Many questions were asked when at only a month into its operation, Italian Fine Diner Restaurant Otto picked up a coveted Chefs Hat. More-so that the upstart interloper from the southern states also picked up the prestigious Restaurant of the Year (note, not new restaurant of the year). Who were these guys, and what right…
Tag: Award Winning
Fish School: A cool spot with amazing fish
It seems to be list season; the 2017 Hong Kong & Macau Michelin guide was just released, as was the Tatler Top 20. Just two of the many restaurant guides and lists that are available in HK, they’re probably two of the main guides I use when looking for a lovely dining experience; the other…
1* Angler @ South Place Hotel
Sometimes you take a punt and it pays off. Sometimes not. With so many quality restaurants in London, many with Michelin stars, it’s sometimes hard to decide on where to go. I mean, you generally expect a certain level of quality at Michelin starred restaurants, but I’ve been disappointed before. I’d been pigging out a…
1* Galvin la Chapelle – a most beautiful setting
Picture this, a beautiful old building is built for the parish of Bishopsgate as part of a school for girls in 1890; serving as a parish hall and gymnasium. Enter the 70’s, a time of demolishing the old to make way for the new; and if not for a dedicated group of local residents that…
1* L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon @ Covent Gardens
I’m slowly accumulating visits to the many L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon restaurants dotted around the world; yeah, that sounds like a real hardship! If you think about it, the task is not really that difficult. Arguably the most famous chef on the planet and certainly the most decorated (at last count 33 Michelin Stars), Robuchon…
2* Greenhouse – Mayfair London
I’m glad we live in an age where Google Maps exists, because without it I’d have spent all day wandering around the back streets of Mayfair looking for the Greenhouse. The beautiful little restaurant was in the backstreets and mews of one of London’s best areas and was only identifiable from the street because of…
1* Tosca at the Ritz Carlton; where everybody knows your name
Just about everyone of a certain age brackets should remember the TV show ‘Cheers’. It was a half hour sitcom about a bar in Boston and the catchy theme song for the show was called ‘Where everybody knows your name’. If you’re not familiar with it, rekindle your memories or experience for the first time…
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