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Welcome to Switzerland!
I guess it’s no news to anyone that we moved to Switzerland. 2022 was a wild year that took us from Singapore to Spain to Tanzania to Lithuania… and now we are here. Welcome to this particular wild ride: I promise to be your mentally unhinged guide. We start with Italian!
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Casa Lucas: pintchos in an old school bar
We visited Casa Lucas just after our trip to Aragon and Navarre where we ate nothing but pintchos. I did not plan it to be like this but we ended up eating more of these scrumptious sandwich tapas in Madrid and Casa Lucas did not disappoint!
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Chuka Ramen Bar: a Japanese place it ain’t
The title is misleading, of course, Chuka Ramen Bar is a Japanese place or, rather, a pan-Asian fusion restaurant serving a variety of East Asian inspired items, bao and ramen the two most prominent amongst them. Chuka Ramen Bar was one interesting place indeed.
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La Venencia: a veritable sherry institution
There is nothing here I can tell you about La Venencia that would do it justice. La Venencia needs to be visited to truly appreciate its unique nature. It is truly one of a kind and an experience in itself. It is a no nonsense institution that celebrates sherry in Madrid.
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Quique Dacosta: better than expected and yet
Quique Dacosta both the chef and the restaurant were a mystery to me before I decided to make a reservation at his 3* eatery located in a small town called Dénia tucked on a scraggy Mediterranean coast. Coming with no preconceived notions I left quite contented and yet…
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Poor man’s dinner: random pizza it is
We found ourselves out of dinner options a few times and somehow a random pizza place always cropped up on the horizon inviting our hungry selves to stop trying to find “something actually good” and give up, give in and just go with the flow. And that we did.
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El Brote: a mushroom restaurant?!
Say what you want but upon hearing the words “a mushroom restaurant” I would not exactly jump up with joy and excitement. Nonetheless, my curiosity got the better of me and I made a reservation at El Brote and I have no regrets: mushrooms won me over!
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FAYER: where Middle East meets Argentina
I am clearly on a Middle Eastern binge and this includes a visit to FAYER – an interesting concept serving a mix of Israeli food and Argentinian grill. This upscale restaurant offers a very sleek dining space but how does the contemporary menu stack up against it?
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Antonio Sánchez: taberna dating back to 1787
Taberna Antonio Sánchez is THE historic place to find yourself for a drink or a meal. Dating back to 1787, it calls itself the oldest taberna in Madrid and rightly so. The interior is gloriously old school, the service – questionable at best – and the food and wine delicious!
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Middle Eastern food for the win!
I have been craving for some good Middle Eastern food but for the longest of times I could not figure out where to go in order to find something decent. Well, fret not, because I managed to hit two birds with one stone by coming across La Hummuseria+Falafeleria duo.