Afisha I’d done some research prior to arrival in Almaty, but that hadn’t revealed a really defining restaurant that I couldn’t leave town without visiting, so I decided to largely play it by ear in the city. On the first night I took a recommendation from the folks at the Rixos and ended up at …

Restaurant Tim Raue My oft employed method of wandering and bumping into likely looking places had never previously resulted in a 2 Michelin Star lunch, but on my wander home from Little Tibet I walked past a place that looked rather smart. Restaurant Tim Raue was the place in question. Apparently it placed 37 in …

Lokal Berlin! Stop two on the grand tour of anywhere and everywhere. I pulled into town to be confronted by a searing wall of heat with temperatures forecast to rise even further as the week went on. I hadn’t done much research on Berlin other than listen to a string of folks tell me I …

Nose 2 Tail I was starting to get a sense that food options in Copenhagen were going to be a bit overwhelming so I retrenched my ambitions from my usual “stroll and discover” approach to dining and committed to following recommendations. In the case of Nose 2 Tail, if I hadn’t had a recommendation I …

Sonder Today marks the first review post from new contributors to Lunchquest, code names Mansized Naan and Massive Schnitzel, and more affectionately known as the Party Sloths. They give Sonder a look and find a promising place that’s having some hits and misses in its opening weeks of trading. The Party Sloths’ Verdict When pals …