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 …
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, …
I went to Getaria in search of two things, goose barnacles and Balenciaga. While I found the Museum of the latter (a full photo album of which is on Skinny Bib Facebook Page) very hemmingly informative, I did not get to suck any barnacles. “It’s so out of season”, the waitress at Kai Pe made …
The moment I walked into Akelare, one of San Sebastian’s three-Michelin-starred restaurants, I knew I was doomed. This was a little fortress of all-glass windows engulfed by the clear blue sky and the vast multitude of equally clear water, which the sun both glared at and glazed. The décor, thanks to the crisscrossing wood beams …
This is the continuation of my Part I at Mugaritz. Make sure you have a peek of what came first here And my experience continued with another cross-culturally familiar item: Kuzu bread (10). Made from starch flour. So white it looks as if plastered up with ceramic. Sponge-y but dense. Quite heavy (yes I lifted …
I would like to state this before I start writing up Mugaritz… .. I love the place. Really love it. .. I also love the friendly service. Really love it. .. I also bloody love the cooking. Really bloody love it! .. There are two posts in this series. And now if you don’t fancy …