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Ski Japan

Hirafu and Hanazono are two of the best places to ski on earth. They are on the Island of Hokkaido. The winds blow off Siberia over the sea and dump crisp dry snow on the island almost nightly. The view from the plane landing on snow-covered Sapporo was spectacular. I had never seen blue ocean giving [...]

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Le Comptoir, Paris

For the last few years Sam and I have visited our favourite cheap and cheerful place in Paris is Le Comptoir religiously, the food is simple and really well cooked.  There is a more sophisticated set dinner menu, but we love to sit there at lunch, watch Paris go by and eat beautiful well crafted [...]

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Heston Blumenthal's Fat Duck

Heston Blumenthal is not only one of the greatest and most curious cooks on earth, but he is also one of the best guys on the planet. Along with Thomas Keller, we do “The Ultimate Dinner” together in Sydney for The Starlight Children’s Foundation and the last two have been a blast. I have been [...]

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The Square – London

Phil Howard’s The Square restaurant is my favourite fine dinner in London. He changes the menu often to reflect the seasons and his food is really well crafted, with only the best quality ingredients used. We would have had lots more shots of food only Sam and I left our camera in a taxi in [...]

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L'Arpege – A trip down memory lane

L’Arpege is one of my favourite restaurants in the world. I first went there in January 1993 with Ken Hom and had a wonderful meal. I will never forget that veal cutlet for 2 people carved at the table and a beautiful celeriac gratin. In those days the menu had side dishes to go with [...]

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French Laundry

Some years ago Andoni Luis of Mugaritz fame told me it was a chef’s responsiblity to record his travels and influences with photos and words. Since that time I have always photographed everything of interest that I have done or eaten. It is an amazing way to look back at interesting meals and times from [...]

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Pordenone Markets, Italy

Wednesday morning walking through the Pordenone markets and shops was such a treat, lots of beautiful things for people to take home and create dinner or a snack. It is easy to see why fast food hasn’t taken hold in Italy. You are surrounded by amazing food that is fresh, beautiful and good for you. [...]

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