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This Chef has 3 Michelin stars, but it wasn’t what I was expecting… 😳

Part 1 of a special Chasing Stars series from the Algarve, a 4-day tribute at @vilajoya celebrating Chef Dieter Koschina’s @dieterkoschina 30 years of Michelin stars.

Kicking off: Chef @edip_sigl_official from 3⭐️ @essenz_edipsigl . He warned me to temper expectations, it was an away game, but what followed was a masterclass in precision under pressure.

Champagne on Wheels was the theme: free-flowing Pol Roger, Churchill’s favourite, and décor from 20,000 corks and bottles.

Flying appetisers, including his signature “Cloud”, led into 15 ambitious courses from roasted chicken with caviar and white truffle to hamachi with caviar and lemongrass.

Watching a chef cook for another chef is a rare kind of respect and as Koschina, the grand old man of Portuguese gastronomy, looked on, it was clear this was a tribute deeply earned.

Maybe it was the ocean view… maybe the serotonin from a sunset swim… but this felt like Bayern Munich playing away against PSG and winning with one man down.
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📍 Algarve, Portugal
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Es:senz Chef Edip Sigl
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This was the first Taiwanese chef to earn 3 Michelin stars… 🇹🇼

At The Epicure in Zurich, two stars resident chef Heiko Nieder and 3-star Kai Ho from Taiwan joined forces for a 4-hands dinner, an ambitious pairing of two very different worlds. On paper it promised fireworks, in reality it delivered a different kind of firework.

The desserts, a sad shadow of the finale you’d expect from 3 stars.

At 650 CHF (~699€), this was a pricey lesson in expectation vs. reality.
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📍 The Epicure, Dolder Grand – Zurich 🇨🇭
💶 648 CHF (~699€)
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@comerestaurant from Barcelona is one of the best Mexican restaurants in the world! 🌎 🇲🇽 🇪🇸 🌮

And until the 2nd of November they are doing a pop up in Tivoli, Copenhagen 🇩🇰

Behind is @pacomendezv , one of the most creative chefs I’ve experienced - the menu is a ménage a trois between heavy Mexican culture, cooking with Mediterranean ingredients and the legacy of El Bulli where Chef Mendez trained.

Here you will find everything from the most divine pork cheek tacos, to deconstructed Caesar salads and caprese to liquid nitrogen pina coladas. The flavors here are powerful and distinct but incredible precise and balanced.

Also, the cocktails are some of the best I’ve ever had - also better than most well respected bars 🍸

And honestly, there is a reason it placed in the top 3 of my Chasing Stars Q3 Ranking - it’s one of the top dinner experiences I’ve had.

So if you’re in Barcelona, go here you won’t regret it, or if you happen to be in Copenhagen - this is a must try!
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📍 COME, Barcelona - Spain 🇪🇸
💶 Menu €185
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This might Germany’s next Michelin star 🇩🇪⭐️

Hamburg’s @arc_restaurant is run by two young chefs, Julian and Joshua, on a mission to make fine dining accessible while celebrating local producers.

14 seats. One cover a night. A 10-course menu for €89. Not for money, but for passion.

From a beet tartlet with char liver to sourdough focaccia that had me hunting like a junkie for another fix, Arc proves creativity never sacrifices flavor. Ambitious dishes like char with kimchi show they’re ready to play with the best.

Not everything is perfect, the layered kohlrabi sauce leaned too salty, but the progress and identity here are undeniable. Star or no star, Arc already has what it takes.
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📍 Arc, Hamburg - Germany
💶 €89
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This might be Germany’s cheapest and best value for money Michelin-starred restaurant 🇩🇪⭐️

At @junerestaurant , 1 Michelin star meets and unusual location, between a camping ground and a nudist beach at the Chiemsee. The surprise is not only the location, but also the food.

Chef @ricobirndt crafts every dish from Bavarian ingredients, with housemade fermented shoyu, miso, and fish garum. Everything is made from scratch with just 3 chefs in the kitchen.

Vegetables hit like an LSD trip, trout in saffron sauce reveals a library of technique, and pike perch is cooked Japanese style.

The menu is minimal on the plate but exploding with flavor, a reflection of Birndt’s journey from Munich to New Zealand to Bornholm. Sustainability is not a gimmick, it is a belief lived daily.

8 courses for €85, proof that Michelin stars do not need a luxury price tag.

Send this to someone who needs to try June! 🤝
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📍 June, Übersee - 🇩🇪
💶 €85 / 8 courses or €115 / 12 courses
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This is one of Hamburg’s best restaurants, and you can win a visit for 2!⭐️⭐️ 🇩🇪

And you could experience Lakeside – for free.
I’m giving away a 7-course menu for two including wine pairing in collaboration with Lakeside and The Fontenay!

