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- Neil A. Chef added a new meal Dinner at Ristorante L'Erba del Re at L'Erba del Re
Petit fours to finish a fantastic meal
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Staying in Modena overnight and having eaten at Osteria Francescana the previous day I decided to grab a lunch before heading back to Genoa to work. One star @lerbadelre L’Erba del Re was a surprisingly nice find. No one had recommended it to me and I found it by just flicking through the Via Michelin... More
Petit fours to finish a fantastic meal
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Staying in Modena overnight and having eaten at Osteria Francescana the previous day I decided to grab a lunch before heading back to Genoa to work. One star @lerbadelre L’Erba del Re was a surprisingly nice find. No one had recommended it to me and I found it by just flicking through the Via Michelin app with a 1⭐️ filter applied, which can be a bit of a lottery sometimes. The food here is more creative than traditional and reminded me very much of a meal I had recently at Dina in Gussago. I thoroughly enjoyed my lunch there and would say it’s definitely worth checking out if you are in Modena.
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Michelin Guide - ⭐️
OAD -
W50Best -
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- Neil A. Chef added a new meal Dinner at Massimo Bottura - Osteria Francescana at Osteria Francescana
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (reprise)
Vignola, Camouflage, Macaron di lampone, Madeleine allo yuzu
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A little trip to Modena back in December when restaurants in Italy were briefly allowed to open. Osteria Francescana has been on my bucket list for quite a few years now so I was glad to finally get a table. Excellent food as expected, served... More
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (reprise)
Vignola, Camouflage, Macaron di lampone, Madeleine allo yuzu
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A little trip to Modena back in December when restaurants in Italy were briefly allowed to open. Osteria Francescana has been on my bucket list for quite a few years now so I was glad to finally get a table. Excellent food as expected, served in quite a sombre dining room which was a surprise from such a playful and exuberant chef. My full thoughts are on my FB page. Certainly worth the trip.
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Michelin Guide - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
OAD - 17
W50Best - ‘Best of the best’
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- Neil A. Chef added a new meal Dinner at The Cook al Cavo at The Cook
Ligurian cigar, goats cheese and pear
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Back to Italy where I have been based for a few months now and a pretty nice lunch in Genoa’s (and maybe Liguria’s) only Michelin star restaurant, @thecookalcavo The Cook al Cavo. Much better than I feared it might be. Lots of good seafood, competently cooked in a lovely vaulted high ceiling dining... More
Ligurian cigar, goats cheese and pear
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Back to Italy where I have been based for a few months now and a pretty nice lunch in Genoa’s (and maybe Liguria’s) only Michelin star restaurant, @thecookalcavo The Cook al Cavo. Much better than I feared it might be. Lots of good seafood, competently cooked in a lovely vaulted high ceiling dining room with great service on top. I’ll certainly go back.
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Michelin Guide - ⭐️
OAD -
W50Best -
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- Neil A. Chef added a new meal Dinner at Restaurant FACIL at FACIL
PEAR
POPPY SEED, HAZELNUT AND CURRY
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A very nice lunch at ⭐️⭐️ @restaurant_facil in the @themandalahotel back in October. Not much to say really. It was very nice, crowd pleasing, Michelin-star-restaurant-in-a-hotel type food, if that’s a genre 🤷🏼♂️. Looking around the room I was certainly the only non business... More
PEAR
POPPY SEED, HAZELNUT AND CURRY
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A very nice lunch at ⭐️⭐️ @restaurant_facil in the @themandalahotel back in October. Not much to say really. It was very nice, crowd pleasing, Michelin-star-restaurant-in-a-hotel type food, if that’s a genre 🤷🏼♂️. Looking around the room I was certainly the only non business lunch courting a client or lady of a certain age who lunches. Very solid cooking. I would certainly recommend it in a city like Berlin where there maybe isn’t so much in the way of choice for a ‘fine-dining’ meal. Well actually I’d recommend it in any city. It was very good 👍🏻
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Michelin Guide - ⭐️ ⭐️
OAD - 111 (classical list)
W50Best -
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- Neil A. Chef added a new meal Dinner at Nobelhart & Schmutzig at Nobelhart & Schmutzig
My last stop in Berlin back in October was to Noblehart & Schmutzig. A fun evening of great food and fine hospitality.
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Michelin Guide - ⭐️
OAD - 132
W50Best - ‘Discovery’
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My last stop in Berlin back in October was to Noblehart & Schmutzig. A fun evening of great food and fine hospitality.
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Michelin Guide - ⭐️
OAD - 132
W50Best - ‘Discovery’
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- Neil A. Chef added a new meal Dinner at Restaurant Tim Raue at Tim Raue
CITRUS
dulcey I fig baiser & sorbet of lime with fig mustard, limequat, fig sauce, mousse & sauce of dulcey chocolate with madagaskar pepper, lime compote & amalfi lemon
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After Ernst, the next stop in Berlin was at ⭐️⭐️ @timraueofficial Tim Raue, and a chance to catch up with former Ernst chef Jake Potashnick over a nice lunch.
