Posted in French, London, cookery, cooking, dining out, food, recipe, restaurant review, restaurants, traveleating on Sep 2nd, 2008
L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon has been on and off my restaurant wishlist ever since it opened in London. However, after going to Taste London in June and sampling their crispy langoustine fritter with basil pistou and baby beef and foie gras burger with lightly caramelised bell peppers, I was finally persuaded to make the journey [...]
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Posted in Estonia, Finnish, French, Tallinn, dining out, food, restaurant review, restaurants, traveleating, wine on May 18th, 2008
Have you heard the news that back in 2004, Hilary Clinton beat John McCain in a vodka drinking contest at Gloria in Tallinn, Estonia? Gloria is one of my highest rated restaurants in the world. It’s an incredible experience, and I would fly to Tallinn just to eat at Gloria. My husband told me about [...]
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I don’t think many people remember Alan Yau’s short-lived Italian venture Anda. The food was delicious, albeit pricey, and perhaps the Baker Street location wasn’t right for it. It seems, however, to be working perfectly well for Galvin Bistrot de Luxe, the French restaurant that has taken over the site. Run by top chef brothers [...]
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Posted in Estonia, French, Tallinn, dining out, food, restaurant review, restaurants, travel, traveleating, wine on Dec 27th, 2006
While researching Tallinn’s restaurant scene for a six day visit over Christmas, I came across Gloria, ‘one of the world’s top 100 restaurants’ according to Condé Nast Traveller. Open since 1937, various world leaders and even a Pope have dined here at this most exclusive of restaurants. Furthermore, it has a superb wine cellar, considered [...]
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[UPDATE - JUNE 2009 - FLORENT is no longer at this location, but is apparently relocating elsewhere soon]
Open 24 hours, 7 days a week, Florent is a fabulous place to eat in New York when you’re hungry, particularly late at night or in the early hours of the morning after a spot of clubbing. Located [...]
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