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100 Maneiras – 100 ways of good food

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Lisbon – 

 

Outside of the restaurant.

 

The food

In the restaurant there is a tasting menu with 11 courses for EUR 60 and it is really worth it:

(currently AUTUMN 2018 – TASTING MENU)

Codfish clothesline
Dehydrated codfish with coriander aioli and red pepper coulis

Le Cod Sportif
Cod cracker with parsley purée and truffle

Hippie-chick
Chicken paté, chicken legs and different textures of corn

Feel the beet!
Beetroot with ras el hanout and basil

Stalker
Celery and parmesan soup

Scarlet Johansson
Stuffed squid with red rice, tahini and chorizo

Musselini
Monkfish with mussels and grilled cabbage

This little pig went to market (palate cleanser)
Cabbage ice cream with spicy puffed pork skin and teriyaki

Höstsonaten
Pork cheek and chorizo terrine, green lentils, chestnuts and mushrooms

We have a dill
Jerusalem artichoke, hazelnuts and dill

What’s up, doc? 
Carrot cake, carrot sorbet and citrus cracker

€60,00

Inside the restaurant

The art

Restaurant 100 Maneiras Lisbon

Art inside

https://www.100maneiras.com/

Meat Man – Lively and good

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Tokyo – A Japanese friend recommended this great small place in Roppongi to us. Although it was a Sunday evening it was full of people, so don’t forget to reserve your table or place at the bar.

You can order your food in tapas sized portions and just eat as much as you can. The food is not too complicated but very good. It can be very loud inside, so maybe not the best choice for a first date or romantic night 😉

https://teyandei.com/?page_id=11

  • Champagne overfloat
  • Champagne overfloat
    The menu for tourists
  • Grilled eggs wrapped with bacon
    Grilled eggs wrapped with bacon
  • Inconspicuous from the outside
    Inconspicuous from the outside
  • Menu for the locals
    Menu for the locals
  • Food storage
    Food storage
  • Sitting at the bar
    Sitting at the bar
  • Skewers with dip sauce
    Skewers with dip sauce

Okinawa food at Teyandei

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Tokyo – The Shibuya branch of the Teyandei restaurant is a hidden gem for me. We reserved a table on a Friday night and did a nice walk before dinner around vibrant Shibuya. This branch is a “take off shoes” restaurant, so do not wear your oldest socks 😉

The food is inspired from Okinawa (south islands of Japan) and I tasted sea grapes for the first time.

  • Sea grapes
  • The bill
  • Walking around Shibuya
  • The menu for tourists
  • The menu for the locals
  • Open kitchen
  • Bar around the kitchen
  • Waldorf and Statler?
  • Main dish
  • Sea grapes
  • Main dish

The washroom offers here as often their own slippers.

http://teyandei.com/?page_id=30

Sissi – imperial fine dining

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Meran Südtirol– The name of the restaurant sounded a bit like a tourist trap at first. But I was taught a lesson.

The restaurant is situated in a historic building, tables are topped with white blankets and traditional silver cutlery. The staff and especially the chef Andrea Fenoglio were very welcoming and helped with the choice of our menu.

Have a look at the gallery with the traditional dishes, newly interpreted. Pizza margherita in the glass and vitello tonnato – not flat on the plate but small turrets – mouthwatering!

The chef also runs a pizzeria in Meran, called “357 tre, cinque, sette” which I will for sure visit during our next trip to Meran: http://trecinquesette.it/

  • Vitello tonnato dish
    Vitello Tonnato modern version

http://www.sissi.andreafenoglio.com/DE/

  • Main course
  • Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate
  • Pizza margherita
  • Barbaresco
  • Egg and truffle

Andrés carne de res – Meaty crazy place on several floors

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Bogotà – What helps against altitude sickness? Bogotà city is on 2’640 m above sea level and higher than many resorts in the Swiss alps. My special tip is Aguardiente, Colombian’s most popular drink. It is an anise-flavoured liqueur that works like medicine for the stomach.

We met some friends for dinner at the restaurant “Andrés carne de res DC” which was already recommended to us by several locals and tourists.

We chose the “DC” city branch, as the original place, even bigger one, is about 1 hour by car away.

The food is really good, although you might think the place was built just for the tourists. Every evening, various birthday people and beauty queens are elected with special decorated sashes, who often do not even know about their “luck”. After dinner the place turns into a crazy party place.

http://www.andrescarnederes.com/andres-dc

  • Aguardiente antioqueño
  • Multi floor building from the outside
  • Crazy decoration inside
  • Shrine for?
  • Bar

Yauatcha – Dim Sum heaven

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London – Are you looking for contemporary Cantonese dim sum in London? You will find them in two London branches of the Yauatcha restaurant in Soho and City. We reserved a table at the Soho branch.

The dim sum and all other dishes were just delicious. The price is justified if one thinks of the elaborate preparation of the food and the location in the middle of London. See some of the food in the picture gallery an on their website. I will definitely go again.

https://www.yauatcha.com/soho/

  • Menu
  • Bath room
  • Restaurant
  • First course crispy spring rolls
  • Various Dim sum
  • The bill
  • Front door of Yauatcha restaurant
    Front door

Address: 15-17 Broadwick Street, London W1

Le bon Georges – Simple très bon!

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Paris – This was one of my favorites during my Paris visit.

We walked up to Montmartre and Sacre Coeur and then back into “St. Georges quartier, 9th arrondissement”. If you fancy an apero walk through “rue des Martyrs”.

The place and the food in “Le Bon Georges” were as the name already says…”très bon” and much better.

The menu is not big but they serve the special meat of the white cows “Boeuf Polmard” (Blonde d’Aquitaine cattle, similar to Charolais which is more known) and they serve it strictly “Bleu (raw)” or “Saignant (medium rare)” because anything else would be a sin. We had steak hacké, similar to a hambuger and carpaccio…..just delicious.

This time, I have to mention the wine as well. Normally, I prefer Spanish or Italian wines, but this Côte-Rôtie (Montez) was just excellent and also in combination with the meat…I hope to find it in a near cellar soon.

 

Outside
Interior
Interior
The menu
Appetizers
Millefeuille of crab
Paté
The wine….great recommendation
Steak hacke and Carpaccio

www.lebongeorges.com

Mauri’s La Casa – Top of Feusisberg and top Italian kitchen in the area

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Feusisberg – Mauri (Maurizio Brocca, 20 years owner of former La Rocca in Zurich) renovated and reopened the location in the heart of Feusisberg just recently in May.

When you enter the restaurant, you feel, like in someone’s home…this someone must have Italian roots. It is Mauri’s home; as he dreamed it to be and how he likes to live he told us. A lot of wood (they made the floor and a lot of other interior designs themselves). A lot of pictures and photographs that remind one of Italy. A highlight for all meat lovers is the wood fire barbecue in the center of the restaurant and a big fridge where the different kind of meat are presented.

My friend and I had the “tavolata” (3 course surprise menu served on platters…like at mamma’s table in the older times) and it was just fantastic (but a LOT of good food to be honest). The homemade pasta is still watering my mouth when I think back.

The guys had a giant size Tomahawk steak which was just wonderful and grilled on the charcoal as ordered.

On the terrace a fumoir is planned and in the backyard opens a garden restaurant soon. On street level there will soon also open an Osteria (simple Italian dishes), but at the moment planned for smaller events of about 50 people.

The official opening is still to come, but I am already looking forward going again!

exterior
interior
menu – part of it
homemade pasta
charcoal bbq
bar
antipasti plate – serves 1 person!
meat…
memories of Italy

mauris-lacasa.ch/