Tim... More
CITRUS
dulcey I fig baiser & sorbet of lime with fig mustard, limequat, fig sauce, mousse & sauce of dulcey chocolate with madagaskar pepper, lime compote & amalfi lemon
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After Ernst, the next stop in Berlin was at ⭐️⭐️ @timraueofficial Tim Raue, and a chance to catch up with former Ernst chef Jake Potashnick over a nice lunch.
Tim Raue was the subject of a Netflix Chef’s Table episode a few years ago which went into some detail about his ascension from street hoodlum to renowned two star chef.
The food here has strong Asian influences and uses top notch ingredients. Langoustines, caviar and Alba white truffles are in abundance. I enjoyed the meal very much and would certainly head back the next time I’m in Berlin.
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Michelin Guide - ⭐️ ⭐️
OAD - 57
W50Best - 40
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- Neil A. Chef added a new meal Dinner at L'Argine a Vencó at L'Argine a Vencò
Patatoes and artichoke raviolo
Sauce of lumpfish roe and lemon thyme
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Just across the border from Hisa Franko back in Italy in the region of Collio, my next stop was to one Michelin star restaurant @largineavenco L’Argine a Vencò where chef @antoniaklugmann Antonia Klugmann focuses on local seasonal produce with an emphasis... More
Patatoes and artichoke raviolo
Sauce of lumpfish roe and lemon thyme
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Just across the border from Hisa Franko back in Italy in the region of Collio, my next stop was to one Michelin star restaurant @largineavenco L’Argine a Vencò where chef @antoniaklugmann Antonia Klugmann focuses on local seasonal produce with an emphasis on as little waste as possible.
Antonia’s work draws inspiration from the identity of local products, without discarding external influences. L’Argine a Vencò is a small restaurant in the countryside. The territory, seasons and vegetables are the backbone of her cuisine. The beauty of the surrounding landscape, her vegetable garden and the vineyards are her biggest source of inspiration.
A thoroughly enjoyable meal. Recommended.
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Michelin Guide - ⭐️
OAD - 47
W50Best -
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- Neil A. Chef added a new meal Dinner at Hiša Franko at Hisa Franko
FOR CHEESE LOVERS
Selection of aged Tolmin cheeses from Valter's cellar
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Breakfast the next morning
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The last week of my month long restaurant hop around Europe was in Northern Italy but began with a trip to Slovenia’s first two ⭐️ Michelin restaurant, number 38 on the World’s 50 Best restaurants list and subject of an episode of the Netflix... More
FOR CHEESE LOVERS
Selection of aged Tolmin cheeses from Valter's cellar
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Breakfast the next morning
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The last week of my month long restaurant hop around Europe was in Northern Italy but began with a trip to Slovenia’s first two ⭐️ Michelin restaurant, number 38 on the World’s 50 Best restaurants list and subject of an episode of the Netflix show Chef’s Table back in 2016, or rather chef @anaros40 Ana Roš was the subject of the episode, @hisafranko , which is just a 20 minute drive across the Italian/Slovenian border.
Chef Ana Roš was also awarded the (slightly odd, a chef is a chef right?) World’s Best Female Chef title by the all knowing guys and girls at W50Best.
The food was excellent, using produce from within a few kilometres of the restaurant. But also interesting as the multi national kitchen brigade are all encouraged to bring their own influences to the menu so you have some very varied dishes with extreme identity to a country but using hyper local ingredients. The 11 course menu was really great and I found another sommelier that was trying to kill me with his double and sometimes triple pairings with each dish 🥴 (never complaining and Mirazur TAKE NOTE)
I stayed the night upstairs in one of their simple rooms and also had their breakfast the next morning. I guess I was expecting a lot more from the breakfast at a place like this. Something akin to the one at Faviken. Some used to say that the only reason to book a table for dinner at Faviken was because that’s the only way to have their breakfast.
Anyway, the breakfast was a disappointment but the dinner a triumph.
I recommend you visit Hisa Franko if you can.
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Michelin Guide - ⭐️⭐️
OAD - 25
W50Best - 38
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- Neil A. Chef added a new meal Dinner at Lasarte at Lasarte
Lunch at ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Lasarte in Barcelona a couple of days ago. Everything you would expect from a three star restaurant of this caliber.
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- Neil A. Chef added a new meal Dinner at Mont Bar at Mont Bar
Barcelona is open for lunch at least and is actually nice and quiet. Very few tourists (me of course) and the weather this week has meant meals can be enjoyed al fresco. Lunch on Thursday was at the excellent Mont Bar where you are in the excellent hands of ex Tickets and Pakta chef's Fran Agudo and Jaume Marambio. The food is as you would expect from... More
Barcelona is open for lunch at least and is actually nice and quiet. Very few tourists (me of course) and the weather this week has meant meals can be enjoyed al fresco. Lunch on Thursday was at the excellent Mont Bar where you are in the excellent hands of ex Tickets and Pakta chef's Fran Agudo and Jaume Marambio. The food is as you would expect from these two exciting and innovative cooks. Tapas and small plates that are both inventive while respecting the traditional. My kind of place and I would highly recommend it when next you are in town. Less