Cíntia pretty much summed up everything about the wonderful hotel that served as our refuge in a short trip to Cortona in her last article (see). So now we’ll be talking about…
Restaurants
Ferrugem
Ferrugem is a name that everyone, more or less interested in the national gastronomy scene, as heard of, but few have had the boldness and satisfaction of visiting and experiencing it. We…
Les Fables de la Fontaine
The Rue Saint-Dominique in the 7th Parisian district is the craddle of Christian Constant’s empire, and it was also there that “in other life” he opened a sea dedicated restaurant, Les Fables de la…
David Toutain
Nowadays, to understant or interpret the work of a contemporary cook, it’s necessary to do some time traveling, know his roots, education and philosophy, and know where he wants to put his…
Le Violon d’ Ingres
For foreigners the name Christian Constant may, at first sight, not bring many memories, but in the French gastronomy “scene” the picture is different, Chef Constant passed by Ritz and Crillon’s kitchens, where he assured two stars for…
Les Tablettes de Jean-Louis Nomicos
It is common knowledge that nowadays the Spanish vanguard, the Nordic cuisine and even the Peruvian stole the spotlight of the French Nouvelle Cuisine, as it is well evident in rankings like…
Shang Palace
Opening a luxury hotel in Paris goes way beyond the glamour of the opening itself, or the quantity and quality of the beds offered, mainly when we’re talking about a Palace Hotel…
Matsuhisa
The room of Matsuhisa at the Raffles Royal Monceau Few may have heard the name Matsuhisa, but surely no one is indifferent to the diminutive of Nobuyuki Matsuhisa, “NOBU”, the Joel Robuchon or…
Shiko – Tasca Japonesa
A year and a half since its opening, Shiko already turned many pages, among blogs, online magazines and newspapers, bringing the expression “Izakaya” (Tasca in Portuguese), to the vocabulary of Porto’s sushilovers.…