Alleudium c’est le nom du restaurant de Keiichi SHINOHARA, disciple de Christian Constant et d’Olivier Guyon. Le chef a repris l’adresse précédemment occupée par le restaurant Orties de Thomas Benady qui lui est parti pour ouvrir une auberge gastronomique du côté du Mont Saint-Michel.

La cuisine de Keiichi SHINOHARA est basée sur une carte courte et de saison, pour notre dîner c’est le menu du chef en cinq plats imposés à 55 euros.

Le chef pratique une cuisine du marché à la fois généreuse et gourmande. Il maîtrise parfaitement la bistronomie haut de gamme apprise auprès de ses mentors culinaires.

La carte des vins est courte mais bien pensée avec quelques belles références de saké et même du rhum d’Okinawa.

Le service par notre hôtesse est efficace avec beaucoup de gentillesse (et une toute petite voix pas toujours audible surtout derrière le masque).

Une bonne adresse dans un quartier qui ne manque pas de belles tables !

Alleudium

24 Rue Rodier

75009 Paris

Tél : 01 45 26 86 26

https://alleudium.com/

L’arcane, c’est notre premier restaurant gastronomique étoilé en France depuis six mois. Laurent Magnin et son épouse ont repris l’ancien Chamarré Montmartre qui était l’un de nos restaurants favoris de 2005 à 2010. On avait adoré la cuisine métissée du chef Antoine Heerah.

Pour notre premier dîner en France depuis le troisième confinement, nous avons choisi le menu Esquisse en quatre service, des apéritifs jusqu’au dessert, le tout est une finesse remarquable. Le chef maîtrise à merveille sa technique que ce soit dans la cuisson, la composition des plats et des saveurs. C’est une cuisine de très haute volée et extrêmement délicate.

La carte des vins possède une belle sélection au verre, mais pour nous, elle demeure encore trop classique, ça manque de diversité. L’Arcane n’a aucune proposition en termes de cocktails. Pour nous un restaurant gastronomique doit avoir une belle carte de cocktails comme dans les grands restaurants anglo-saxon, espagnol ou asiatique.

Le service est professionnel, efficace et avenant.

Une belle maison et un excellent chef dans l’un des quartiers emblématique de Paris que demander d’autre

L'Arcane

52 Rue Lamarck

75018 Paris

Tél :  01 46 06 86 00

www.restaurantlarcane.com

Kaleja restaurant in the historic center of Malaga is a real pearl, located not far away from the Picasso museum.

The day before coming at Kaleja for dinner, we were making our way to the Picasso museum and actually passed by Kaleja without even noticing it because the entrance is so discreet. The night of our dinner we pushed the door and immediately loved the atmosphere, the chic and elegant design of the restaurant and its furniture.

We were greeted warmly by the Maitre d’ and sommelier Julio Barluenga, but also by the smell of wooden fire.

We sat at our beautiful table near the entrance and a waiter arrived with a jar of fresh water to pour in our glasses before Julio Barluenga asked which type of cocktail we would prefer to start. We chose the Kaleja Sour, which is a sophisticated version of Pisco Sour.

The menu proposed by the chef Dani Carnero came with two amuse-bouche and fifteen dishes: three small starters, ten dishes and two desserts.

With the first bite of Zurrapa's little donut, we knew right away that we were in good hands. The creativity, the flavor, the cooking and the products are the work of a great cook with a high level of know-how. The rest of the meal was pretty good with some outstanding dishes like “Foie gras on the tomatoes water”; “Hare ravioli with Bolognese marrow”; “Roasted peppers with Candela”; “Chamomile and anise ice cream, fennel and apple soup” and “Brulée with grilled corn cream”.The wine list was exceptional, as it should be, and Julio Barluenga served us very original and good wines, a tour of Spain’s great wines like Barranco Obscuro Ensayo De Burbujas 2016; Terroir Sense Frontieres Brisat 2019; Sicus Cru Mari 2013, Las Uvas De La Ira 2018.

The service was examplary of how a service in a high-end restaurant should be: welcoming, warm, nice, with a sense of anticipation, flawless, efficient and most of all in French and in English.

This is by far the best restaurant we have experienced so far this spring. We are very surprised that Kaleja does not even have a Michelin star though, as we previously ate at two Michelin stars restaurants that, in our opinion, did not display the same level of cooking and finesse as Kaleja.

Kaleja

Calle Marquesa de Moya, 9,

29015 Málaga, Spain

Tel : +34 952 60 00 00

www.restaurantekaleja.com

We reserved at Ta-kumi Malaga because we had heard of its good reputation and indeed the food was very good. Chef Antonio Jimenez is working under the supervision of Álvaro Arbeloa, Toshio Tsutsu y Emi Noda who also own the main branch in Marbella.

We opted for the Fuji menu, served in eight dishes, from the aperitif of the day to the dessert. Each dish was a treat for the palate, the fish and seafood served according to market arrivals which makes them ultra-fresh like the oyster or four pieces of Nigiris. The dessert was a creamy iced mochi which was extremely smooth and very good.

Ta-kumi Malaga has a nice cocktail proposal which we took with our menu.

The service was very professional and efficient, and in English.

If you love high-end quality Japanese food, Ta-kumi Malaga is a must go when you travel to Malaga. Reservations recommended.

Ta-Kumi Malaga

Calle Mundo Nuevo, 4,

29012 Málaga, Spain

Tel : +34 952 06 00 79

www.restaurantetakumi.com

La Cocina de Colacho is a gastronomic oasis located in Playa Blanca (Lanzarote) with a beautiful view of the mountain nearby.

The exterior, with its groundbreaking sort of industrial-style design, unique geometric shapes and a glass façade immediately captures the attention of the observer. Inside, the arts and painting of the ground floor make for a perfect decor from which to enjoy a one-of-a-kind experience from start to finish.

Behind the nickname “Colacho” is the chef Nicolas Machin, one of the rare chefs on the island to enjoy some kind of fame. Colacho concentrates in his kitchen, on the other side of the glass wall, while his wife Anabel plays Maître d’, welcomes the guests, serves the wines and the dishes prepared by her husband, all with energy and a huge smile to make the guests feel at home.

For our dinner on April 20th, 2021, Colacho was cooking alone for his ten guests, us included. We could see the impact of the Covid pandemic on the restaurant and on the chef’s morale: it must not be easy to cook by yourself without your usual staff, but Anabel manages to keep her smile and joy to wait on her guests.

Our dinner was à la carte. It was good, only good, with one dish standing out: the pork suckling that Littleboboon Junior had. We wish we could have discovered La Cocina de Colacho in other circumstances and enjoyed the chef’s full potential and talent, but with the Covid-19 crisis, everyone has to adapt to this difficult times : chefs, staffs, suppliers and customers alike.

We wish Colacho and his wife the best. We truly hope they will recover fully from this sad time and, most importantly, be able to welcome their customers back to enjoy the chef's cooking and Anabel’s warm smile.

La Cocina de Colacho

Calle Velázquez, 15, 35580 Lanzarote,

Las Palmas, Espagne

Tel : +34 928 51 96 91

www.lacocinadecolacho.com