Why not for the beginners… This is an “Intermediate” guide for aspiring fine diners visiting Japan. My “Intermediate” means something between knowing the basic (i.e. different types of Japanese cuisine, key produce+ingredients, dining etiquette) and not knowing all the cultural culinary anecdotes (i.e. meaning of signs on porcelain, food symbolism). This should be ideal, I …
41° Experience There is so much brilliance I can recall about this meal, but I have decided not to put all into writing. Lazy blogger, no. Necessity, yes. The “elements of surprise” are crucial, according to FAQ. When it was first launched, 41° Experience (or 41 Grados) by El Bulli-famed Ferran and Albert Adria was …
Hip – young – and – British! Last year Isaac McHale & James Lowe of The Young Turks together with Johny and Daniel of The Clove Club took over the space (literally) “Upstairs” at Spitalfield’s infamous pub The Ten Bells (known for its association with hookers slaughtered by Jack the Ripper) and transformed it into …
My dreams of sushi.. London has, in recent years, witnessed a few redemptive openings of independent sushi bars, from the elaborate Kyoto-style craftsmanship at Sushi of Shiori to the swanky flame-grill fusion at Yashin Sushi. Sushi Tetsu, tucked away in a narrow Clerkenwell alley, seems humbler and more firmly grounded in the tradition. But, from …
Cat Food.. You know…Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare is a three-Michelin-starred, 18-seat restaurant appendixed to a supermarket. You know, chef Cesar Ramirez is Mexican but inspired by the Japanese impeccability.The chef’s table concept is developed from a sushi bar. But, chef Ramirez is a man with great toys – an impeccably modern kitchen centrepiece, an …
Facts I know very little about Helsinki. Say, this capital city of Finland wasn’t founded by the Finnish but by King Gustavus Vasa of Sweden. It fell under the Russian power from the grandiose court of St Petersburg (now a 2-hour-or-so commute by train); one of the good influences was that opera has been popularised …