Michael Booth
CategoryLes Ambassadeurs at the Hotel de Crillon
There is a certain type of inverted snobbery among food enthusiasts about posh restaurants that I find really perplexing. It's the, 'I can..
Dad’s been to Iceland
Latest stop has been Iceland, researching my book and a story for the Guardian.
Good grief, what a landscape: one minute you are in the Sco..Helsinki food scene: Moomin on up.
Next stop was Helsinki.
(The parliament: incredible to think that it was made from icing sugar almost 100 years ago).
The flagship branch ..
DeNiro and Pacino top ten
I know it's a little off message for a food blog, but I did enjoy this. And the seventh, and best, top ten is at least about food. What do..
Malaga malady
Deepest apologies for not having posted for so long. I have been travelling a fair bit in the last few months. First was Malaga.
It's alway..Julia Child and Me (Only Julia pictured below.)
Along with the posts about 'discovering macarons' and 'how to make your own granola', it seems obligatory for every food blogger to post a..
Photographs from Tsukiji
This is, simply, my favourite place on earth: Tsukiji, the largest sea food market in the world. It's been written about endlessly, of cou..
Foodtripper reviews Sushi and Beyond
The wonderful food and travel site Foodtripper has an effusively complimentary review (my favourite type, coincidentally) of Sushi and Bey..
Michael Booth addresses the world on the subject of octopus balls
Though it goes without saying that self promotion is an anathema to me, I have decided to bow to the overwhelming public pressure (from my..
Berlin food scene
I was whisked off to Berlin for a few days by Lissen this weekend. I'm ashamed to admit to any kind of gastro-prejudice, but I didn't hold..