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Our last but by no means least stop on my Scandinavia tour last month was to visit @knystaforsen . This was the perfect end to the tour and with @nicolaitram , @evahtram and the teams unbeatable hospitality, fantastic wines and of course the incredible food where every dish is touched in some way by fire and smoke this was an experience that we will all treasure for a long time to come. To make this visit all the more special we all stayed overnight so were able to enjoy the beautiful surroundings and a delicious breakfast the following morning.
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Michelin Guide - ⭐️🍀
La Liste -
W50B - ‘Discovery’
Best Chef Awards - 🔪🔪
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Sweetbread Suya
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Turbot & Egusi Miso
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Aged Duck, Black Trumpet & Sauerkraut
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Smoked Jollof Rice
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Citrus Babà & Salted Pine
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Flower Sugar & Red Long Pepper.
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Benne Miso & Truffle
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Another visit to ⭐️⭐️ Ikoyi in London. Another great meal and it’s a joy to watch Jeremy continually pushing forward. I’m sure he’ll get a third star within the next three years, then quit cooking and write a thesis on an obscure grain only found in the Xinjiang region of China while also solo sailing around the world while completing an MBA. He just seems to have one of those minds. He learned 6 languages fluently as a teenager just out of curiosity and then added Farsi to the list while studying Philosophy and theory of languages at Princeton. As you do 🤷🏻‍♂️.
Oh and he’s a pretty good cook to 👌🏻
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Michelin Guide - ⭐️⭐️
La Liste - 83.00
W50B - 42
Best Chef Awards - 🔪🔪
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A very enjoyable lunch a while ago at my favourite Bristol restaurant @wilsonsbristol .Wilsons is a small, independently owned and run farm-to-table restaurant in Redland, Bristol. Co-founded in 2016 by partners Jan Ostle & Mary Wilson . Jan spent his career working in some of the countries most acclaimed kitchens whilst Mary grew up in her family restaurant and has trained in biodynamic agriculture. Wilsons began cultivating its own 2 acre market garden in 2019, where the vast majority of the vegetables, herbs and flowers on the menu are grown. Wilsons source the rest of the ingredients they use from small scale, regenerative farmers and producers directly from their local area. Highly recommended
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Michelin Guide - ⭐️🍀
La Liste -
W50B -
Best Chef Awards -
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Wilson’s, in my last post, is a pretty handy lunch stop if like me you are heading to ⭐️🍀 @osiprestaurant via train. Actually I am posting my last two meals at Osip. I was lucky enough to visit @merlin_johnson before he moved from the high street in Bruton to Osip’s new home, now situated more rurally, in a stunningly renovated former pub that retains the minimalistic elegance of the original. I was also lucky to be able to return for lunch at his new location (easily doable via train from London by the way, I was back in time for dinner) Forward-thinking chef Merlin Labron-Johnson and his enthusiastic team are passionate about their farm-to-table ethos, with the tasting menu showcasing an array of home-grown and locally sourced produce.
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Celeriac soup, onion, egg yolk, bianchetto truffle
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White beetroot, macadamia, preserved lemon
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Wild garlic broth, grilled chive oil
Fermented potato bread
Kefir butter, wild garlic
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Apple and trout roll, fennel pollen
Westcombe red gougère, fermented carrot
Fried oyster mushroom, leek tops, cavolo nero
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Michelin Guide - ⭐️🍀
La Liste - 89.00
W50B - ‘Discovery’
Best Chef Awards - 🔪
OAD - 148
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Sorrel sorbet, rhubarb juice and pistachio
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Warm Tunworth, hot & loaf, truffle honey
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72% pump street chocolate, roasted vanilla, pear
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Popcorn cake
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Wilson’s, in my last post, is a pretty handy lunch stop if like me you are heading to ⭐️🍀 @osiprestaurant via train. Actually I am posting my last two meals at Osip. I was lucky enough to visit @merlin_johnson before he moved from the high street in Bruton to Osip’s new home, now situated more rurally, in a stunningly renovated former pub that retains the minimalistic elegance of the original. I was also lucky to be able to return for lunch at his new location (easily doable via train from London by the way, I was back in time for dinner) Forward-thinking chef Merlin Labron-Johnson and his enthusiastic team are passionate about their farm-to-table ethos, with the tasting menu showcasing an array of home-grown and locally sourced produce.
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Michelin Guide - ⭐️🍀
La Liste - 89.00
W50B - ‘Discovery’
Best Chef Awards - 🔪
OAD - 148
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#achefabroad #itravelforfood #foodie #foodporn #foodpic #achefabroad #itravelforfood #foodtours #foodies #foodporn #foodpic #foodpics #finedining #michelindining #eats #instafoodie #michelinstar #worlds50bestrestaurants #worlds50best #eater #michelinguide Less

