Restaurant Reviews
ALAIN DUCASSE AT THE PLAZA ATHENEE
Is Alain Ducasse at the Plaza Athenee one of the best restaurants in Paris? Certainly, the man currently regarded as the god of French cooking has the prettiest room in the most glamorous hotel in town
Read the full story hereObsession 16
Obsession 16 is the latest incarnation of the now famous annual gastronomic celebration at Northcote. Initiated for the new millennium by this Lancashire manor hotel with Michelin-starred restaurant named best place to stay outside London, it will this year field 18 chefs with an equal number of Michelin stars from all over the UK and beyond.
Read the full story hereDelicious LIbrije’s Zusje Restaurant. Amsterdam
Given that hotels find it hard enough to get every guest into their signature restaurant, it’s saying something that Librije’s Zusje Amsterdam has made the Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam a dining, as well as sleeping, destination within less than a year of opening.
Read the full story hereARBUTUS LONDON
Arbutus London is that rare thing, a Michelin-starred restaurant in casual dress. It’s as much a place to relax and have a good time over an interesting glass of wine as to enjoy gutsy food with big flavours. No tablecloths and minimal decor, with slightly incongruous butcher-block tables playing against mirrored glass in the back […]
Read the full story hereLES COUILLES DU CHIEN
When the name of your bar translates as the dog’s bollocks, you know you’re in for some kick-ass drinks. Les Couilles du Chien delivers them with style in the heart of Soho.
Read the full story hereDistilled at Gratz Park. Taste the beautiful south in Lexington
The first I knew about Distilled at Gratz Park was when I stumbled into the Gratz Park Inn, a charming boutique hotel tucked away in a quiet square in downtown Lexington Kentucky.
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