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                     From Mirazur to Noma to Epicure and more, RASHMI UDAY SINGH
                        looks back and recalls  the world’s best dining experiences at uber
                                  elegant Michelin-starred temples of gastronomy






                                                                               I     t’s exhilarating.






                                                                                     Nature plays the
                                                                                     stellar role of
                                                                                     seductress. She
                                                                                sashays with untamed                                   MIRAZUR, FRENCH RIVIERA
                                                                                 beauty in the uber                                    It’s the ultimate multi-massage of the senses.   “MIRAZUR’S              emblematic citrus fruits.
                                                                                  elegant Michelin-starred                             Unrivalled views of heart-stoppingly blue sky   UNIQUE CUISINE            The gem-like trio of
                                                                                   temples of gastronomy;                              sea and the French Riviera in front of me, three   IS INSPIRED BY        vegetarian amuse bouche
                                                                                   she infuses herself into                            levels of cascading vegetable gardens below                              sets the tone for the
                                                                                   the food with genie                                 me. The sunny cool Mediterranean air-kissed   THE SEA, THE               spectacular meal. Heady
                                                                                    like genius.                                       with the fragrance of the famed Menton lemon   MOUNTAINS AND             with musky white truffle/
                                                                                      Looking back, I                                  of the region. And, of course, the brilliant three   THE RESTAURANT’S    pairing of the salt-
                                                                                    was blessed by a                                   Michelin-starred chef Mauro Colagreco’s      OWN GARDENS.”               crusted beetroot from the
                                                                                    string of sublime                                  cuisine which defies categorization, dazzles.                            garden with caviar
                                                                                    dining experiences.                                  I’m dining at Mirazur, crowned the world’s                             cream/ ginger-infused
                                                                                   And each time, nature                               best restaurant at the World’s 50 Best 2019. His                         bread served with a Pablo
                                                                                   winked and sparkled                                 dishes seem to embrace the breathtakingly              Neruda poem... the parade of culinary
                                                                                   through it.                                         beautiful surroundings...the warmth, the               masterpieces are heady enough and the eleven
                                                                                  It’s not only been about                             aromas and purity of the South of France.              wines brilliantly paired by Anais has me flying
                                                                                 dining in gastronomic                                 Delicately balanced masterpieces of texture            higher. A nature stroll in the garden with the
                                                                                heavens but doing so in                                and flavour. Mauro Colagreco’s unique cuisine          brilliant chef and his dynamo wife Julia
                                                                               the water, on the sand, in                              is inspired by the sea, the mountains and the          Colagreco completes my world’s best dining
                                                                              the garden.                                              restaurant’s own gardens, including Menton’s           experience.



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