Wilson’s, in my last post, is a pretty handy lunch stop if like me you are heading to ⭐️🍀 @osiprestaurant via train. Actually I am posting my last two meals at Osip. I was lucky enough to visit @merlin_johnson before he moved from the high street in Bruton to Osip’s new home, now situated more rurally, in a stunningly renovated former pub that retains the minimalistic elegance of the original. I was also lucky to be able to return for lunch at his new location (easily doable via train from London by the way, I was back in time for dinner) Forward-thinking chef Merlin Labron-Johnson and his enthusiastic team are passionate about their farm-to-table ethos, with the tasting menu showcasing an array of home-grown and locally sourced produce.
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Fallow deer and quail in pastry, Sauce Grand Veneur
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West combe red gougere, fermented carrot Lardo, caramelised walnut
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Root vegetable tea, burnt garlic oil
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Baby gem. smoked eel, hay baked apple
Parsnip, black garlic, togarashi
Beetroot taco
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Salad of Tokyo turnips, smoked almond and pear
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Jerusalem artichoke, Orkney scallop, roasted chicken juices

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Michelin Guide - ⭐️🍀
La Liste - 89.00
W50B - ‘Discovery’
Best Chef Awards - 🔪
OAD - 148
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#achefabroad #itravelforfood #foodie #foodporn #foodpic #achefabroad #itravelforfood #foodtours #foodies #foodporn #foodpic #foodpics #finedining #michelindining #eats #instafoodie #michelinstar #worlds50bestrestaurants #worlds50best #eater #michelinguide Less

At our kitchen table - North Sea salt with oyster, cockles and Breton lobster and salty herbs
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Brioche feuilletée with plankton butter
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Pigeon from Anjou, grilled and smoked with black garlic and beurre rouge
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Perfectly matured Kamiel naturelle from the shelf
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Cheese custard with blue grapes and gingerbread crunch
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‘Liquid Snickers’ - Peanut, chocolate and caramel
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Dinner in Antwerp at ⭐️⭐️ Hertog Jan, located in the beautiful Botanic Sanctuary hotel where we also stayed the night. Hertog Jan closed its doors at it’s former location near Bruges back in 2018 while partners Gert De Mangeleer and Joachim Boudens pursued other ventures. Then in the summer of 2020 they were offered the opportunity to open in the Botanic Sanctuary hotel and spa. The hotel is spectacular, with over 100 rooms, botanical gardens, several restaurants and a state of the art spa. The restaurant itself is also a beautiful room with a semi open kitchen that also has a cavelike kitchen table where we enjoyed one of the courses. Regarding the food I would say that overall it was good, with some dishes that were excellent. What I would say is that it had the feel of a restaurant that isn’t completely focused and pushing. As I understand it, the restaurant is only open for 8-10 days each month (2024 visit). This might explain my feelings on the food as I am not sure how a kitchen can maintain momentum, be truly consistent or push for further accolades if they effectively shut up shop for well over two weeks every month. They must have to gear back up each time they reopen and find their feet again. Perhaps I am not explaining myself very well. I guess maybe I just mean that it has a lot of potential. I would certainly recommend it if you’ve never been before, especially with a stay in the hotel aswell.
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Michelin Guide - ⭐️⭐️
La Liste - 93.50
W50B - ‘Discovery’
Best Chef Awards - 🔪
OAD - 31
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Dinner and a night’s stay at Chateau Wittem and their two star restaurant Julemont where chef Guido Braeken and his brigade cook a menu that is strongly focused on quality products and finished with what I would describe as a very pleasingly international touch and classical flourish. Japanese hamachi, Kagoshima wagyu, Anjou pigeon, Norwegian lobster….the list goes on. It is certainly a restaurant that should be on your list to visit when nearby. We also stayed here for the night in one of the Chateau’s very comfortable rooms. Who doesn’t enjoy sleeping in a castle for the night🤷🏻‍♂️
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Scallops
Périgord truffle - jerusalem artichoke - hazelnut - dashi
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Turbot
cockels - bergamot - pistachio - pointed cabbage
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Norwegian Lobster
pumpkin - sea buckthorn - coconut - sepia
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Sweetbread
oxtail - spinach - morel - vin jaune
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Anjou Pigeon
umeboshi - beetroot - hibiscus - purple curry
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Valhrona Chocolate
mikan - liquorice - passionfruit - mocha
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Michelin Guide - ⭐️⭐️
La Liste - 85.00
W50B -
Best Chef Awards -
OAD - 132
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Dinner at @tresrotterdam . A meal that I was unfortunately unable to complete as I became unwell pretty much upon arrival (I’m fine now and it was unrelated to the food here). I managed the first snacks and a couple of dishes at the counter but then had to bow out and let Hayley crack on while I just took some photos and sat there like a grumpy teenager. It’s certainly a beautiful venue and the food that I did taste tasted great. Hayley seemed to enjoy the meal aswell so I’m eager to go back soon when I’m on better form to enjoy it properly.
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Lobster tail | caviar
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Squid shaped like tortelini
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‘Mussel’ | sunchoke
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Pear | kombu
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Langoustine | ginger
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Turbot | pine
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“Octopus’ | tahini
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La Liste -
W50B -
Best Chef Awards -
OAD -
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Lunches at @levi_cph last month in Copenhagen. So good we went back again the next day. A great addition to my ‘where do I eat on a Monday in Copenhagen’ list.
“an informal eatery set in the heart of Copenhagen serving Italian and Japanese flavors”. I promise it’s much better than that may sound 👌🏻
Definitely worth a visit if you have a free lunch slot.
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