A monthly summary about World Foodie Guide … It’s been an excellent, though unexpected month. I was quite confused when I was checking my stats one afternoon, to see that I’d had nearly 2000 views and the number were still climbing rapidly. It turned out that Ilta Sanomat, the Finnish tabloid and the country’s second [...]
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Posted in dining out, Estonia, Finnish, food, French, restaurant review, restaurants, Tallinn, 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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Here are my favourite restaurants in London and around the world. They might be ones I visit regularly, or those I’ve only been to once or twice but haven’t stopped thinking about. And despite London being rated the most expensive city in the world for dining out, I still manage to eat very well here [...]
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Posted in dining out, Estonia, food, French, restaurant review, restaurants, Tallinn, 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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