Some years after eating at Zafferano Restaurant, where chef Locatelli used to work, I had the pleasure or eating his food again. For some time now, he has his own restaurant, Locanda Locatelli, based in a street parallel to the famous Oxford Street in London. When approaching the restaurant, from the outside the restaurant you…
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Wolf Atelier – Refined cuisine in the center of Amsterdam
Amsterdam is home to some of Holland’s better/best restaurants, like Librije’s Zusje and Vermeer. Next to this, there are many other good and excellent, but less well-known restaurants that really are worth a visit. For some time, we have wanted to visit one of these lesser-known restaurants; Wolf Atelier. Located a few minutes walk from…
Atelier Wilma – Casual fine dining in Frankfurt
Just south-west of the downtown area of Frankfurt, within walking distance of the big cathedral is the restaurant Atelier Wilma. It is in a nice area with some shops, away from the fancy high-rise office buildings of some of Europe’s largest banks. For some reason, the face of the building reminded me of Hansel and…
The Social Eating House – Unpretentious good food in London
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…
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…