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- Neil A. Chef added a new meal Dinner at Hide at Hide
Dinner a while ago at ⭐️ Hide in London. It was fine but I guess there is a reason why I completely forgot I had been there until stumbling across these photos.
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- Neil A. Chef added a new meal Dinner at Michael Local Bistro at Michael Local Bistro
A hugely enjoyable lunch at Michael’s Local Bistro in Liman, Northern Israel last year. Having run a successful restaurant in Tel Aviv, chef Michael Grotofsky uprooted to the North of the country to establish this warm, welcoming & rustic farm-to-table bistro. Stunning and hugely flavourful dishes were enjoyed by the whole gang Hisato Hamada (Wagyu... More
A hugely enjoyable lunch at Michael’s Local Bistro in Liman, Northern Israel last year. Having run a successful restaurant in Tel Aviv, chef Michael Grotofsky uprooted to the North of the country to establish this warm, welcoming & rustic farm-to-table bistro. Stunning and hugely flavourful dishes were enjoyed by the whole gang Hisato Hamada (Wagyu Mafia), the king of Southern Thai cuisine ‘Ice’ Supaksorn Jongsiri of restaurant Sorn in Bangkok, Puppup the most well travelled foodie I have ever met, Alejandro Alki, Stella Alikov, Abram Plaut (Ramen Beast), The Hungry Tourist David Califa (who organised this fantastic trip), Israel’s @meatcurator Ruben Maislos, @eitan3690, Sinan Hamamsarılar , Oliver Swan and myself, aka “Two sacks ????” (don’t ask??♂️)
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- Neil A. Chef added a new meal Dinner at Old Jesse at Jesse
Lunch a while back at Old Jesse in Shanghai. For some of the best Shanghainese cuisine in the city this is where the locals will send you. This is definitely a locals restaurant though and without the help of a local or someone in the know I can imagine it would be quite tricky to make a reservation and even to order the dishes you want. Thanks to David... More
Lunch a while back at Old Jesse in Shanghai. For some of the best Shanghainese cuisine in the city this is where the locals will send you. This is definitely a locals restaurant though and without the help of a local or someone in the know I can imagine it would be quite tricky to make a reservation and even to order the dishes you want. Thanks to David Lai for facilitating the above and ensuring that we had a very tasty lunch ?? Less
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- Neil A. Chef added a new meal Dinner at Mont Bar at Mont Bar
My next stop in Barcelona was to the excellent @mont_bar Mont Bar where you are in the excellent hands of ex Tickets and Pakta chef's @agudo.fran Fran Agudo and @jaumemarambio 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... More
My next stop in Barcelona was to the excellent @mont_bar Mont Bar where you are in the excellent hands of ex Tickets and Pakta chef's @agudo.fran Fran Agudo and @jaumemarambio 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.
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Michelin Guide - 🍽
OAD - 160 (gourmet casual list)
W50B -
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- Neil A. Chef added a new meal Dinner at Xixi Shidi at Xixi Shidi
Another spectacular meal that I have neglected to post was at Xin Rong Ji Private restaurant in Hangzhou, China. This was in November last year during a 5 day trip based around a second visit to ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Ultraviolet by Paul Pairet in Shanghai. In China, in this kind of restaurant, you really need to go armed with a group of people to really... More
Another spectacular meal that I have neglected to post was at Xin Rong Ji Private restaurant in Hangzhou, China. This was in November last year during a 5 day trip based around a second visit to ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Ultraviolet by Paul Pairet in Shanghai. In China, in this kind of restaurant, you really need to go armed with a group of people to really get to appreciate as much of the cuisine as possible, and we did just that. An elite team of hardened food enthusiasts including Benjamin Yong, Abram Plaut, Truong Rukawa, David Califa, Jane Zhao and Vidya Santyoso came armed to the teeth with enormous appetites. The private rooms here are stunning and the service is impeccable. Most of the seafood you see here is alive in tanks just around the corner (see video). I have absolutely no chance at remembering the names of any of the dishes but if any of the gang who were there can then please feel free. Highly recommended if in Hangzhou. Less
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- Neil A. Chef added a new meal Dinner at KyoAji at 京味
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- Neil A. Chef added a new meal Dinner at Narisawa at NARISAWA
A pleasant lunch at ⭐️⭐️ and former #1 on the Asia 50 Best list, Narisawa in Tokyo
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- Neil A. Chef added a new meal Dinner at Tempura Motoyoshi (天ぷら 元吉) at Tempura Motoyoshi
Dinner at Tempura Motoyoshi. A delicious and interesting meal watching a master craftsman at work.
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- Neil A. Chef added a new meal Lunch at Tempura Kondo (てんぷら 近藤) at Kondo (てんぷら 近藤)
Lunch at ⭐️⭐️ Tempura Kondo in Tokyo a while back. There is a story relating to this extremely highly regarded tempura restaurant on the 9th floor of an unassuming block in the Ginza district that I find very pleasing, and in my view it very neatly surmises an element of Japanese culture that I have always looked upon with awe and envy in equal... More
Lunch at ⭐️⭐️ Tempura Kondo in Tokyo a while back. There is a story relating to this extremely highly regarded tempura restaurant on the 9th floor of an unassuming block in the Ginza district that I find very pleasing, and in my view it very neatly surmises an element of Japanese culture that I have always looked upon with awe and envy in equal measure.
When then President Barack Obama was in Japan some years ago, it was reported that the Japanese Prime Minister wanted to take him here for a meal. Unfortunately they were fully booked so they had to go elsewhere (Sushi Jiro I believe). In an age where it is relatively straight forward to gain reservations with a nod and a wink it is very pleasing to me that in Japan it is still unthinkable to let your already booked customers down and cancel or move or in anyway inconvenience them and their reservations, even if the most powerful man on the planet wants to drop in.
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- Neil A. Chef added a new meal Dinner at Caelis at Caelis
Crusted beef in vines ashes
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Air of rhubarb and lychee
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My first restaurant tour of 2021 was to Barcelona where the first stop was to ⭐️ Caelis in the Ohla Hotel. Not really a destination restaurant for me but one of the only options for an evening meal that isn’t bounced around on the back of a Deliveroo courier. Restaurants were closed for... More
Crusted beef in vines ashes
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Air of rhubarb and lychee
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My first restaurant tour of 2021 was to Barcelona where the first stop was to ⭐️ Caelis in the Ohla Hotel. Not really a destination restaurant for me but one of the only options for an evening meal that isn’t bounced around on the back of a Deliveroo courier. Restaurants were closed for eat in dinner unless you were staying in the hotel that the restaurant was situated in.
As you know, I love a kitchen counter, and Caelis provides just that. Although quite a deathly quiet experience with just me at the counter and one other two top dining that night, overall it was a pleasant enough meal. I think they just need to pipe a bit of background music in there to liven it up a bit.
It was a longish tasting menu that was served at quite a pace as they require everyone to be finished and out at 10pm. No bad dishes and a couple of excellent ones. One dish of sea cucumber carbonara and another of roasted leek are definitely on the long list for best dishes of the year so far. Desserts did feel like an afterthought though.
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Michelin Guide - ⭐️
OAD - ‘recommended’
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