Restaurants
- Neil Walker added a new meal Dinner at Da Terra at Town Hall Hotel at Da Terra
Serious coffee & petit fours @daterrarestaurant in London
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Da Terra in London’s Bethnal Green brings chef Paulo Airaudo’s relaxed fine dining to East London. The delicious food cooked by head chef @Rafa cagali and his team takes inspiration from both Latin America and Italy in the form of a multi course tasting menu. .
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Serious coffee & petit fours @daterrarestaurant in London
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Da Terra in London’s Bethnal Green brings chef Paulo Airaudo’s relaxed fine dining to East London. The delicious food cooked by head chef @Rafa cagali and his team takes inspiration from both Latin America and Italy in the form of a multi course tasting menu. .
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- Neil Walker added a new meal Dinner at La Tasquita de Enfrente at La Tasquita de Enfrente
After visiting DiverXO in Madrid in May there was enough time for just one more meal. Not knowing the city very well I am glad to have friends like Carmen Yudice and François Leon to point me in the right direction, or in this case insist on taking me to this little treasure in the city. La Tasquita de Enfrente is a small local family restaurant that... More
After visiting DiverXO in Madrid in May there was enough time for just one more meal. Not knowing the city very well I am glad to have friends like Carmen Yudice and François Leon to point me in the right direction, or in this case insist on taking me to this little treasure in the city. La Tasquita de Enfrente is a small local family restaurant that has been in business now for nearly 50 years. Priding themselves on using only “100%” Spanish seasonal produce to create a menu that not only looks forward to the future but has great respect for the traditions of the past, they have built up a very loyal following from those locals that seek out good food as well as gastronauts from further afield. Owner Juanjo López Bedmar sums the restaurant’s philosophy up nicely “We decided to quit our jobs, hang up our ties and believe in our dream with just 8 tables and all the passion in the world.” Less
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- Neil Walker added a new meal Dinner at Zuberoa at Zuberoa
Lunch a few weeks ago preceding the OAD new to the list dinner at ⭐️ Zuberoa in the ancient village of Oiartzun near San Sebastián with the magnificent Margaret Lam, the beautiful Gareth Ward & Amelia Eiríksson, the ruggedly handsome and bearded Michael Price, the excellent Alejandro Alki & the stunning Stella Alikov and thanks to Marc Garcia... More
Lunch a few weeks ago preceding the OAD new to the list dinner at ⭐️ Zuberoa in the ancient village of Oiartzun near San Sebastián with the magnificent Margaret Lam, the beautiful Gareth Ward & Amelia Eiríksson, the ruggedly handsome and bearded Michael Price, the excellent Alejandro Alki & the stunning Stella Alikov and thanks to Marc Garcia for speaking the Spanish and sorting it all out.
This family run restaurant occupies a stunning Basque country house that is over 600 years old. The cuisine is a perfect marriage of the traditional and also the highly creative where chef Hilario Arbelaitz uses high quality seasonal ingredients to produce dishes that remember the roots of Basque cuisine. Check it out if you are in the area. Less
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- Neil Walker added a new meal Lunch at Diverxo at DiverXO
Next stop (in May) after Etxebarri was in Madrid the following day to visit ⭐️⭐️⭐️ DiverXO for lunch.....a looooong lunch (in a very good way).
The chef, Dabiz Munoz, was just 34 when he was awarded his 3rd Michelin Star in 2014 which is even more impressive when you consider that he was only awarded his first star in 2010.
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Next stop (in May) after Etxebarri was in Madrid the following day to visit ⭐️⭐️⭐️ DiverXO for lunch.....a looooong lunch (in a very good way).
The chef, Dabiz Munoz, was just 34 when he was awarded his 3rd Michelin Star in 2014 which is even more impressive when you consider that he was only awarded his first star in 2010.
The thrilling rollercoaster ride of 28 incredible dishes is impossible to contain in one post so here is the first part of the meal.
I have since visited StreetXO London (post to follow) which I had heard mixed opinions about but found it excellent and have already booked to revisit Madrid for his new menu and also StreetXO Madrid. It’s safe to say that I am a fan ?
Spoiler alert Hayley Evans , Cem Orkut although I am told we are getting a completely different menu ?
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- Neil Walker added a new meal Dinner at Ikoyi London at Ikoyi
Wild rice & Fonio
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Another visit to the fantastic ⭐️Ikoyi in London to try their new(ish) tasting menu format. Needless to say that it was of course fantastic with the usual vibrant flavours and interesting use of ingredients. .
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Another visit to the fantastic ⭐️Ikoyi in London to try their new(ish) tasting menu format. Needless to say that it was of course fantastic with the usual vibrant flavours and interesting use of ingredients. .
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- Neil Walker added a new meal Dinner at Asador Etxebarri at Etxebarri
Just when I thought this food trip to Spain couldn’t possibly get any better...... Asador Etxebarri. Another lunch here that I will remember for ever. So lucky with the weather again, it was just a perfect way to end this leg of the trip before heading to Madrid. Steve Plotnicki you know how to throw a party and I can’t thank you enough for inviting... More
Just when I thought this food trip to Spain couldn’t possibly get any better...... Asador Etxebarri. Another lunch here that I will remember for ever. So lucky with the weather again, it was just a perfect way to end this leg of the trip before heading to Madrid. Steve Plotnicki you know how to throw a party and I can’t thank you enough for inviting me to celebrate your birthday here, you are a true gent.
