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Quique Dacosta

Quique Dacosta

Quique Dacosta

Below is the “Local Universe” tasting menu at Quique Dacosta in Denia, Spain (Carretera de las Marinas a Denia, Km 3 03700 Denia, Alicante, Spain; tel. +34 965 78 41 79). Some describe this 3 Michelin starred restaurant as “avant-garde”, but for me, it’s the least avant-garde dishes that are most…

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Apr '13
Modern kaiseki at Den

Modern kaiseki at Den

Modern kaiseki at Den

You don’t need to feel as if you are dining at a temple is the motto of Zaiyu Hasegawa, the chef of a modern kaiseki restaurant called Den (2-2-32 Kandajinbocho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; tel.03-3222-3978 ). His “counter” restaurant has 2 Michelin stars and ranks very high on the Japanese language site…

20
Apr '13
Sushi Saito revisited

Sushi Saito revisited

Sushi Saito revisited

Despite of its popularity and fame (3 Michelin stars and number one on the Japanese language restaurants rating site tabelog.com), Sushi Saito is still one of the most exclusive sushi shops in Tokyo. How could it be otherwise? There are only six places at the counter and even when you…

18
Apr '13
Kimura san

Kimura san

Kimura san

I couldn’t believe my ears when I heard somebody calling my name, “Aiste san”, in Tsukiji market this morning. It was Kimura san , the sushi master from my dinner two days ago. He had done his shopping of the day and was on his way to Tamagawa. All the…

11
Apr '13
Sushi Hashiguchi

Sushi Hashiguchi

Sushi Hashiguchi

I was not allowed to any pictures inside of sushi Hashiguchi ( はしぐち), but the fact that it’s the second best sushi-ya in Tokyo (after sushi Saito 3*) on the Japanese language tabelog.com site, but doesn’t have any Michelin stars, either shows that the chef Hashiguchi san has deliberately declined…

10
Apr '13
30 best Tokyo sushi restaurants by Tabelog users

30 best Tokyo sushi restaurants by Tabelog users

30 best Tokyo sushi restaurants by Tabelog users

The list has been revised on the 30th of October Here is a list of 30 best sushi restaurants in Tokyo according to http://tabelog.com users (as of 31th of March, 2013). Interestingly enough, the famous and the so called best sushi restaurant in the world,3 Michelin stars recipient Sukiyabashi Jiro has …

31
Mar '13
50 best restaurants in Tokyo by Tabelog

50 best restaurants in Tokyo by Tabelog

50 best restaurants in Tokyo by Tabelog

Click here for the updated list (21/08/13) Here is a list of 50 best restaurants in Tokyo (as of today, 30th of March, 2013) according to http://tabelog.com/ users (an influential Japanese restaurants site). 19/50 of the restaurants are overlapping with Michelin selection, while the rest are not mentioned on the guide.…

30
Mar '13
New York wrap up

New York wrap up

New York wrap up

Loved Il Buco Alimentari & Vineria (53 Great Jones St , Manhattan, NY 10012; tel. (212) 837-2622 ) Acme ( 9 Great Jones St , Manhattan, NY 10012; tel. (212) 203-2121) Ippudo ( 65 4th Ave , Manhattan, NY 10003; tel. (212) 388-0088) TheNoMad ( 1170 Broadway, Manhattan, NY 10001; tel.…

17
Mar '13
The NoMad

The NoMad

The NoMad

The NoMad – another great address by Eleven Madison Park’s Daniel Humm and his team where you can have such classics as taglietelle with king crab, meyer lemon and black pepper or whole roasted chicken with foie gras, truffle brioche in the vibrant environment of The NoMad hotel.

13
Mar '13
Eleven Madison Park

Eleven Madison Park

Eleven Madison Park

Lunch at 3* stars Eleven Madison Park was the highlight of my trip to New York. Swiss born Daniel Humm pays a homage to American terroir and cooking traditions without trying too hard or being too conceptual. But this doesn’t mean that the meal wasn’t intellectually entertaining. I didn’t even…

13
Mar '13