The recipients of Michelin stars in France have been announced. You can see the full list here (the pdf under the text).

I wish I had a supermarket close to my home like City Super (the one in the IFC mall) in Hong Kong. You can find there everything your little heart desires, including all sorts of Wagyu Japanese beef. Or maybe rather not … as I would spend all my money…

Just finished reading The Man Who Ate the World, an amusing and suprisingly honest book about restaurants in some of the world’s metropolis. For somebody who has been in all of these cities,(except Dubai) and many of the restaurants mentioned, this book is like candy. One thing that I found…

“Multifaceted” would be the best word to describe Berlin’s culinary landscape. Widely popular street food like currywurst, flourishing ethnic food (significant size Turkish community) and a growing number of nouvelle cuisine restaurants- this is what Berlin is about. Here is Berlin I experienced recently… I loved… Currywurst is almost a…

What I loved: Tea time in Soho hotel and Soho hotel itself “Jasmine tea-smoked organic pork chops” from Hakkasan. The perfect combination of smokiness and caramelization. What i didn’t like: Apple martini with apple and vodka jelly in the Joel Robuchon bar above his L’Atelier. The vodka jelly was terrible…

I always have a 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 to Milan. I love in Milan… The Bulgari Hotel Via Privata Fratelli…

When I go to a new city, I always try to visit its market. Like this, you can approach the local culture a little bit better. A small photo “reportage” from this 400-year-old market…

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…

Jet lag on the first day in Tokyo was tough. At 4 am I still didn’t feel like sleeping, so being awake early in the morning was a great opportunity to visit the Tsukiji market. What I saw there was mindblowing, the most impressive market I have ever seen. Huge…