Eichhalde - Freiburg
Italian restaurant serving some unusual modern dishes. However, their more traditional preparations were generally more enjoyable
Moonrise - Dubai
A chef’s personal take on growing up and living in Dubai, viewed through a fine-dining lens. Great fun with tasty dishes in an intimate setting
Orfali Bros - Dubai
Middle Eastern bistro fare, incorporating other foreign cuisines. Enjoyable, with good service, but missing true standout dishes
Manao - Dubai
A tour de force of creative Thai-inspired dishes that are bursting with flavors. Not authentic by any means, but imbued with a contagious exuberance, it made for an extremely fun and tasty meal
Araya - Singapore
Enjoyable Chilean cuisine with Japanese influences. A unique dinner in Singapore with a very approachable chef
Pangium - Singapore
A delicious tour through Singaporean cuisine, reimagined at a fine-dining level. It felt stronger than its current single Michelin star
VEA - Hong Kong
An eye-opening dinner of French cuisine with Chinese ingredients. Not only tasty, but also shedding a new light on many ingredients that I thought I knew
Intense - Wachenheim an der Weinstrasse
Intensely flavored, but still well-balanced dishes were the name of the game here, combining local and Japanese influences. A meal that punched above its one-star weight
Localis - Sacramento
The menu changes completely every five weeks, but always contains some gems. An engaging at-the-counter experience and a great wine pairing made for a fun dinner
Auro - Calistoga
A gorgeous setting in California’s Napa Valley accompanies an uneven mix of dishes: some are stellar at a two-star level, others seem to fall short of one
The Restaurant at JUSTIN - Paso Robles
Solid Californian wine country cuisine paired with lovely local wines
Six Test Kitchen - Paso Robles
Californian cuisine with some unusual taste combinations. Some dishes that worked well, but also a number that didn’t