Etxebarri is currently number 3 on Worlds 50 Best restaurant list and also 3rd on OAD’s best European restaurant list and for good reason. Has anyone noticed how a lot of chefs and restaurants these days are cooking over open fire? Well it is arguably true that this originates with one man...Victor Arguinzoniz in this small village in the Basque country. This quiet, humble cook is actually one of the most influential chefs on the planet. I really struggle to think of a meal that I have enjoyed more than any of the three I have had at Etxebarri. This is the answer to the question ‘if I could only visit one restaurant again in my life, which would it be?’
Thanks again Steve and thanks for the wonderful company Beth Lang, Margaret Lam, Michael Price, Linda Plotnicki, Alejandro Alki, Stella Alikov, John Bruno Scherrer and everyone else who shared this fabulous meal. Less
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- Neil Walker added a new meal Dinner at Restaurant Jordnær at Jordnær
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- Neil Walker added a new meal Dinner at Casa Urola at Casa Urola
Dinner last month at Casa Urola in San Sebastián with expert meat model (see video)and future wife Michael Price ?. Thanks to Steve Plotnicki for organising this little get together to precede the general drunkenness and debauchery that is the Opinionated About Dining (OAD) awards jolly.
At Casa Urola, chef Pablo Loureiro Rodil cooks dishes using... More
Dinner last month at Casa Urola in San Sebastián with expert meat model (see video)and future wife Michael Price ?. Thanks to Steve Plotnicki for organising this little get together to precede the general drunkenness and debauchery that is the Opinionated About Dining (OAD) awards jolly.
At Casa Urola, chef Pablo Loureiro Rodil cooks dishes using the best seasonal vegetables, the freshest fish and seafood and the most select meats upstairs above the also excellent pintxos bar. This restaurant has been in existence since 1956 and is a must visit when in San Sebastián. Less
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- Neil Walker added a new meal Dinner at Kaia Kaipe at Kaia Kaipe
Lunch a few weeks ago at Kaia Kaipe in Getaria which is the next best thing (or the same best thing depending on your personal preference) to Elkano which was closed that day as they were preparing to cook dinner for us at the OAD awards.
You know it has to be good when our table and the room are just packed full of chefs and industry pros including... More
Lunch a few weeks ago at Kaia Kaipe in Getaria which is the next best thing (or the same best thing depending on your personal preference) to Elkano which was closed that day as they were preparing to cook dinner for us at the OAD awards.
You know it has to be good when our table and the room are just packed full of chefs and industry pros including ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Dabiz Muñoz from DiverXO in Madrid, Gareth Ward & Amelia Eiríksson of ⭐️ Ynyshir in Wales, the head honcho of ⭐️ Tickets in Barcelona, some guy called Michael Price (??♂️) as well as dedicated foodies like the lovely Alejandro Alki, Stella Alikov and Marc Garcia. A very nice lunch indeed ? Less
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- Neil Walker added a new meal Dinner at Amelia by Paulo Airaudo
Dinner a few weeks ago at ⭐️ restaurant Amelia in San Sebastián. Finally I am catching up to the trip to San Sebastián last month for the annual OAD (Opinionated About Dining) awards. More on that later but I was happy for my first meal back in San Sebastián, literally straight off the plane, to be at Paulo Airaudo’s restaurant Amelia. I had... More
Dinner a few weeks ago at ⭐️ restaurant Amelia in San Sebastián. Finally I am catching up to the trip to San Sebastián last month for the annual OAD (Opinionated About Dining) awards. More on that later but I was happy for my first meal back in San Sebastián, literally straight off the plane, to be at Paulo Airaudo’s restaurant Amelia. I had recently visited his London outpost Da Terra at the old Typing Room and Viajante site in Bethnal Green and so was keen to visit the Mother ship as it were. Also I was excited for him to be cooking later that week at the OAD ‘New to the List’ dinner where chefs that break in to the OAD top 100 European restaurant list are invited to cook one of their signature dishes at the awards ceremony (or massive piss up as I prefer to call it)
Paulo was there cooking for his 22 diners a tasting menu that draws influence from his Argentinian and Italian heritage, focusing on seasonal and sustainable produce provided by small producers that share his values and philosophy.
Having traveled and cooked in restaurants such as Arzak (⭐️⭐️⭐️), The Fat Duck (⭐️⭐️⭐️) and Magnolia (⭐️) it seems that he is now happy to settle in a town like San Sebastián where the eyes of the world’s chefs and food lovers are seemingly constantly focused. Indeed the restaurant is named from his daughter so it seems as though he has found his home here and I look forward to visiting again very soon.
Plus he’s a massive Star Wars fan as you will see from the pictures so because of this he is already a good egg in my book?
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