Not the world’s 50 best restaurants.. Had I but world enough and time, trotting the globe to eat wouldn’t be such a crime. I am a self-confessed World’s 50 Best Restaurants junkie. I find it commendable that the list is streamlined towards unearthing innovations where (occasionally) no ordinary foodie has reached. There is a catch, …
(Sorry, folks, for NYC and London blog interruption! This is a quick post for the “family” who’s on the way to Paris). The easiest is the tastiest.. L’Avant Comptoir is a hole-in-the-wall “tapas” bar attached to Hotel Relais in St Germain des Pres, Paris. Unlike the hotel’s popular but booking-essential bistro Le Comptoir, you can …
The new address.. Thierry Marx is no new chef on the block. Often labelled “French Andria Ferran,” this possessor of two Michelin stars from Bordeaux is widely known for his molecular approach and iconoclastic take on French gastronomy. This I found very exciting, especially when the Paris top (Michelin) dogs – Gagnaire, Passard, Robuchon, or …
The destination.. Aux Merveilleux de Fred was not my intended destination. But, thanks to my poor map reading skills (and perhaps good eyes for finding food), I stumbled into this little sweet boutique instead of the train station. This, as my luck had it, was the superstar patisserie of Lille. With a handful of Parisian …
The best of Paris! Bursting into this well-mirrored, stylishly intimate enclave, I had no idea I was in for something unimaginably special. As I was sinking my wearied bums, I began to feel, second by second, what soon became the most memorable Parisian experience of my lifetime… This “experience”, to my regret, did not take …
Praises sung Praises have been sung and we have all heard too terribly well about Inaki Aizpitarte and his Chateaubriand, the best of France according to The World’s 50 Best Restaurants List, for its innovative, tremendously reasonably priced, ever-changing tasting menu. The thing is, when I was there, I only found my menu of that …