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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 Frantzén at Frantzén
This is Frantzen in its old iteration at the previous cramped premises and it is interesting to look back two years and see how far they have come. I wonder did they think that just two years later they would be open in an incredibly spacious and luxurious new property and by one of only a very few resataurants in the world to be awarded a 3* michelin... More
This is Frantzen in its old iteration at the previous cramped premises and it is interesting to look back two years and see how far they have come. I wonder did they think that just two years later they would be open in an incredibly spacious and luxurious new property and by one of only a very few resataurants in the world to be awarded a 3* michelin straight away. You can see there are a couple of dishes that still remain years later on the new Frantzen menu. French toast and a dessert looks familiar in preparation. Less
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- Neil A. Chef added a new meal Dinner at Gaggan at Gaggan – Bangkok
My first meal at Gaggan. Before the emoji menu and even a little before it went on the Worlds 50 Best list later that year as highest new entry.
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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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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 FACIL at FACIL
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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
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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 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 Hiša 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 Carters of Moseley at Carters of Moseley
Last bite to round off a superb meal.
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Next on this little stage of the tour where we were ping-ponging around the UK we were heading back up to Birmingham for another visit to ⭐️ @cartersofmoseley where @chefbradcarter is another chef who has been using his time during lockdown to really work on his menus and dishes. This... More
Last bite to round off a superb meal.
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Next on this little stage of the tour where we were ping-ponging around the UK we were heading back up to Birmingham for another visit to ⭐️ @cartersofmoseley where @chefbradcarter is another chef who has been using his time during lockdown to really work on his menus and dishes. This meal was really on another level from our last visit.
We were actually supposed to be eating at Ynyshir in Wales but unfortunately they had to unexpectedly close to quarantine for two weeks due to a positive case amongst the staff. I really felt for Gareth Ward as that must have been such a blow for him and his team. Brad and Gareth are good friends so it felt right to be eating at Carters if we couldn’t go to Ynyshir. They also have a similar style to their cooking which focuses on British produce presented in dishes often of a playful nature.
Brad has made a few small changes to the restaurant and added a kitchen table where we enjoyed our meal while having the best view of all the action.
This is a fantastic restaurant and I highly recommend you visit.
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Michelin Guide - ⭐️
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W50Best -
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