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Casa Balbino

Casa Balbino

Casa Balbino

Once I have more time, I will be posting pictures from my favourite restaurants this summer. Meanwhile, do follow my feed and stories on Instagram for almost daily updates instagram.com/luxeat These images are from Casa Balbino, very simple, yet worth a trip seafood tapas bar in Sanlúcar de Barrameda. Casa…

4
Nov '17
Tawlet, Beirut

Tawlet, Beirut

Tawlet, Beirut

I met Kamal Mouzawak at Tawlet, one of the six restaurants he owns in Beirut and elsewhere in Lebanon. We found a common language right away – he is a visionary social activist, a restaurateur, and, most of all, passionate food lover with a deep knowledge of Levantine cuisine. Since…

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Jul '17
50 best restaurants in Tokyo according to Tabelog.com users

50 best restaurants in Tokyo according to Tabelog.com users

50 best restaurants in Tokyo according to Tabelog.com users

Matsukawa tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1307/A130701/13124391/ Quintessence tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1314/A131405/13159567/ Sushi Saito tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1308/A130802/13015251/ Sugita tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1302/A130204/13018162/ Kyoaji tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1301/A130103/13002887/ Shinohara tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1301/A130101/13200949/ L’Effervescence tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1306/A130602/13116356/ Restaurant LEquateur tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1307/A130702/13121866/ Sugalabo tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1307/A130704/13182678/ Pellegrino tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1303/A130302/13072775/ Choyo tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1301/A130103/13172920/ Hoshino tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1301/A130103/13136847/ Esquisse tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1301/A130101/13142530/ Tomura tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1308/A130802/13005027/ Kohaku tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1309/A130905/13049130/ CHIUnE tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1301/A130101/13203796/ Sukiyabashi Jiro tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1301/A130101/13002260/ Mitani tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1309/A130902/13042204/ Sato Buriand tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1319/A131905/13159782/ Furuta tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1313/A131301/13176780/ Kabuto tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1305/A130501/13016660/ Hashiguchi tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1308/A130801/13134517/ Morikawa tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1308/A130801/13002772/…

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Jun '17
Chocolate Q by Samantha Aquim

Chocolate Q by Samantha Aquim

Chocolate Q by Samantha Aquim

Bean-to-bar chocolate making is much more than wrapping up the bars in fancy paper and selling for a high price. It’s a lifestyle that encompasses the whole production from the moment cocoa beans are harvested, personally knowing your cocoa farmers and being socially responsible. I first met Samantha Aquim at…

13
May '17
Le Duc

Le Duc

Le Duc

If there’s one place I keep coming back to in Paris, it’s Le Duc. Opened in 1967 by Jean Minchelli, this seafood restaurant was one of a pioneering generation of “Nouvelle Cuisine” establishments that broke with tradition by doing away with heavy sauces and long cooking times to let ingredients…

11
Apr '17
Table restaurant – Bruno Verjus

Table restaurant – Bruno Verjus

Table restaurant – Bruno Verjus

Two chefs whose work I admire are not classically trained at all, but someone who had other lives before running their restaurants. Hedone’s Mikael Jonsson used to be Monaco based lawyer; Bruno Verjus, French doctor and businessman, now cooks at his restaurant La Table in Paris. What brought them behind…

26
Feb '17
The Sportsman

The Sportsman

The Sportsman

My lunch in pictures at The Sportsman, one Michelin star gastropub 2 hours drive from London. (I visited it on the 17th of January 2017.) Chef/owner Stephen Harris, who only uses local produce, has never trained as a professional chef yet some of his dishes could easily qualify for 2…

21
Feb '17
Tokyo best sushi, kaitenzushi and “standing style” sushi restaurants

Tokyo best sushi, kaitenzushi and “standing style” sushi restaurants

Tokyo best sushi, kaitenzushi and “standing style” sushi restaurants

As Tabelog has greatly improved its English version, you can easily see the whole of Tokyo’s best sushi list directly on the website. I have listed the top 15 as for today nonetheless, and, while Saito and Sugita have still kept their top positions, it’s Sukiyabashi Jiro that has ascended…

8
Jan '17
My 20 Best Dishes in 2016

My 20 Best Dishes in 2016

My 20 Best Dishes in 2016

In chronological order: Luxeat best dishes in 2013, 2014 and 2015.

16
Dec '16
Let’s talk about steaks at Shima, Wagyu Mafia and Vesta

Let’s talk about steaks at Shima, Wagyu Mafia and Vesta

Let’s talk about steaks at Shima, Wagyu Mafia and Vesta

No other beef in the world can really compare to authentic Wagyu. Depending on the grade, sometimes the meat can be so marbled that you can barely see any muscle. And that is when the question of taste comes into question. Choosing the highest marbling beef is not always the…

27
Nov '16