A revisit to a restaurant that I remembered so fondly back in 2010. Long live that bacon brioche!
First meal in London is walking down memory lane for some classic seafood dishes. Hello, cholesterol town!
Always a good idea to eat at a place where your friend runs the kitchen. This time, it is the restaurant that replaces LPW.
Venturing into the heart of Williamsburg is Okonomi - a place that serves up one soup, three dish, authentic Japanese breakfast. 美味しい!
Located in Southern Japan is a store specializing in unagi since 1873. It's the best unagi kabayaki (うなぎの蒲焼) I have ever had to date.
Kyushu-mae, a style of sushi that emphasizes harmonious combinations of ingredients. Located in Northern Kyushu, Sushi Morita is arguably one of the two best in the world for this style.
Yet another fabulous meal from the 4th dinner in the ALT series. This time, a collab with Atoboy, whipping up Southern French classics.
Pop-up halibut-themed dinner from Alex Leonard, Laurent Gras and Tim Dornon.
This is the best dinner I have had in 2016.
Spoilers: Rant ahead. Buckle up. And I will let the tirade rip through this vegan restaurant that recently found home in Greenwich Village.
2017 Michelin NYC *-ed restaurants list leaked! Click here to read the list and my thoughts on the ratings.
Finally getting the chance to try Sushi Inoue which quietly opened in Harlem last year. A truly authentic experience awaits.
A new kid on the block in the saturated Noho neighborhood showcasing Japanese (Akita) fusion cuisine. And it is quite a welcoming entry.
Opened for three weeks, Secchu Yokota (折衷よこ田) features a $65 a pop tempura omakase menu. This may be one of the best deals in the City right now.
After parting ways with Sushi Dojo, David Bouhadana debuts a pop-up venture, Sushi on Jones, which serves a 30-minute, 12-piece omakase in the newly-built Brooklyn Market. In short - amazing quality-price-ratio.
A recent change menu sees the prix fixe dropped in favor of smaller plates in Tom Colicchio's flagship restaurant. How does this stack up to the past?
Agern - the new kid on the block by one of the co-founders of Noma, none other than Claus Meyer. This is a long post, which is only fair to catalogue just how memorable the meal was.
A new kid on the block of New York's dining scene. This time is a transplant from the famed, eponymous restaurant from Paris, the brains behind which is the 3-star Antoine Westermann.
A new kid on the block, serving up inventive, modern French fare with a global twist. The brain behind? A jaw-droppingly young Liz Johnson who is merely 25 years old.
A recently-opened offshoot of Jewel Bako in New York City, serving up mostly Edo-mae style sushi. Spoiler: It does hold up to expectations.
The chef de cuisine behind Blanca (2*) opens up his shop. This is one superb gem of a neo-bistro in LES.
An exquisite dinner showcasing the best Cantonese cuisine has to offer to the senses. This is what Cantonese fine dining is about.
A very enjoyable dinner marred by unnecessary, fussy and gimmicky presentation techniques
Revisiting one of my favorite restaurants in Shanghai after my hiatus for 3 years. Does it live up to my memory and to the hype?
An enjoyable, delicious dimsum lunch at one of Hong Kong's oldest establishments. This just goes to show the ridiculousness of the Michelin guide in non-European, non-Japanese countries.
A look at how Haute cuisine manifests itself in traditional Japanese Kaiseki dinners in one of the most established restaurants in the world - Tenku RyuGin Hong Kong.
Meal executed with grace and finesse, though creativity is lacking regrettably.