How far would you go for a good meal? Cool chefs recount their culinary pilgrimages to South Africa, Spain, Singapore and beyond. And why it was worth it
Avinash Martins Chef and owner, Cavatina, Goa
What’s the best meal you’ve had? Some culinary pilgrimages are worth it. (Azad Panwar)
The food bazaar at Mercado Central, Barcelona, has patatas bravas: potatoes roasted on a tomato base. (Shutterstock)In Barcelona, Avinash Martins encountered the word “cavatina”, which means “to bring out the best”Try the rice flour cakes and freshly-fried tofu parcels, and (above) Hokkien-style noodles in Singapore. (Shutterstock)The Tiong Bahru Market is where Renjie Wong heads as soon as he lands in Singapore.Khandelwal recommends the porcini mushroom, lardo, parmesan custard and sea urchin at Atelier Crenn.At Atelier Crenn, a French restaurant in San Francisco, Khandelwal ate a 21-course menu.Auroni Mookerjee enjoyed the ostrich meat at iconic South African diner, Topsi & Co. (Shutterstock)Mookerjee had African game for the first time, including warthog and zebra, at Topsi & Co.At Honey and Smoke, in Ubud, Urvika Kanoi liked that local greens served on unusual bases.Last year, for a friend’s bachelorette in Bali, Kanoi took the girl gang to a unique woodfire restaurant.
