Vinous Table: Osteria Le Logge, Siena, Italy
Italy: Tuscany, Vinous Table
, Oct 2018
Tuscany is littered with dozens of exceptional and even world-class wine estates. When it comes to dining, though, things get much more dicey. It is not always easy to cut through the plethora of anonymous restaurants serving indifferent fare to the unsuspecting tourist crowd and find places that excel with both delicious, well-prepared food and a carefully thought out wine program. Located steps away from Siena’s Piazza del Campo, Osteria Le Logge is one of the bright spots in Tuscany’s food and wine scene.
Vinous Table: Langosteria, Milan, Italy
Italy: North, Vinous Table
, Oct 2018
Langosteria is one of the hippest restaurants in Milan that harkens back to Paris brasseries, but with a Milanese fashion attitude, very good food and a truly outstanding wine list.
Vinous Table: The Modern, New York, NY
United States: New York, Vinous Table
, Oct 2018
The Modern’s beautiful interior space and garden views are very fitting for a restaurant housed within the Museum of Modern Art. And just as fittingly, it is one of NYC’s best dining spots.
Vinous Table: Pierre Gagnaire, Paris, France
France, Vinous Table
, Sep 2018
Many food experts believe that Pierre Gagnaire is France’s most talented, inventive chef. My last visit at his Paris temple of culinary delights confirmed that the man is still on a mission.
Vinous Table: Lyle’s, London, UK
United Kingdom, Vinous Table
, Sep 2018
I will tell you what is cool. Lyle’s – in cool Shoreditch in cool East London in the cool Tea Building. I am freezing cold by the time I walk inside because I have passed so many cool people all with beards, multiple tattoos and multi-warhead piercings. With the capital’s restaurant scene buzzing, I wanted a cool Vinous Table but the trouble is, hip ‘n trendy restaurants usually fall flat on their face in the one department that really matters – the food. Would Lyle’s be the same?
Vinous Table: Terrazza Vittoria, Sorrento, Italy
Italy: Center & South, Vinous Table
, Sep 2018
The Terrazza Vittoria in Sorrento is the beautiful terrace restaurant of the Grand Hotel Excelsior Vittoria, which offers a simple but fine lunch menu of classics in breathtakingly beautiful surroundings.
Vinous Table: T’ang Court, Hong Kong
China, Vinous Table
, Sep 2018
One of Hong Kong’s most famous restaurants, the multi-award winning T’ang Court may not be the last word in trendy, but it offers precise cooking and a fine wine list in a classic, refined atmosphere.
Vinous Table: Brat, London, UK
United Kingdom, Vinous Table
, Aug 2018
Brat exemplifies everything a restaurant should aspire towards in 2018. It is no wonder that the following day I find Tomos Parry splashed over the weekend supplements, with Brat declared as the hottest ticket in town.
Vinous Table: Il Cascinale Nuovo, Isola d'Asti, Italy
Italy: Piedmont, Vinous Table
, Aug 2018
In all of the years I have been visiting Piedmont I have never dined at Il Cascinale Nuovo, a local institution that celebrates its fiftieth birthday in 2018. What an oversight. I won’t let that happen again.
Vinous Table: Mammà, Capri, Italy
Italy: Center & South, Vinous Table
, Aug 2018
Mammà offers striking views and terrific food and wine in one of the world’s most singularly beautiful places, the island of Capri. Professional service and a talented chef take care of the rest.