Bros is self-described as avant-garde and attempts to push the boundaries of gastronomy through inventing new flavors using experimental techniques in fermentation and lab-based processes. They create highly refined and precisely constructed recipes in a molecular style while retaining…
Day 899 – Rome, Italy – (Part 3) – Food Tour of Rome
April 10, 2022
Each region of Italy has a unique style of food and most of it completely unlike the food you will find in an American Italian restaurant. Rome is no exception. Its traditional dishes are very much alive today and…
St. John – March 1, 2022 (London, England)
March 21, 2022
At this point in my life, my list of must-visit restaurants is getting very short. When we decided to fly to the UK, there was only one place I wanted to go. I was an early fan of his underground…
Abantal – February 11, 2022 (Seville, Spain)
February 27, 2022
Abantal was opened by Andalusian chef Julio Fernández Quintero in 2004, and shortly after he won best Andalusian chef in 2005. By 2008 he achieved his first Michelin star which Abantal still retains 14 years later. Abantal is founded…
Day 848 – Seville, Spain – The Best Tapas in Seville
February 21, 2022
I travel for food. And I’ve been around the world in search of the best. Spain might be the best place in the world to eat right now. And my favorite Spanish food comes from Andalusia in southern Spain…
The Best Khao Soi in Chiang Mai
February 9, 2022
I have somewhat of an obsession with the northern Thai specialty, khao soi. It’s a typical northern Thai curry noodle soup that is ubiquitous in Chiang Mai but uncommon in American Thai restaurants and even uncommon in Bangkok and…
Cuisine de Garden – January 22, 2022 (Chiang Mai, Thailand)
February 1, 2022
Cuisine de Garden was originally opened by Chef Leelawat “Nan” Mankongtiphan in Chiang Mai in 2011. A self taught cook, later formally trained in Japanese and French cooking, Chef Nan has appeared on television cooking shows and competitions. After…
Antiqvvm – October 13, 2021 (Porto, Portugal)
October 15, 2021
Antiqvvm with its one Michelin star is the creation of Chef Vitor Matos, raised in Portugal and trained in Switzerland. He has received many awards for his cooking but I haven’t been able to find much about him personally…
Cervejaria Ramiro – July 7, 2021 (Lisbon, Portugal)
July 27, 2021
I normally do not review a la carte restaurants and never a beer hall, but this little spot was special and I had a wonderful meal. Ask any chef in Lisbon if you could only eat at one place in…
100 Maneiras – July 9, 2021 (Lisbon, Portugal)
July 10, 2021
100 Maneiras is the personal project of well known Lisbon chef Ljubomir Stanisic who immigrated to Portugal from Bosnia and Herzegovina as a young man. He is a well known local television personality as a juror on the Portuguese…