When people think of good restaurants, especially Michelin star restaurants, they often associate this with a small portions in a formal setting. Also, they assume it is going to be an expensive meal using unusual ingredients. In SoHo, central london you will find a restaurant that will prove everyone wrong that has this view of…
Author: Raldi Somers
Restaurant Sense – Lunch worthy of a star
In the south of Holland, you’ll find the carnaval (Mardi Gras) capital of The Netherlands; Den Bosch. This town is known for carnaval and the Bossche Bollen (chocolate-covered profiterol XXXXXL), but it should be noted that we have recently learned that you have some excellent restaurants there as well. One of them is for sure…
Nieuwe Polderkeuken – Upscale local food in the middle of the countryside
Over the past months, I have visited some well-known and even Michelin star awarded restaurants. Luckily, we are not bound by the Michelin guide and the Nieuwe Polderkeuken is one of those hidden and less-known treasures that is not in the Michelin guide. The restaurant is located in Stolwijk, which is a small rural village…
Restaurant Jaimie van Heije – Seriously good, simple food
The greater Amsterdam area is full of decent and good restaurants. Some with experienced and slightly older chefs, but some with younger talented chefs. Examples are The White Room, but definitely also Restaurant Jaimie van Heije. The latter is located in Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, a small village right next to Amsterdam. The restaurant looks…
Funkalistic Bar & Bistro – A quick and nice dinner in Stockholm
Stockholm may not come to mind when thinking of a culinary city in Europe. Cities like Paris and Barcelona would be a more obvious choice. After visiting Funkalistic I still wouldn’t call it the culinary capital of Europe but I do now know that the Swedish can cook…or at least some of them. May not…
Restaurant Soigné – A taste of cooking in a Michelin star kitchen
It is no secret that eating a nice meal is more my kind of thing that preparing one. Don’t get me wrong, I love to cook but my cooking skills are limited. As a result, I have a growing respect or even admiration for people preparing good food in fine dining restaurants. Not only because…
Pied-a-Terre – Refined French cuisine in Londen
Located at walking distance from Oxford Street, London’s best known shopping street you will find a Michelin star awarded French restaurant called Pied-a-Terre. It’s home base is a nice little street full of restaurants and shops, just outside the part flooded by tourists. Just like many or even most restaurants, the outside of the restaurant…
The Park – Hotel restaurant by a Michelin star chef
Many of the Michelin star chefs have secondary restaurants, either with or without a star of its own. Parkheuvel is one of the Netherlands’ best-know Michelin star restaurants. The chef of Restaurant Parkheuvel, Erik van Loo, has also prepared the menu for The Park which is the restaurant inside the Bilderberg Hotel in Rotterdam. As…
A seasonal treat: Truffels at De Burgemeester in Linschoten
One of the great joys of the seasons is the variety of food they bring to the table. Strawberries are best in May/June, but the autumn also has its delicious treats; Truffles. Once a year, one restaurant in the small town of Linschoten (Holland) dedicates a whole menu to this one ingredient. By popular demand,…
Dinner with a view – Dining at the Alhambra in Granada
Granada in Spain is probably best-know for the Alhambra compound on top of the hill. Because of this tourist attraction, the town is teeming with hotels and restaurants. Like in all town, the quality varies immensely; Some are in great locations where others really focus on serving great food. With a view of the Alhambra,…