One of the best meals in Barcelona ever.

Baby Bibendum (by Alexandre Nicolas) with the view of the slopes, lockdown room service that deserves 3 Michelin stars and simple, but sooo good “croute au fromage” by the iconic chef Emmanuel Renaut (the recipe can find here). Other dishes by Emmanuel Renaut in the videos and images.

A truly memorable dinner at Kol, the just-opened Mexican restaurant by the former Noma chef Santiago Lastra @santiagolas, who was also behind the now legendary Noma pop-up in Mexico a few years ago. Cosy and quiet intimate for London standards, all the action at Kol takes place in the center…

Exquisite and technically perfect cooking by Lyonnaise chef Claude Bosi @claudebosi1 at Bibendum, London. (2*)

SUNDAYS OMAKASE by Shinya Yashin at Yashin Ocean House. Serves only on Sundays, for 6 people max only.

Mãos, only 9 seats Michelin starred restaurant by a young Italian- Singaporean chef Edoardo Pellicano. The intimate space is located inBlue Mountain Schooland reminds of a private house with two open kitchens. Edoardo and his team cook from the best British ingredients with Asian and Scandinavian influences. Drinks pairing (natural…

Here is the story. British merchant banker and chairman of Hambros Bank, Captain Ronald Olaf Hambro would lunch every weekday in the same restaurant on Jermyn St. in London during the second world war. A time of scarcity and rationing. One day, whilst he was dining, the lady proprietaire who…

Marseillaise institution since 1946, Chez Michel specializes in bouillabaisse, once poor fishermen stew made of rockfish, they were not able to sell. Owned and run by now the 3rd generation of Visciano family, Chez Michel is proud to serve this elaborate dish in its own way, exactly how the founder…

In an unassuming part of an unremarkable French town, gastronomic history was made by two brothers and a simple dish of salmon With one notable exception, Roanne train station is exactly as I remember it from my first visit 17 years ago. It’s still eerily quiet, save for the odd…

Some of my favourite, mainly Provençal dishes and tarts, prepared by Richard, the head chef of 104 restaurant in Notting Hill (who used to work at Anne Sophie Pic 3* in Valence), and who does take away now.