A royal venue… maybe too royal for normal mortals… Sunday brunches are my favorite meal of the week. As we went to Amsterdam for the Easter break, it was natural that we would look for a perfect place to have the Easter Sunday meal. This time our choice was the magnificent hotel Sofitel Legend the Grand… http://www.sofitel.com/gb/hotel-2783-sofitel-legend-the-grand-amsterdam/index.shtml The hotel is a legendary property in the heart of city. A historical building which was once a convent in the 15th century, then the royal lodgings to Dutch Admiralty headquarters to the city hall of Amsterdam. Also the hotel was the location… Read more

Eating is so much fun… for me it also reflects the one’s individual personality! My personality is not to have a local restaurant to call mine, but actually to move around and discover what is new! I never get recognised by staff because very rarely I go back to the same place… there is always somewhere new to go to… such an unfaithful customer I am… ? Well, this does not mean I don’t love the places I go, the trouble is there is always a new place to discover. As you know I go often to Cape Town… what… Read more

I love Japanese food… it is probably my favorite cuisine and I eat sushi probably 2 to 3 times a week… I learned to do it myself, so I know how difficult it is to actually do it well… When in Rio a few weeks ago, I discovered this not so new but extremely successful Japanese restaurant. When I say not so new, it is because in less than 2 years the owners opened in 4 different locations and the restaurants are always full and with waiting list… Brazilians, especially Cariocas, how you call people from Rio, are not the… Read more