A lovely dinner in a very cool dining room. Very much worth the visit to the outer limits of Vienna. Congrats on the 3rd star!
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11/21/18 – Vienna – Steiereck
While I am sure that the setting is more beautiful during the day, darkness did nothing to diminish this fantastic experience. It certainly should be much higher on the World’s 50 Best list. And for anybody who loves a cart, the bread, cheese and tea carts are not to be missed.
11/20/18 – Budapest – Onyx
Dinner at Onyx is a perfect 2 michelin star experience. Service was very welcoming and friendly despite the fairly formal space and all dishes quite good. The bread basket is perhaps the best one I’ve had and its truly a shame that I couldn’t put more of a dent in it. Definitely a do not miss when in Budapest.
water buffalo tartare, shallot, mushroom
goose liver, coffee, almond
catfish, bacon, fish soup
oxtail consomme
venison “montage,” duck ravioli, celeriac, chervil
turo rudi, forest fruits
11/19/18 – Budapest – Costes Downtown
I highly recommend this great spot in Budapest which is the sister restaurant to the original Costes.
scallop, pan fried, sweet potato, orange
jerusalem artichoke, soup, cheese mousse, walnut
venison, caramelized onion, truffle, potato
cheese
11/10/19 – Chicago – Smyth
Somehow I unfortunately misplaced the menu. However Smyth gets better and better with each visit. A definite must do in Chicago.
Stockholm – 6/28/18 – Mathias Dahlgren & Gastrologik
Mathias Dahlgren
During the day this space in the Grand Hotel is absolutely lovely and makes for a quite perfect lunch stop. It is pricey but every dish was fantastic and it was very hard to choose what to order.
raw marinated pike-perch & pine nuts, trout roe, orange, lemon verbena
steamed bun “pork adobo,” pickled cucumber, coriander, pepper
green peas & roasted cauliflower, pickled garlic, rye bread, lime
Gastrologik
With very limited time I had a very difficult time trying to narrow down where I wanted to dine in Stockholm. This was the opening I debated for a while and can’t imagine having missed Gastrologik.
tunnbrod with smoked perch
summer onion and rakfisk
chicken liver, apple and meringue
grass kelp with truffle algaes
seasonal greenery with last winter’s smoked cod roe
knackebrod made with Warbrokvarn spelt with lovage ‘margarine’
karintorp tomatoes with mates herring, sour cream and pine shoot oil
raw shrimp from Smogen with radishes and horseradish
soured vegetables, daikon, black currant leaves and maritime flavours
smoked mackerel from Smogen with cucumber, unripe gooseberries and angelica
Zander’s cheek with peas and white asparagus porridge
Lettuce from Karshamra farm with grilled butter
Breast, thigh and stomach of corn-fed duck from Munka-Ljungby with rhubarb
Elderflower with frozen yoghurt and cucumber
Frozen sorrel with cream and parsley
Tea
“Sandkaka’ with currant leaves and early summer blossoms
White asparagus tart with honey
NYC – 3/25/17 – Marea & Momofuku Nishi
Marea
So many years later still a standby and one of my favorite midtown lunch stops. It is a bit scary to think about how much of the fusilli I have eaten in my lifetime!
polipo – grilled octopus, smoked potatoes, pickled red onion, radish, chilies, tonnato
fusilli – durum wheat pasta, red wine braised octopus, bone marrow
sorbet
Momofuku Nishi
If only I could now transport Nishi to my new neighborhood on the west coast. It quickly became one of my favorites in NYC. Service has often been spotty and on this particular visit it took me an entire course to get our server’s attention to order another drink. But the food somehow always trumps the less than perfect service and I continue to return. Plus finding a penicillin on a cocktail list is reason enough to visit.
penicillin
diver scallops – shio kombu, tiger’s milk, cucumber
romaine – walnut bagna cauda
beets & avocado – shiro shoya, quinoa, chia seeds
squash pancake & onion vinegar
roasted pork – brussels sprouts, barley miso
pound cake