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 deco...
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Disappointment with a view: Azurmendi
From the moment I saw Azurmendi some years ago from the motorway, I’ve been wanting to come to this place. Now I had the opportunity to visit Eneko Atxa&#...
A glimpse into paradise: Frantzén
A three-starred restaurant is said to be worth a trip for it’s own. So why not go to Stockholm, just to have dinner at Frantzén? After reopening in ...
The difficulty of being a (basque) classic: Arzak
On our first trip to Basque country Arzak came up immediately as a destination. Juan Mari Arzak made this restaurant an institution of fine-dining by bringing t...
A lesson about the difficulties of communication: Osteria Francescana in Modena
We spent our wedding-decenarry in Tuscany, Italy. Looking for something special on our anniversary date, I planned a visit to Massimo Bottura’s Osteria Fr...
El Cellar de Can Roca: Literally the best meal of my life
It started as a crazy plan with friends: After visiting Noma in Kopenhagen, the logical next step was El Cellar de Can Roca in Girona. Back then, reservations w...