Category: Restaurants
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Bros – May 4, 2022 (Lecce, Italy)
Bros is self-described as avant-garde and attempts to push the boundaries of gastronomy through inventing new flavors using experimental techniques in fermentation and lab-based processes. They create highly refined and precisely constructed recipes in a molecular style while retaining a traditional Puglian foundation to their inspiration and ingredients. Floriano Pellegrino, 32, and Isabella Potì,…
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St. John – March 1, 2022 (London, England)
At this point in my life, my list of must-visit restaurants is getting very short. When we decided to fly to the UK, there was only one place I wanted to go. I was an early fan of his underground nose-to-tail cookbook, a treasure trove of dishes that, aside from die hard foodies and industry…
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Abantal – February 11, 2022 (Seville, Spain)
Abantal was opened by Andalusian chef Julio Fernández Quintero in 2004, and shortly after he won best Andalusian chef in 2005. By 2008 he achieved his first Michelin star which Abantal still retains 14 years later. Abantal is founded on presenting fresh Andalusian ingredients in an elevated style, traditional dishes with a modern edge.…
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Cuisine de Garden – January 22, 2022 (Chiang Mai, Thailand)
Cuisine de Garden was originally opened by Chef Leelawat “Nan” Mankongtiphan in Chiang Mai in 2011. A self taught cook, later formally trained in Japanese and French cooking, Chef Nan has appeared on television cooking shows and competitions. After the failure of his original French restaurant, Nan reimagined Cuisine de Garden as a locally…
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Antiqvvm – October 13, 2021 (Porto, Portugal)
Antiqvvm with its one Michelin star is the creation of Chef Vitor Matos, raised in Portugal and trained in Switzerland. He has received many awards for his cooking but I haven’t been able to find much about him personally online. Antiqvvm sits within a museum complex including the Porto Municipal art museum and several…
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Cervejaria Ramiro – July 7, 2021 (Lisbon, Portugal)
I normally do not review a la carte restaurants and never a beer hall, but this little spot was special and I had a wonderful meal. Ask any chef in Lisbon if you could only eat at one place in the city, more likely than not they’re going to suggest this locals spot hidden just…
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100 Maneiras – July 9, 2021 (Lisbon, Portugal)
100 Maneiras is the personal project of well known Lisbon chef Ljubomir Stanisic who immigrated to Portugal from Bosnia and Herzegovina as a young man. He is a well known local television personality as a juror on the Portuguese version of Top Chef, host for three seasons of the Portuguese version of Kitchen Nightmares,…
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La Tasqueria de Javi Estevez – March 2, 2020 (Madrid, Spain)
Javi Estevez started his restaurant in 2015 and at 35 received his first Michelin star in 2019. What makes his restaurant exceptional is that he did it championing the nose to tail approach he feels represents traditional Spanish cooking and really highlights offal cooking as the star of the menu. These types of dishes…
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NOMA – February 4, 2020 (Copenhagen, Denmark)
NOMA was awarded the Best Restaurant in the World 2010-2012 and 2014 (currently #2 in 2019), two Michelin stars, and its chef and creator Rene Redzepi almost single handedly has changed the face of Nordic cuisine and started the local foraged ingredient trend in restaurants across the world. He relentlessly innovates and invests both…
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Monte – October 25, 2019 (Rovinj, Croatia)
Opened in 2008 by chef Danijel Dekić, the restaurant Monte has managed to slip under the international radar until it received Croatia’s only Michelin star in 2017. Nestled in the upper Istria region, the restaurant has access to world class seafood, wine, and ingredients.