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As i've posted last year, Milan is not only about shopping for designer bags and shoes, but also about delicious Italian food and certain Milanese style that you can't find anywhere else.I don't speak about the new rich sweeping away "Dolce" and "Giorgio" shops, but about the old Italy that is suprisingly still very present in Milan.
The most luxurious bistro? I know, it is crazy to call this two Michelin stars restaurant located in the sumptuous hotel particulier in the center of Paris, " a bistro". But since the post by Food Snob, i couldn't but be more and more convinced that many creations of Jean-Pierre Vigato is the haute cuisine version of Parisian bistro classics.And what can be better than the high end interpretation of comfort food?
Some pictures of my last week's dinner...
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I know paella is not the speciality of Catalonia and no paella in Barcelona can compare to paella Valenciana, but the black squid ink paella in the very pleasant Botafumeiro ( El Gran de Gracia 81, 08012 Barcelona, tel.+34 93 218 42 30 ) was something special, higher than all other paellas i have ever tasted in Barcelona.The al dente rice was crispy, salty and well grilled. Such deliciousness is stuck in your memory for a very long time.
I also went to Can Fabes for a lunch on Sunday, i will post about it later as at the moment I am in Milan and have some eating to do :)..
This is not an "Opera" cake - it is an amuse bouche of foie gras, eel and soy sauce jelly at Benkay.A nice dedication to French and Japanese cuisines. Speaking of Japanese ingredients and toro in particular (see my previous post), Benkay located in Novotel hotel in the 15th arrondissement in Paris has some of the finest fatty tuna i have ever tasted in Paris. It is buttery and melting in you mouth, but also firm and fresh.
Update 19/05/09. The menu has been totally changed in Ozu and now they serve "small plates". So when you order shrimp tempura , you have two small and quite pathetic shrimps , when you order fish, the size of the portion is maybe three bites. The quality of the products was very disappointing as well. (for example, old edamame) I don't understand why they changed the menu, as before it was not perfect, but at least enjoyable. Now, there is no creativity, no quality, nothing.Just a sad place with mediocre food.
Different than in London, New York or other world economic capitals, you will not find many "fashion/fusion" Japanese restaurants in Paris. Let's take Manhattan , for example. You have three Nobus,two Megus,Morimoto,Koi and many other places where you can eat fresh and as the same time creative Japanese food, have a martini or two and just enjoy the ambiance. While Paris has none. I remember when Nobu opened close to Champs Elysees 5 or 6 years ago(it was long time ago, so i can't tell when exactly), it was not as popular as Nobus in London, New York or even Milan. In fact it closed pretty fast and my guess is that the Parisians simply didn't "adopt" it.
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The recipients of Michelin stars in France have been announced. You can see the full list here (the pdf under the text).
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