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Restaurant le Cerisier in Lille: good but boring
Le Cerisier, in Lille, offers quality cuisine for a Michelin-starred restaurant, but it's hampered by laborious service.
For my third dinner in Lille, after La Table du Clarance, I chose another Michelin-starred restaurant, Le Cerisier. Ideally I would have preferred...
La table du Clarance in Lille: a good Michelin-starred restaurant
La Table du Clarance's cuisine is quite inventive in its classic guise, with the quality you'd expect from a Michelin-starred restaurant, but with a few welcome creative touches. No more, but no less.
For my second evening in Lille, I...
Restaurant Au Crocodile in Strasbourg: a great experience in this prestigious venue
Au Crocodile, Strasbourg's iconic restaurant, offers traditional but not boring gourmet cuisine, and seems well on the way to regaining its former lustre.
When it came to finding a Michelin-starred restaurant in Strasbourg, I hardly gave it a second thought....
Restaurant 100 Maneiras in Lisbon: a surprising gastronomic journey
100 Maneiras takes you on a gastronomic journey into the world and life of chef Ljubomir Stanisic. It's an experience that's as surprising as it is impressive, and one that's easier to live than to talk about.
It's been several...
The Samuel Restaurant, Copenhagen: Excellent but staggering prices
While in Copenhagen for business purposes, I chose to dine with colleagues at The Samuel restaurant, located a bit outside the Danish capital.
As a reminder, here is the itinerary followed:
The concept
It is a gastronomic restaurant, decorated with a Michelin...
Restaurant Cura in Lisbon: a very good and creative gastronomic restaurant
Cura in Lisbon, the restaurant of the Ritz Four Seasons is a very good gastronomic offering a rather inventive cuisine on classic bases.
For this dinner in Lisbon the choice was not complicated. For my birthday, I had made...
Maison Nouvelle in Bordeaux: a superb experience in the world of Chef Etchebest
Maison Nouvelle, Chef Philippe Etchebest's new Michelin-starred restaurant, is more than just a fine dining experience; it's a journey into the chef's world, strongly influenced by his own personality.
I've been wanting to try Maison Nouvelle for a long...
Restaurant Tentazioni in Bordeaux: a little piece of Italy with gourmet flavours
Tentazioni is an excellent Italian gourmet restaurant in Bordeaux, offering sophisticated but unpretentious cuisine in a warm, family atmosphere, where you'll discover aspects of Italian cuisine you'd never have imagined.
When I planned this trip I had identified a number...
Restaurant 28+ in Gothenburg: a classic starred restaurant
28+ is a Michelin-starred restaurant of a relative classicism. You won't be disappointed, but it's far from the creativity often found in Scandinavian starred restaurants.
In order to finish these vacations in beauty I decided to finish by a...