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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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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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Vi Cool: OK tapas, GREAT wine
I am always on a lookout for interesting tapas restaurants and when a recommendation comes my way I will take it. Vi Cool had an OK selection of fusion tapas but where this place truly shined was their wines. Such. Good. Wines.
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StreetXO: I do not even know what to say here
This was bad. This was truly really bad. If DiverXO is a peak of culinary creation, StreetXO is smoking a joint in the back alley behind a dingy dive bar. Honestly, I am taking this one to town. Let’s see how far I go.
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DiverXO: The Kitchen of the Flying Pigs
This post is not for the faint-hearted. This post is not for those who think that food is not supposed to be expensive. And this post is definitely not meant for those who eat to live. This dinner was an excess par excellence. It was magical. It was indulgent. It was an art, a play…
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DSPEAK: a modern take on the classics
After more than two weeks of eating tapas it was finally time to venture out and explore the modern culinary scene of Madrid. With a decent number of traditional tapas under my belt, I felt more than ready to explore what the contemporary iterations of the well-loved classics could look like.