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A NEW DISCOVERY: SANT PERE DEL BOSC
Evaluation: 16/20This is a well hidden gem in Spain. It is a boutique hotel-restaurant complex, hidden in the hills above the wealthy Catalane town of Lloret del Mar. Our friend Josep Vilella took us...
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AN OUTSTANDING “BECASSE” MEAL IN SPAIN: CA L’ENRIC
EVALUATION: 19.5/20With the closing of El Bulli, there are now quite a few contenders in Spain for the title of the world’s most celebrated trend setting restaurant. Of the contenders, the only one I...
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LE MEILLEUR BOUILLABAISSE: LE PETIT NICE
Sometimes traditional dishes are not that good…Especially fish soups. Some version of fish soup exists in all Mediterranean countries. Their common problem is that, while the broth is often tasty,...
View ArticleYAHOO AIDS CRIMINALS
I read in the Herald Tribune on June 15-16 that Yahoo is fighting requests by the US government to spy on users. This is supposedly because the put their “users first.” The article quotes a ruling in...
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EARLY JUNE 2013 TRIP TO TUSCANY, ULIASSI IN MARCHE, VILLA FIORDALISO IN LAKE...
The restaurants reviewed in this report are the following.Lorenzo in Forti di MarmiVeanzio in ColonnataTrattoria Martinatica in PietrasantaLocanda S. Andrea in LuccaCibreo in FirenzeLa Pineta in...
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LATE JUNE 2013 TRIP TO PUGLIA, ITALY, WITH ONE NIGHT IN ROMA
The restaurants reviewed in this report are the following.Corte in Fiori in TraniSalvatore Cucco in Gravina in PugliaAl Buco Preferito in TraniAntiche Sapori in AndriaPasha in ConversanoLa Puritate in...
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JUNE 2013 TRIP TO PARIS AND BORDEAUX: HOSTELLERIE DE PLAISANCE AND LE SAINT...
The restaurants reviewed in this report are the following.Severo in ParisCafé Esperance in BouillacHostellerie de Plaisance in Saint EmilionLion d’Or near MargauxLe Saint James in Bouillac...
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LATE JUNE 2013 TRIP TO SPANISH BASQUE REGION: ETXEBARRI, ELKANO, ZUBEROA,...
The restaurants and bars reviewed in this report are the following.Narru in DonostiaZuberoa in OiartzunUrola in DonostiaBordo Berri in DonostiaSan Telma in DonostiaBernardo Etxea in DonostiaElkano in...
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NOVEMBER 2013 TRIP TO PARIS
The restaurants reviewed in this report are the following.Chez MichelLa Table d’AkiChez l’Ami JeanLe DomeLedoyen CHEZ MICHEL The service is crappy, but this is one of the great classic bistros. Amuse:...
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AIMO E NADIA: THE BEST RESTAURANT OF NORTHERN ITALY (NOVEMBER 2013)
RANKING: 18.5/20Two consecutive meals at Aimo e Nadia convinced me that this is the best “refined dining” restaurant in Northern Italy, better than the very good Le Calandre, the now declining Da...
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NOVEMBER 2013 TRIP TO MILANO, CREMONA, BERGAMO, AND ALBA
The restaurants reviewed in this report are the following.Amomando in MilanoDa Vittorio near BergamoDal Pescatore near CremonaLa Crepa near CremonaTornavento in TreisoAll’Enoteca in CanaleDa Renzo in...
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NOVEMBER 2013 TRIP TO DONOSTIA
The restaurants reviewed in this report are the following.Borda Berri Tapas Bar Viento Sur Tapas BarGarbola Tapas Bar Niza Hotel Bar Operated by Narru Ganbara Tapas Bar Dickens Bar Narru in Niza...
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AZURMENDI IN LARRABETZU (DECEMBER 2013)
Ranking: 17/20It is located on N637 at Exit 25.This restaurant in the Spanish Basque country has been awarded three Michelin stars in 2013. Chef and co-owner Eneko Atxa is in his early 30s and has...
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CA LENRIC: WOODCOCK FEAST AND MORE
Evaluation: 19/20Date: March 9, 2014This is one of the best restaurants in Spain. They handle becasse (woodcock) probably better than everybody else.Amuses. We had excellent brown carrots with...
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SHORT TRIP TO BARCELONA: VILA VINITECA and LA VENTA (MARCH 2014)
1. VILA VINITECA WINE BAR.This is an excellent place to sample jamon iberico from Maldonado.First plate: tuna with olive oil, cured anchovies, bacalao, and guindillas peppers.Second plate: sweet...
View ArticleITALIAN WINES: May-August 2014
We drank the following wines.1997 Luigi Pira, Barolo “Marenca” 92/1001997 San Guisto a Rentennano, Percarlo 94+/1002008 Azienda Agricola Palari di Salvatore Graci. Palari Faro 88/1002010 Az....
View ArticleAMERICAN RED WINES: May-August 2014
We drank the following wines.1994 Dehlinger, Pinot Noir “Goldridge Vineyard” 90/1001998 Leonetti, Cabernet Sauvignon “Reserve” 90/100 1994 Dehlinger, Pinot Noir “Goldridge Vineyard”.Sweet haystick...
View ArticleGERMAN WINES: May-August 2014
We drank the following wines.2003 Clemns Busch. Riesling. Trocken. Spatlese 95/1002010 Bareiss, Old Vines Riesling, Mosel 97/1002011 BattenfeldSpanier, Am Schwarzen, Herrgott, Riesling, GG 97/100...
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YAM'TCHA (May and June 2014)
Evaluation: 18.5/20Two trips to this Parisian restaurant proved that this is one of the most exciting restaurants where I will be looking forward to dine in the future. Madame Grattard cooks well...
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PASQUALE PAOLI in L’ILE ROUSSE: BEST RESTAURANT IN CORSICA
Evaluation: 17/20This is the best restaurant in Corsica, even better than Casadelmar in Porte Vecchio (which merits 16/20). Chef/owner Ange Canonzi buys his fish and vegetables daily from the market,...
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