I find that more and more people want to know where locals eat when they travel to a new city, rather than relying on restaurants that offer safe, “tourist menus”. Lately, I have discovered a new source for restaurant recommendations: chefs. Before visiting Copenhagen last spring, I read an article in which the chefs from… Continue Reading
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Reinventing What Hotels Ought to Be: A Visit to Hôtel La Ferme in Charlevoix
Imagine if one of the Cirque du Soleil founders had the idea of reinventing what a hotel ought to be, and decided to build it in one of Quebec’s most charming villages, pair it with one of the province’s best skiing mountains, and link it with a scenic train ride to Quebec City. Sounds too… Continue Reading
Restaurant Review: Patente et Machin, Quebec City
Quebec City’s Patente et Machin (roughly translated as ‘Trinket and Doodad’) is the city’s most popular new restaurant. Opened just two months ago in a former diner of the St-Sauveur neighborhood, an area of the city that is off the average visitor’s radar, it’s the most talked about Quebec City restaurant in blogs and social… Continue Reading
Two outstanding seasonal, menu-less restaurant experiences in Amsterdam: DeKas and Bloesem
I love tasting menus. They showcase a chef’s talent at its best, each dish on the menu tend to be presented in a smaller portion and in a more intricate manner, and they allow me to taste things I wouldn’t be inclined to choose as an entrée. As a creative person myself, I like to… Continue Reading
Review: Wylie Dufresne’s WD-50
Last on our list of New York City restaurant visits was Wylie Dufresne’s WD-50. Located in Lower East Side, I wouldn’t say the neighborhood was the most enjoyable to walk through on a Friday night, but the unpretentious location hints at the chef’s character. Dufresne is a leader in the molecular gastronomy movement, and he… Continue Reading