Martinš Ritinš - Vincents Restornas - Riga - Latvia
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After being properly greeted at the entrance by Ms. Beibar Evita with her mesmeric Mona Lisa smile, our walk through the restaurant took us past a remarkable photo-wall exhibit of Chef Martinš with just about every important world figure followed by...
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Edgar Luebben - Burgschenke Kniphausen - Wilhelmshaven - Germany
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Chef de Cuisine Edgar Lübben has established himself in a quiet way, working hard and creating recipes using readily available seasonal vegetables and fruits, meats all sourced locally, thereby transforming this idyllic location into a culinary bonanza...
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Bryan Gregg - Ho-Ho-Kus Inn & Tavern - New Jersey - USA
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The menu designed by Executive Chef Bryan Gregg, a graduate of the Pennsylvania Institute of Culinary Arts, and culinary world traveler, offers local organic produce and meats to suit today's healthy style dining...
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Jeroen Groot - Five Flies [2010] - Amsterdam - Netherlands
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We were impressed overall with the enthusiastically intuitive way that Chef Groot assembles his dishes and with his clever use of seasoning and sauces. Some of the highlights of our tasting menu included...
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Gerard Hayden - The Table at The North Fork Table & Inn - New York - USA
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Our meal got off to a great start with a basket filled with an assortment of crisp local breads and butter. Our waitress/server was charming, knowledgeable and extremely helpful in describing each course. Rita and I waited with great anticipaiton as our server brought the first course to the table...
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Christopher Lee - Chalie Palmers Aureole Restaurant - New York - USA
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Dining at Aureole in the gourmet dining room also gives you the best seats in the house to experience the stage door exits of the stars when the curtain falls. "Aureole" is fascinating on many levels as it has been created to serve two distinctly different types of sophisticated diners...
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Leopoldo Cortés - Los Tucanes [2009] - La Fortuna - Costa Rica
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The mood at dinner was one of profound relaxation punctuated by the rhythmic resonance of a live Latin guitarra. Chef Cortés promised to dazzle us with his gastronomic interpretations of his own culinary dreams…
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Bill Peet - Aretsky’s Patroon Restaurant - New York - USA
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Rita and I had looked forward to eating some really fine American Food, and our menu offered all that and more. We were treated to a very special "Tasting Menu" composed by Exec Chef Peet who started our culinary adventure with...
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Igal Kovriga - Terracotta Restaurant - Kiev - Ukraine
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His presentation for us this evening was none-the-less especially inspired, starting with Terracotta Salad, a colorful display of dandelion greens, edible Nasturtiums, fresh figs and fresh buffalo mozzarella. The natural spiciness of...
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Giacomo Gaspari - La Sinfonia [2009] - Milan - Italy
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We were somewhat puzzled when the second course of Duck Liver with Xeres Vinegar accompanied by Peach Chutney arrived since we just finished with Fois Gras but it was a totally different preparation...
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