About 30 minutes outside the old city of Tallinn in Estonia is where you will find 180degrees. This two Michelin star awarded restaurant is ran by Austrian chef Mathias Diether. Housed in a lovely modern, the interior is as nice and modern as the exterior. The restaurant is divided into two parts: a lounge area…
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Ikarus – Fine dining Red Bull style
Opposite the terminal building of Salzburg Airport is the Red Bull Hangar. The hangar is home to some classic aircraft, as well as a bar and Ikarus Restaurant. Before moving into the restaurant, an (optional) aperitif is served in ‘Mayday Bar’. The bar has a terrace overlooking the aircraft (and other items, including Formula 1…
SENNS Restaurant – A restaurant with all the bells (and whistles)
On a recent trip to Salzburg, I had a chance to visit SENNS Restaurant. This restaurant holds two Michelin stars. Located outside the city centre, it isn’t an obvious choice for an evening out. A taxi is needed to get here, costing an additional EUR 50-75. The building is gorgeous though and is well worth…
Pure C – A (two) Michelin Star “beach club”
All the way on the most southern and westerly part of the Netherlands lies Pure C. Owned and founded by Dutch top-chef and entrepreneur Sergio Herman, the daily business is run by the very young and talented Syrco Bakker. It is located on the second floor of the Strandhotel (beach hotel) in Cadzand. It has…
Restaurant Fred – Well-deserved two stars
Being one of the three two-star restaurants in town, you could argue that competition in fine dining in Rotterdam is high. Where some restaurants make us wonder how stars are awarded, sometimes in a positive way and sometimes in a more negative sense. At Restaurant Fred there is no question. It has two stars and…
Librije’s Zusje – A perfect meal at De Librije’s little sister
With three Michelin stars, De Librije is probably one of the Netherland’s best-known restaurants. For the past five years, the owners have had an advising role in Librije’s Zusje, which is the Librije’s sibling in the Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam. This advising role will end on 1 January, when Lirbije’s Zusje will be renamed to Spectrum….
FG Restaurant – Top of the line food and service in Rotterdam
Many good chefs operate more than one restaurant. Heston Blumenthal has The Fat Duck (three stars) in Bray, and about 30 miles down the road his two-star restaurant “Dinner by Heston”. In Holland, we have Francois Geurts who operates his “FG Bistro” plus his one star “FG Food Labs” as well as his ‘flagship’ two…
Dinner by Heston
Also available in English down below…. Heston Blumenthal is een van ‘s werelds meest bekende chefs en de chef die ik het meest bewonder. Hij komt regelmatig terug als gast chef in Masterchef Australie en de executive chef van de met 3 Michelin sterren bekroonde restaurant ‘The Fat Duck’, waarvan een diner met het prijskaartje…