How to enter:
• Follow: @thefoodfetishist and @thefontenay_hamburg
• Like this post
• Tag the person you’d bring with you (each comment = 1 entry)

Optional:
Share this post to your story and tag @thefoodfetishist for 1 bonus entry and a better chance to win!

Located inside the architectural wonder of a hotel, The Fontenay, Lakeside brings two-star precision with front-row sunset seats to the beautiful Alster lake.

Chef Julian Stowasser @j.stowasser crafts each plate with elegance, restraint and an international flair, while the team led by Michel Buder @michelbuder makes you feel right at home.

Giveaway ends in 14 days on the 27th of August at 23.59 CET. Winner will be selected at random and contacted via DM. No purchase necessary. Open to participants 18+.

This giveaway is organised by The Food Fetishist in collaboration with The Fontenay and is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Instagram or Meta.
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This might be the best seafood tower in the world! 🦞 🦪 🦐

Welcome to @marchal.dk , housed inside Copenhagen’s legendary @dangleterrecph hotel, and home to one of the city’s most refined one-star Michelin experiences.

We came here to celebrate, and Marchal delivered. Truffle gougères straight from the oven. A carrot dish that looked like Monet painted it. And then… Le Grand Plateau de Fruits de Mer!

Oysters, scallops, langoustines, beluga caviar, crab. Served with saffron bread and butter-toasted blinis. A decadent display of French-Danish finesse that made me feel like The Great Gatsby.

Chef @alexander__baert is only 29, but already cooking at a world-class level. With restaurant manager @mattia_spedicato leading the floor, the service might’ve been the best I’ve ever received and I can recommend Marchal unequivocally ⭐️🫶
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📍Marchal, Copenhagen
💶 Seafood tower: 2000 DKK - €265 p.p. // Rest comped
📈10/10
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🎵 Music: Fabrizio Paterlini

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This might be Munich’s most unknown Michelin-starred restaurant ⭐️

*unpaid invitation

Welcome back to Chasing Stars, the series where I visit the world’s best restaurants.

Today we’re about 20km outside Munich at the stunning Starnberger See, dining at the one Michelin-starred @aubergine.starnberg by Chef @max__moser a place I would’ve never found if it weren’t for the @hiddentable.de app.

Led by Chef Maximilian Moser, Aubergine serves a seasonal menu that changes every 6–8 weeks and focuses on local ingredients.
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📍Aubergine - Starnberg, Germany
📈 7.3/10
💸 ~€160 via HiddenTable App.
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This might be one of Tokyo’s most unique omakases 🍣🇯🇵

Welcome to @ebisu_endo , located in a hidden alley, where Chef Norihito Endo redefines Edomae sushi with a fresh narrative, blending tradition, technique, and playful innovation.

Raised with sushi in his blood and trained under legends, Endo crafts a dynamic journey mixing otsumami and nigiri, surprising the palate with fried fugu, baby squid, and signature eel.

Every detail matters, from knives sourced in Kyoto, to centuries-old tableware, and sake handpicked from trusted producers.

This is more than sushi. It’s a conversation between heritage and creativity, served with humor and heart and is on my visits for Tokyo.

Would you try this? Send it to someone you would like to go with!
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📍Ebisu Endo, Tokyo 🇯🇵
📈 8.6/10
💶 Menu: ¥38,500 - €235 per person
🎵 Music by @maxrichtermusic
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Part 2 of the Food Fetishist impressions of 3 star ⭐️⭐️⭐️ @sezannetokyo.

And let me just say there is duck and then there is @chezcalvert duck which is beyond divine and a testament to true craftsmanship. Simply stunning.

As always, menu below with stand out bites marked with a ⭐️
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“SHIRAUO” FROM AOMORI PREFECTURE WITH MURASAKI SEA URCHIN, IBERICO HAM AND ITALIAN PARSLEY

“HOTARU IKA” WITH PIPERADE AND “AJO BLANCO”

TOMATO TART WITH CHEESE SAUCE AND OLIVE OIL ⭐️

DUCK WITH GREEN ASPARAGUS FROM LOIRE VALLEY
AND SAUCE MEURETTE ⭐️⭐️⭐️

AGED MIMOLETTE CHEESE FROM “LILLE” WITH KARASUMI AND HONEY FROM NAGANO PREFECTURE

SAUTERNES ICE CREAM

MYOGA “TARTE TATIN” WITH LEMON THYME ICE CREAM

MIGNARDISES ⭐️
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📍Sézanne, Tokyo
📈9.1/10
💵¥40.000 - $275
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