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Nobu: from Barcelona to bluefin tuna heaven
A logbook by Sensei Hiroshi Umi. He almost literally lives out of a suitcase, having lost count of the trips, check-ins, passport stamps and layovers he clocks up over the course of a year. Terse of word, but highly affable, Frenchman HervÃ...
EpÃlogo: the tuna tapa that Antonio López would paint
A logbook by Sensei Hiroshi Umi.  To judge by the flavour of this outstanding dish, he gladly let himself get carried away. If the chef of EpÃlogo had claimed the prize for the best escabeche at Madrid Fusión just a few months earlier, d...
Terre: tartare and tataki like haute couture stilettos
A logbook by Sensei Hiroshi Umi. Emblematic of the hopeful times of parity in which we now live, our star here is the first female chef to appear with full honours in our logbook, which by now has quite a number of varied entries. Of delica...
The enfant terrible of the bluefin tuna lurks in Murcia
A logbook by Sensei Hiroshi Umi. Kitchen management: well-travelled and versatile. Succulence: supreme. Surprise factor: superlative, gigantic, the kind that has you licking your lips, and rushing to tell all your gourmet friends that ̶...
Sakura-ya. Face-to-face with the pioneering leading lady of ...
A logbook by Sensei Hiroshi Umi. She gives off the elegant, refined and measured air of an actress with years of performances behind her. Reserved of manner, a lively look in her small, blue eyes, Anna Saura has successfully made reliable h...
Bluefin tuna and iberian pork, a love story in Atocha
A logbook by Sensei Hiroshi Umi. The finest bluefin tuna and the most outstanding Iberian heritage breed pork have more than a little in common. Because almost every last bit can be used –from the finest cuts to the most unexpected offalâ...