Best Restaurants in Guadalajara
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Best Restaurants in Guadalajara

Tortas Ahogadas may be the signature dish of Guadalajara, but this metropolis is rich in history and cuisine. From street food to fine dining, your choices are endless, not only for Mexican cuisine, but for other international favorites as well. There’s a few restaurants that really stand out and have received numerous accolades for their…

Nordic Fare at Geranium
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Nordic Fare at Geranium

The World’s 50 Best Restaurants List sponsored by S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna, has been enamored with Geranium for several years. In 2018, Geranium was listed as the 19th best restaurant in the world. One year later, this Copenhagen restaurant was listed as #5. Restaurants around the world, including the worlds best restaurants, took a hit…

Beautiful San Sebastian
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Beautiful San Sebastian

Officially known as Donostia, San Sebastian is the capital of the Basque province Gipuzkoa in Northern Spain and is the quintessential European city. Located just 30 minutes from the French border, San Sebastian has been a coastal retreat for Renaissance royalty, modern-day celebrities, and gastronomical innovation. It’s one of the top foodie destinations in the…

Hisa Franko in Residence Pop Up Dinner in Madrid
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Hisa Franko in Residence Pop Up Dinner in Madrid

We were thrilled to receive a notification from the Worlds Fifty Best Restaurants during our month long European vacation that Ana Ros was bringing her world renowned restaurant, Hisa Franko, to Madrid for a residency at the NH Hotel while we would be visiting. Within moments we had reservations on what would be the last…

Maido
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Maido

Rated as the  #1 restaurant on Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants for the third year in a row, and in the top 10 of the Worlds Best Restaurants, Maido is an exploration of two dominate cultures blending into its own. Maido, which means “welcome” in Japanese, is the manifestation of Chef Mitsuharu ‘Micha’ Tsumura, a Nikkei…

The Exotic Flavors of Central
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The Exotic Flavors of Central

It is almost by accident that we finally made it to Lima for an epic nine days exclusively for dining. We might be the only Americans who ever traveled to Peru for that long of a trip that didn’t just pass through Lima on their way to Cusco and Machu Picchu. I have been following…

The Makings of a Truly Memorable Meal
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The Makings of a Truly Memorable Meal

Tiffany and I leave for Lima, Peru today in what could be the final frontier of our food adventures. Over the course of nine days we will dine at ten of the top 50 restaurants in Latin America as well as the newly opened Kjolle, solo venture of Central partner Pia Leone. When we go…

My Thoughts on San Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2018
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My Thoughts on San Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2018

The San Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants was revealed last night, and these are my thoughts. It was really good to see Geranium crack the top twenty as they certainly belong there. Our meal at their restaurant in Copenhagen remains one of the greatest meals I have had outside of Spain.     Ditto for…

Inventive Cuisine at Relae
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Inventive Cuisine at Relae

From Our Restaurant Archives: A few years ago we were in Copenhagen, where we met a food critic at Geranium who enthusiastically recommended going to Relae. We were glad we listened to her. Relae has it all; the food, the location, and the people watching. The restaurant has a casual atmosphere, while the food is…

Most Memorable Dining Experience- Martin Berasategui
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Most Memorable Dining Experience- Martin Berasategui

From Our Restaurant Archives: We travel extensively mostly for food experiences. When we sit back and reminisce about our adventures, only a handful of restaurants are repeatedly mentioned time and again. Martin Berasategui is one of those. It’s a restaurant that is continuously on the cutting edge of new gastronomical techniques, experiments with flavors and…

Momofuku’s Comfort Korean Fusion Cuisine
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Momofuku’s Comfort Korean Fusion Cuisine

Momofuku Ssäm Bar’s Korean fusion cuisine never ceases to amaze us. The food is tremendous, and the artistic presentation and creative preparation really make you forget where you are and what’s around you. The conversational drone and blaring music fade away and you devote every fiber of your being to enjoying these edible masterpieces. The…