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World's 50 Best Restaurants 2008

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The S. Pellegrino's World's 50 Best Restaurants list 2008 is out. As i've said last year, i would't look at this list very seriously.How can Le Bernardin in NY have a higher position than Troisgros? Or Nobu London (a chain reataurant) have better position than Le Meurice? Maybe for the marketing purposes its good to say that "The S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants is recognised around the world as the most credible indicator of the best places to eat on Earth"(their website), but, believe me, people who eat in these restaurants know which of them should be in the top 50 of the world and which shouldn't. Withouth question it is amusing to do "best of "lists. Whether these lists are objective -it is another question.  You can see the full list here  .

My long weekend/short week in Milan

I always have great time in Italy. The nice combination of mild weather,beautiful architecture and hearty food makes me want to come back there even before going back home.My recommendations from my 5 day trip in Milan.

Abu Hassan, Jaffa

If you ask any taxi driver in Tel Aviv that you want to go to Abu Hassan, he will know where to bring you. It is a tiny rustic place hidden in a small street in Jaffa and people say,that the hummus there is the best in the world. I haven't been to too many great places for hummus,so i can't really say if its the best in the world. But what i can assure that it was the best hummus i have ever ate in my life. The slightly warm hummus was generoulsy drizzled with olive oil and was served with roughly chopped onions and pita bread.Full of flavors, full of joy....

Hummus on the beach in Tel Aviv

I love good hummus and who could have thought that i would have it on a beach? The place is called "Honey Beach" and it's relaxed environement reminds me the beach restaurants in St Tropez.
P.S. Still haven't fotgot to post about Milan, but the sun is making me lazy :))

Posting

I do plan to post about the perfect martini and some other info from Milan, but my pictures upload is not working. Hopefully it will  be working soon!

Airline food can be good too!

The appetizer on ANA flight on my way back to Europe.

"Lobster medallions,light smoked tuna with wasabi balsamic vinaigrette and fresh garden salad"...

Nishiki market in Kyoto

When i go to a new city, i always try to visit it's market. Like this you can approach the local culture a little bit better. A small photo "reportage" from this 400 year old market...

Kikunoi, Kyoto

Kaiseki – is a traditional Japanese multicourse meal that originates from tea drinking ceremonies in the 16^th century. Kyoto and its region is the cradle of the Japanese culture as well as of kaiseki. Many say that multicourse small portions menus in the “Western” gastronomic restaurants are influenced by the tradition of kaiseki. It is not only about many different plates(some can be only few bites), but also about using the best quality ingredients of that particular season.

Kikunoi restaurant is considered as the best in Kyoto and probably the most famous kaiseki restaurant in the world.Yoshihiro Murata, the third generation chef of Kikunoi , has even his own book with Ferran Adria’s introduction...

The most exclusive soba in the world...

When visiting the beautiful Kiyomizudera temple in Kyoto we passed by this small eatery serving soba and drinks. The soba (hot noodle soup) costed only 600 yens (around $6),but it was the best hot soba  I have ever had... And the view and the surroundings were simply beyond any words...

"Kitsune-soba.Hot buckwheat noodles,soy sauce based soup with a deep fried-bean curd"

Teppanyaki. Dinners at Morimoto XEX and Keyakizaka

The Kobe beef and the Japanese beef in Morimoto XEX

If there is another product  (apart of toro) that is uncomparably better in Japan than anywhere else in the world is the Japanese beef. Any, not only the famous Kobe beef. What i found out in Morimoto XEX and Keyakizaka teppanyaki restaurants(each of them has one Michelin star) that other Japanese beef kinds are even better than Kobe.