As I’ve said in my Kinugawa post, Paris is not really famous for authentic sushi and Japanese restaurants. There is really a few… Two Kinugawa locations, Isami, Benkay… That would be all… Moreover, they all are very old fashioned… Not speaking about fusion Japanese restaurants like Nobu, which was closed few…

My last dinner in Moscow was by far the best from all the trip. Nedalny Vostok (Tverskoy Bulvar 15, tel. 694-0641), that means “Not Far East”, opened its doors only few months ago and it is already the hottest place among the Russian “elite”. You won’t find it nor in…

Pushkin Café (Tverskoy bulvar 26a, tel. 495-229-5590) is kind of an institution in Moscow loved by the Russians and the westerners. The pre-revolutionary style restaurant serves traditional Russian cuisine that is over-priced for what it is but very good. Even though bourgeois interior is totally artificial, the place is a…

Some guides say that Mario (Klimashkina Ulitsa 17, tel. 495-253-6505) is the best restaurant in Moscow. I don’t know if it is the best, but the homemade taglioni with fresh truffles and cream sauce is as good as in Italy. Be prepared to open your wallet though… In fact, like…

In the beginning, I thought I should make one big post about my Moscow trip. But this city is so lavish (and paradoxical at the same time)that I’d rather post about each place separately. Vogue Café ( Kuznetsky most Ulitsa 7/9, tel. 495-623-1701) is THE place to be. Its location…

There is nothing more sincere than the glance of a puppy asking for food… The image of Olivia (the lovely dog of Margarita). She is a professional food “asker”! As for the brasserie itself (it is located on the 6th floor of Printemps Haussmann), the place is beautiful and very…

No other restaurant in France is rated as controversially as La Villa du Havre. On one hand, it has only one Michelin star and that has been going on for a while already, on the other hand, Gault Millau guide (which is as reputable as the Guide Rouge, but not…

I’ll go straight to my point… I am not a big fan of vegetables. I know… When you do modelling and you are so skinny, everybody thinks that all that you do is stay on diet all your life and eat salad leaves… But not me… I have never been…

The “treats” from the sea as seen in Chesery (Lauenenstrasse) restaurant in Gstaad. The cooking of Robert Speth is welcoming and sincere, with emphasis on seafood and dishes with truffles. Robert Speth was “The Gault Millau Switzerland Chef of the Year” in 2005 as well as he has one Michelin…

The dinner at one-star Auberge du Raisin was a very pleasant surprise. In fact, it was the second choice of dining while staying in Lausanne, but the first choice – the three stars restaurant of Philippe Rochat is closed on Mondays… The dinner in Auberge du Raisin though was much…