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Confessions of a Malaysian-born, London-based foodblogger in search of the perfect meal…
Browsing All posts tagged under »Michelin Star Restaurants«
Dinner by Heston: Blumenthal’s London outpost lives up to the hype
Over the past few years, I’ve spent many a morning trying The Fat Duck‘s reservations line, only to be told by that same (now slightly annoying) auto-generated female voice that that the weekend table I was after for 2 months in advance was now fully booked. Accepting that some things are not always meant to […]
Arzak: the meal of a lifetime
December 17, 2011
As 2011 starts to wind down to a close, it’s a time for reflection on the highs of the year food-wise. Superb meals there have been, but for me, 2011 will undoubtedly be marked and defined by one foodie experience alone: it’s the year I discovered the glory of San Sebastian and the legendary cuisine […]
Semplice: contender for the biggest letdown of the year
November 12, 2011
I’ll keep this review short ‘n simple, as despite it’s 1 Michelin star, I found very little to like about Semplice. The one saving grace: The pastas. Top notch ingredients, simply but skillfully executed with well-balanced flavours, it’s perhaps the one and only Michelin-Star-worthy thing about the place. Home-made egg Sedanini was al dente yet light, […]
Yauatcha: Posh Dim Sum does exist after all
September 18, 2011
For many years, I had procrastinated from Dim Sum at Yauatcha. Call it a mixture of skepticism and stubbornness, but I had never bought into the idea of ‘Posh’, Michelin starred Dim sum (… well until now that is). When I think Dim Sum, I think of a budget meal with friends & family round […]
Waiting for Gauthier
August 14, 2011
When I book a 9pm table at what is supposedly a 1 Michelin star establishment, I expect to have a table waiting for us at 9pm. NOT to be sent back outside into the rain and told to come back at 915 because our table wasn’t ready and they didn’t have anywhere for us to […]
Alain Ducasse @ The Dorchester
June 25, 2011
If only there was such a thing as a 4 Michelin Star restaurant… what a fitting venue it would have made for Jo and myself to mark the turn of our 4 years together. Instead, the newest 3 Michelin star restaurant in London would have to do =D. Expectations were high… We were at the […]
Wild Honey
February 27, 2011
Having to pre-book dinner at least a week in advance for Michelin starred places can sometimes be a pain, especially if you get that sudden pang for posh nosh. However, I’ve found that if you are willing to have dinner late enough (i.e. 930pm onwards) as we did at Wild Honey a few months back, you […]
Viajante
February 5, 2011
It’s taken me a long time to get round to visiting Viajante. The irony of it all is that it’s just a 10 minute bus ride from my place. It’s been open barely a year, but in that time the quite brilliant Nuno Mendes has already managed to attain that first coveted Michelin star along […]
Le Manoir Aux Quat Saisons
January 15, 2011
After more than 8 years in London, I finally got round to sorting out my driver’s licence last year (an actual official UK one that is… not the ‘made in Malaysia’ type which I bought in my teens =P). With that has come the liberation and ability to explore the best grub there is to […]
Chez Bruce
December 19, 2010
I get the feeling that Londoners are divided into those who have been to Chez Bruce (and absolutely love it), and those who haven’t been to Chez Bruce. Of all the people I know who have been to this Wandsworth institution before, not a single person has had a bad thing to say about it. And […]
Michael Caines @ Abode (Manchester)
December 12, 2010
So there we were at supposedly one of Manchester’s best restaurants – 1 Michelin star with the Michael Caines seal of approval, waiting patiently by the “please wait to be seated” counter to be seated. You would have thought the sensible thing to do would be to man the counter. 5 minutes later though and […]
Harwood Arms.
November 22, 2010
The words “Michelin-star” and “pub” don’t often get mentioned in the same breath together anywhere in the country, yet alone in London. But it’s official: The Harwood Arms is London’s first ever gastropub to make the cut. And with starters at £6-£7, and mains no more than £17, it’s probably the cheapest Michelin-starred food you […]
Marcus Wareing @ The Berkeley
October 31, 2010
The Berkeley, Wilton Place, Knightsbridge SW1 | marcus-wareing.com | Mon Aug 30th ’10 Many were surprised to find Marcus Wareing missing from the list of elusive 3-star restaurants when Michelin released its 2010 guide earlier this year. The rise of this once Gordon Ramsay protege has been meteoric to say the least ever since a very […]
L’Autre Pied
August 29, 2010
5 Blandford Street, Marylebone W1U | lautrepied.co.uk | Fri 18th June ’10 I often get asked what my favourite restaurant in London is, to which my default answer is : “it depends”. But, it really does depend… Are you after a posh meal or something more casual? Michelin starred cuisine or a down-and-dirt cheap eat? […]
Le Restaurant @ L’Hotel
June 12, 2010
L’Hotel, 13 Rue des Beaux-Arts, 75006 Paris |www.l-hotel.com | ingested 12th Mar 2010 Formerly a sous chef at the 3-Michelin-starred Ledoyen, Le Restaurant’s Head Chef Philippe Belissent is said to be one of the rising stars in the foodie capital of the world. It seemed the fitting place to have a post-Valentine’s day dinner with […]
Hibiscus.
May 2, 2010
29 Maddox Street, W1S London | hibiscusrestaurant.co.uk | ingested Apr 1st 2010 Claude Bosi’s two-Michelin starred Hibiscus has been on my to-do list for some time now since it made the move in 2007 away from its birthplace in Shropshire to its Central London location, tucked away at the corner of Maddox and Mill Street. […]
Arbutus.
March 17, 2010
63-64 Frith Street, Soho W1| arbutusrestaurant.co.uk | forgotten shortly after Oct ’09 If the mother is ever in town and you were thinking of treating her to one of London’s many 1-Michelin-starred eateries, don’t make the mistake of picking Arbutus. If the 5 months its taken me to write this review is anything to go […]
L’Anima.
November 29, 2009
Snowden Street, London EC2 | lanima.co.uk | ingested Oct 17th ’09 I’m a firm believer that the best time to catch a restaurant at its prime is not when its already been showered with buckets of accolades, but when its still hungry as hell… chasing for that first elusive Michelin star. Many were surprised when […]
Nahm.
October 20, 2009
Halkin Street, SW1 | http://www.halkin.como.bz/eat-and-drink/nahm | ingested Oct 10th ’09 Nahm has been on my hitlist for the longest time now. Call it curiosity with a hint skepticism, but having been nurtured on South-East Asian flavours from a very young age, food from that part of the world will no doubt always be more familiar […]
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