Restaurants
Honest reviews of standout restaurants around the world — where to eat, what to order, and whether the hype holds up.
Lisbon
,
Portugal
In its most simplest description, gastronomy, is the art or science of good eating. But in reality it’s so much more than that. A good gastronomical experience will introduce you to flavors you’ve never tried, techniques that are unique and different and most importantly show you the passion of a great chef. To make this experience great, a Chef has to transport their guests into an era of their choosing. They need to produce edible art, from the most modern of bites to reviving an ancient recipe. The Chef needs to have passion, patience and and eye for creativity and in the end - the ability to make really good food.
Belcanto has an incredibly creative menu that focuses on local resources infused with the creativity of Jose Avillez. It’s the brilliance of Chef Avillez that makes the simply described dishes such as roasted chicken, sardines with bell pepper and clam and codfish exciting and completely unexpected. You’ll eat an olive that’s not really an olive and search for edible rocks in a medley of actual rocks. At Belcanto, you won’t just eat a meal, you’ll experience art in an edible way.
“Hidden behind an unassuming door in the heart of Lisbon, is Belcanto, a restaurant that is proving patience and passion result in a great gastronomical experience
In its most simplest description, gastronomy, is the art or science of good eating. But in reality it’s so much more than that. A good gastronomical experience will introduce you to flavors you’ve never tried, techniques that are unique and different and most importantly show you the passion of a great chef. To make this experience great, a Chef has to transport their guests into an era of their choosing. They need to produce edible art, from the most modern of bites to reviving an ancient recipe. The Chef needs to have passion, patience and and eye for creativity and in the end - the ability to make really good food.
Belcanto has an incredibly creative menu that focuses on local resources infused with the creativity of Jose Avillez. It’s the brilliance of Chef Avillez that makes the simply described dishes such as roasted chicken, sardines with bell pepper and clam and codfish exciting and completely unexpected. You’ll eat an olive that’s not really an olive and search for edible rocks in a medley of actual rocks. At Belcanto, you won’t just eat a meal, you’ll experience art in an edible way.
“Hidden behind an unassuming door in the heart of Lisbon, is Belcanto, a restaurant that is proving patience and passion result in a great gastronomical experience
Barcelona
,
Spain
I’m sure it’s pretty obvious by now, we’re drawn to beautiful hotels... but you might not know that we’re also incredibly drawn to amazing cocktails and amazing food. We might have been known to travel to a city, only because there was an incredible bar we heard about, or a locals only type restaurant...Yup we will travel for food and drink. And for us Barcelona always stands out as a place where new restaurants are being born, old restaurants are doing something different and delicious, and bars are becoming more interesting and inventive. So for us, we take every opportunity we can to visit this city!
One of our favorite hotels in the city, Hotel Arts, always impresses us with their food choices and bar style ...I can’t think of another place where I can dine on a tasting menu by 2 Michelin Star Chef Paco Perez, and then head down to bar to finish the night with a perfectly mixed negroni by Diego Baud, all in front of the ocean. So when we had a chance to go back to Barcelona, we knew we where we were staying!
This trip, we were particularly curious about what master mixologist Diego Baud was up to at his bar, P41, (he won the Essence Century Cocktail Competition in 2015, and when we visited in 2019 he also held the distinctions of Top 7 Negroni and Top 5 Gin and Tonic in Spain!). On our first night, as soon as Axel was fast asleep, we went a few floors down to P41 to try Diego's newest project, Liquid Journey. Now let me take a step back really quickly...if you know us, you know that we appreciate a great drink- but that doesn’t necessarily mean it has to be over the top and riddled with novel ingredients. As long as they taste good, we’re happy (bonus points if they’re interesting and beautiful!) Knowing that Diego has an intense passion for crafting a good cocktail and how much he likes to infuse spirits and create really interesting drinks, we were so eager to try his Liquid Journey project.
Lisbon
,
Portugal
In its most simplest description, gastronomy, is the art or science of good eating. But in reality it’s so much more than that. A good gastronomical experience will introduce you to flavors you’ve never tried, techniques that are unique and different and most importantly show you the passion of a great chef. To make this experience great, a Chef has to transport their guests into an era of their choosing. They need to produce edible art, from the most modern of bites to reviving an ancient recipe. The Chef needs to have passion, patience and and eye for creativity and in the end - the ability to make really good food.
Belcanto has an incredibly creative menu that focuses on local resources infused with the creativity of Jose Avillez. It’s the brilliance of Chef Avillez that makes the simply described dishes such as roasted chicken, sardines with bell pepper and clam and codfish exciting and completely unexpected. You’ll eat an olive that’s not really an olive and search for edible rocks in a medley of actual rocks. At Belcanto, you won’t just eat a meal, you’ll experience art in an edible way.
“Hidden behind an unassuming door in the heart of Lisbon, is Belcanto, a restaurant that is proving patience and passion result in a great gastronomical experience
Barcelona
,
Spain
I’m sure it’s pretty obvious by now, we’re drawn to beautiful hotels... but you might not know that we’re also incredibly drawn to amazing cocktails and amazing food. We might have been known to travel to a city, only because there was an incredible bar we heard about, or a locals only type restaurant...Yup we will travel for food and drink. And for us Barcelona always stands out as a place where new restaurants are being born, old restaurants are doing something different and delicious, and bars are becoming more interesting and inventive. So for us, we take every opportunity we can to visit this city!
One of our favorite hotels in the city, Hotel Arts, always impresses us with their food choices and bar style ...I can’t think of another place where I can dine on a tasting menu by 2 Michelin Star Chef Paco Perez, and then head down to bar to finish the night with a perfectly mixed negroni by Diego Baud, all in front of the ocean. So when we had a chance to go back to Barcelona, we knew we where we were staying!
This trip, we were particularly curious about what master mixologist Diego Baud was up to at his bar, P41, (he won the Essence Century Cocktail Competition in 2015, and when we visited in 2019 he also held the distinctions of Top 7 Negroni and Top 5 Gin and Tonic in Spain!). On our first night, as soon as Axel was fast asleep, we went a few floors down to P41 to try Diego's newest project, Liquid Journey. Now let me take a step back really quickly...if you know us, you know that we appreciate a great drink- but that doesn’t necessarily mean it has to be over the top and riddled with novel ingredients. As long as they taste good, we’re happy (bonus points if they’re interesting and beautiful!) Knowing that Diego has an intense passion for crafting a good cocktail and how much he likes to infuse spirits and create really interesting drinks, we were so eager to try his Liquid Journey project.
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