This Chef has 3 Michelin stars, but it wasn’t what I was expecting… 😳

Part 1 of a special Chasing Stars series from the Algarve, a 4-day tribute at @vilajoya celebrating Chef Dieter Koschina’s @dieterkoschina 30 years of Michelin stars.

Kicking off: Chef @edip_sigl_official from 3⭐️ @essenz_edipsigl . He warned me to temper expectations, it was an away game, but what followed was a masterclass in precision under pressure.

Champagne on Wheels was the theme: free-flowing Pol Roger, Churchill’s favourite, and décor from 20,000 corks and bottles.

Flying appetisers, including his signature “Cloud”, led into 15 ambitious courses from roasted chicken with caviar and white truffle to hamachi with caviar and lemongrass.

Watching a chef cook for another chef is a rare kind of respect and as Koschina, the grand old man of Portuguese gastronomy, looked on, it was clear this was a tribute deeply earned.

Maybe it was the ocean view… maybe the serotonin from a sunset swim… but this felt like Bayern Munich playing away against PSG and winning with one man down.
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📍 Algarve, Portugal
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Es:senz Chef Edip Sigl
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