Chez Dominique

After a disappointing visit to this institution of haute cuisine in Finland, I decided to give them some feedback and a new try.. and I have to say that second time proved to be the charm! (or at least better than the first... )

Don't get me wrong now, Chez Dominique never failed on standards of cooking and there is no question about who's the king of the kitchen in Finland. In CD it was always more a question of service, which I guess is typical for our cold and isolated country.

The lunch menu consisted of King Crab, spring cabbage and yuzu followed by Zander, asparagus and artichoke and finished with "fresh almond".  

The main course was the high note of the lunch. The crispy Serrano ham complimented  the perfectly cooked fish. First course didn't really leave any memories and the dessert was not really in my taste. The almonds per se were good, but the foam next to them tasted like soap. You will know the feeling if you ever walked past a Lush store.

This time the service was however proficient, all thanks to the maitre'd. You could actually sense that the poor results in the previous weeks 50 Best Restaurants had got them to sharpen their knives.

Chez Dominique
Rikhardinkatu 4
00130 Helsinki, Finland

Yauatcha

First up is Yauatcha, nestled in at a shady corner in Soho you can find some of the best dim sum and Chinese food in London, period. I think that dim sum is probably one of the funnest foods you can share with friends and that's also the way you should order at Yauatcha, order a bit of everything. As a warning, this experience doesn't come cheap, but you should still order like there is no tomorrow and you can't go wrong!

Here's some of the delicious food we had, spicy soft shell crab and scallop shui mai dim sum. The fact that they happen to have one Michelin star should tell you most of the story in one word, epic.


As an "insiders tip", try to get the round table by the bar. This is designed for larger groups, so bring your friends! The bar has to be one of the coolest in town. The whole bar is a giant fish tank! Unfortunately you can't order any of the fish.. lol

They also happen to have a selection of over 150 different varieties of tea, so that shouldn't leave anyone cold!

Yauatcha
15 Broadwick Street
London W1F 0DL

Some old, some new, some blue...

Ok,

After a month of nothing, I decided to update with some experiences from the past six months... and this time it will be a little less conversation, little more action (=pictures).

Enjoy!