Food Experiences

  • Call for Sushi…Tetsu

    Call for Sushi…Tetsu

    Sushi Tetsu is famed to be one of the best Sushi places in London – and one of the most difficult to get a reservation. They only take reservations by phone, one week in advance. Challenge accepted 🙂 One week before we left to London, on Monday at 11 I started calling…540 (!) calls later,…

  • Still in love: Mraz & Sohn

    Still in love: Mraz & Sohn

    Since my first visit at Mraz&Sohn many things have changed – but many have stayed the same. Inbetween it has become my favorite fine dining spot in Vienna and was awarded with a second Michelin star. Let me tell you a few words about it. I came to love Markus Mraz‘ approach to cooking: Great products, sparkling…

  • Rustic elegance: Köhlerstube

    Rustic elegance: Köhlerstube

    On our way back from France, we actually wanted to have dinner at the *** Schwarzwaldstube in Baiersbronn. Since there was no table left, we opted for the smaller „sister restaurant“ – the Köhlerstube at Traube Tonbach. And we were not disappointed. Baiersbronn is a small town in the Schwarzwald, besides being a spa it is…

  • Sparkling pleasure: L’Assiette Champenoise

    Sparkling pleasure: L’Assiette Champenoise

    For my last culinary stop in France (for 2018) I wanted something special. So I chose the *** L’assiette champenoise by Arnaud Lallement, the highest decorated restaurant in the champagne region. You would not expect this amazing property in a rather grey suburb of Reims. Behind walls a small paradise (with valet parking!) opens up:…

  • Le Parc at Domaine Les Crayeres: Imperial

    Le Parc at Domaine Les Crayeres: Imperial

    My visit to the Champagne region brought me to the wonderful city of Reims. Not only being the capital of sparkling wine it also is a culinary paradise. At Le Parc at Domaine les Crayeres I enjoyed nothing less than an imperial lunch. The restaurant is situated in a fancy 5 star hotel. After parking…

  • Seafood with a twist at SaQuaNa

    Seafood with a twist at SaQuaNa

    The wonderful city of Honfleur hosts SaQuaNa, a restaurant well known for it’s superior quality of seafood. Chef Alexandre Bourdas is said to use only the best ingredients – as the name of his restaurant means taste, quality, nature or fish in Japanese. Reason enough for a lunch! Chef Alexandre Bourdas has been trained in…

  • Japan meets Cancale: Le Table Breizh Café

    Japan meets Cancale: Le Table Breizh Café

    For a fan of fresh oysters, a visit to Cancale is mandatory when spending holidays in Brittany. Looking for a good restaurant there, I stumbled over Le Table Breizh Café – a one Michelin starred restaurant, in which chef Raphael-Fumio Kudaka is serving a Japanese-French fusion kitchen. The restaurant is situated in the bay of Cancale,…

  • The big bad wolf: Pramerl and the Wolf

    The big bad wolf: Pramerl and the Wolf

    An old viennese gastropub (Wirtshaus), converted into a small restaurant with excellent yet very individual cooking: Since it’s opening in 2015 Pramerl and the Wolf has been acclaimed a lot. Some time ago it was awarded with one Michelin star – a well deserved one. Chef Wolfgang Zankl was actually a businessman who changed into…