take on Korean gastronomy, ingredients and culture by a young Korean chef Junghyun Park at Atomix, also behind another great more casual Korean spot Atoboy. Some of the dishes I loved…

Fabulous cooking at Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare (3*) by chef César Ramirez yesterday, where best ingredients from around the world were prepared in classic French and Japanese techniques with exquisite technical precision.

Momofuku Kāwi, a new David Chang’s place. (Eunjo Park @eunjoful – executive chef) Absolutely loved it!

“One man show” by 31 year old chef Richard Wilkins at the newly opened and really tiny restaurant 104 in Notting Hill. (At the moment he has no sous chefs and does the cleaning himself too.) After working at Anne Sophie Pic and Gordon Ramsay restaurants in France, he has…

Brilliant modern French cooking by Christophe Pelé at 2* Le Clarence in Paris.

Noma’s vegetable menu this summer…