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A centrifuge is a useful tool that has gained an increasing interest for kitchen applications the last couple of years. Famous chefs, like Heston Blumenthal and Andoni Luis Aduriz (Mugaritz), have used it for years and also reference to it … Continue reading
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Apart from my interest in eating at good restaurants around the world I also have a curiosity in doing some cooking myself and this past Saturday (i.e. January 12) I made a dinner for five persons and this is what … Continue reading
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At Restaurant vRÅ, the Scandinavian commodity from the sea world meets the Japanese flavors in a very compelling way. The name vRÅ is a play on the Swedish word “rå” which means raw (a lot of the food is served … Continue reading
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Food: creative Address: Alcalá 15, 28014 Madrid Phone Number: +34 915 32 12 75 Website: www.casinodemadrid.es E-mail: terraza.casino@nh-hotels.com Guide Michelin: 2 stars What I paid: 413€ (For two persons including water, wine, coffee and drinks) Visited: July 26, 2011 The palatial 19C building of Casino de Madrid is … Continue reading
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I have more or less not played around anything with spherification, so I just wanted to start with some simple stuff. That said, what I wanted to first of all was basic spherification. Since I had watermelon at home I used that. … Continue reading
Robert M. Parker Jr. is a leading U.S. wine critic with a huge international influence (probably the biggest in the world). His wine ratings on a 100-point scale and his newsletter (The Wine Advocate) with his particular stylistic preferences and … Continue reading
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“The ultimate pleasure experience in Champagne. The most generous Champagne in the world with exceptional finesse” (Krug website in regards to Krug Grande Cuvée) The term vertical in regards to wine tasting is usually used when one specific wine is … Continue reading
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Food: Creative Address: via Stella 22, 41121 Modena, Italy Phone Number: +39 059210118 Website: http://www.osteriafrancescana.it E-mail: info@francescana.it Guide Michelin: 3 stars What I paid: 1320€ (For five persons including water, wine and coffee) Visited: October 19, 2012 Osteria Francescana restaurant … Continue reading
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Food: focus on fish- and seafood Address: via Cantalupa 17, 24060 Brusaporto, Italy Phone Number: +39 035 681024 Website: http://www.davittorio.com E-mail: info@davittorio.com Guide Michelin: 3 stars What I paid: 1269€ (For five persons including water, wine and coffee) Visited: October 18, 2012 Da Vittorio is famous foremost for … Continue reading
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I was this past weekend experimenting a little bit with Transglutaminase (TG). TG, also known as “Meat Glue” is used to bond food together. A transglutaminase is an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of a covalent bond between a free … Continue reading
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