Two weeks ago I visited a little restaurant in Denmark called "Noma" whose main claim to fame is that it is apparently the best restaurant in the world.
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Two weeks ago I visited a little restaurant in Denmark called "Noma" whose main claim to fame is that it is apparently the best restaurant in the world.
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Barely twenty days after my sublime experience at the famed Fat Duck restaurant I returned to the rarefied climes of Michelin 3-star dining with my skating coach and team manager to one of only two 3-star-rated restaurants in all of the Netherlands – De Librije. De Librije is located in a building that used...
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Heston Blumenthal is a chef well known amongst those who are into fine dining. His restaurant “The Fat Duck” has won numerous awards including three Michelin Stars, and Restaurant of the Year. When I say “Restaurant of the Year”, I don’t just mean restaurant of the year in Bray, Berkshire, or even all of...
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He is the angry chef on TV. He, like many top chefs, has a reputation for his temper and perhaps that kind of perfectionism is part of the reason why his reputation for his temper is equaled by his reputation for food. Recently, while in London, I had the pleasure of joining some old...
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News assignments are kinda cool, sports assignments aren’t bad either… but food… mmm…. Those who know me well know that I like food. I am capable of consuming copious amounts of it and, when married with a well-traveled and somewhat refined palette, this makes for an expensive combination. When the opportunity to go along...
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There were actually three distinct adventures in cake. First there was Peter’s cake, which we constructed for his birthday. Then there was Peter’s second cake, which was a goodbye cake. Then there was… wait for it… Han’s cake, constructed with similar materials as Peter’s first cake, was made for his birthday. Peter’s Cake #1...
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I like my food. For about as long as I can remember, I have had somewhat expensive tastes. For a long time I was very picky about my food, then I was sent to boarding school. Now, I am somewhat less picky about my food, but I still retain an appreciation for fine dining....
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