Had a lovely lunch yesterday at Bar Raval, Toronto. This is a beautiful tapas bar on College St, with a design that’s channelling Gaudi. We ate very well, including tinned…
Eating and drinking in Hong Kong: Mott32, Ho Lee Fook, Divino, Luk Yu
Continuing my reviews of the Hong Kong dining and boozing scene (I started with fab wine bars Le Cabane and Le Quinze Vins), here are a few mentions. First of…
Wine in Hong Kong: La Cabane
My first night in Hong Kong. I get to the hotel, meet Natalie (who’d arrived earlier) and head out to La Cabane, in Central. We’re staying in Kowloon, so it’s…
A great meal at Aniar, Galway
We were in Galway for a Beaujolais masterclass, and it went well. But folks need to eat, and so we made a reservation at Aniar, the town’s Michelin-starred restaurant, opting…
At the Fish Shop, Dublin, with Tondonia Rosé, Dagueneau and UBE
It was the second stop in the Ireland Beaujolais tour. After a very successful seminar, we headed over to the Fish Shop, Benburb Street, for a remarkable meal including some…
Lunch at Nedre Foss Gård, Oslo, with Sandhi and Souhaut
On Sunday, Brian Smith and I had some time to spare in Oslo, so we lunched. We’d been recommended Nedre Foss Gård, which is a restaurant in an old building…
In Vancouver: we buy and cook spot prawns straight from the sea, with chef Ned Bell
This was a fun day. We headed out to Granville Island, Vancouver, where we met up with chef Ned Bell at Edible Canada After a lunch of bison poutine, we…
An evening of cocktails and fine dining at Arbour with Elemental Distillers
I’m used to going to dinners that match posh food with snazzy wines. But on Saturday night it was time for something different. Arbour restaurant, the top fine dining destination…
Dinner at Roots, Lyttelton: one of New Zealand’s great foodie destinations
While we were down in Christchurch, it was great to be able to visit Roots in Lyttelton. It’s a much-talked about New Zealand foodie destination and the only restaurant outside…