The Closed Door There’s a doorbell. Just a doorbell. In Dubai – a city that advertises everything in gold leaf and fifteen-metre-high letters – Björn Frantzén hid his restaurant behind an unmarked…
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Atlantis The Palm: When myth meets reality
The Paradox of reality For years, I kept a cautious distance from Dubai. I saw it as a theatre of excess, a postcard of glittering skyscrapers and fabricated backdrops. But cities, like…
Studio Frantzén: The Democracy of Rigour
Between Stockholm and the Desert The world becomes more intriguing when seen through the eyes of a child. The sparkle in little Francisca’s gaze, as she earnestly describes the grandeur of things…
Dinner by Heston Blumenthal — Cooking History, Serving Surprise
There aren’t many restaurants that welcome you with a panoramic lift where a waterfall spills in slow motion — like a lush spoiler of what awaits above. But here we are, at…
Il Palagio — The Silent Renaissance of Florence
Florence is a city that lives a fascinating gastronomic paradox: it receives over 16 million visitors a year, yet when it comes to cutting-edge Italian cuisine or culinary icons, its name is…
Florence Dreamed: A Love Letter to the Four Seasons Hotel Firenze
Some dreams take root in our imagination and grow quietly over the years like ivy wrapping itself around the ancient stone walls of Florence. Since 2013, when I began writing about…
Onde — When the Sea Reaches Florence
A palace as a stage. The sea as a language. Florence as a backdrop. There are restaurants one visits out of curiosity. And then there are the others — the ones we…
GUCCI OSTERIA FIRENZE — Florence, Once Again
A return with the scent of a debut There are cities one does not simply visit — one returns to them. As if they were inscribed within us, waiting to be rediscovered.…
Esporão Wine Bar – Where the land is served in small portions
The Alentejo makes no apologies for its vastness. Neither does Esporão. On the same estate that houses the Michelin-starred restaurant of Carlos de Albuquerque Teixeira, there is an even more restrained and…