Michal Vondrlík
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Taste
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Areas, their cooking, and the trips I made to learn them. I do not keep a diary of restaurants. Most of it I hold in memory, and that is what I draw on.Oblasti, jejich kuchyně a cesty, které jsem za poznáním podnikl. Nepíšu deník restaurací. Většinu mám uchovanou v paměti, ze které čerpám.

World coastlines with the places travelled marked MontpellierBéziersPerpignanArgelès-sur-MerGironaLloret de MarBlanesMalgrat de MarCalellaCanet de MarBarcelonaNew York City, NYNashville, TNMemphis, TNDallas, TXAustin, TXLas Vegas, NVSacramento, CASan Francisco, CASanta Cruz, CAMonterey, CACarmel-by-the-Sea, CABig Sur, CALos Angeles, CAOrlando, FLTallahassee, FLMobile, ALBayou La Batre, ALNew Orleans, LABaton Rouge, LAHouston, TXSan Antonio, TXAustin, TXLas Vegas, NVLos Angeles, CAMilanGenovaPortofinoMonterosso al MareVernazzaRiomaggioreCampigliaLa SpeziaParmaPiacenzaTurinRomeValmontoneNaplesTorre del GrecoTorre AnnunziataPompeiiSorrentoPositanoCaiazzoCastello di San Giorgio, MaccareseAddis AbabaShashemeneArba MinchKey AfarJinkaMago

Dots are cities. Orange routes are trips. Seeing them from the perspective of the whole world puts a thought in your head: the more I know, the less I know.Tečky jsou města. Oranžové trasy jsou cesty. Vidět je z perspektivy celého světa, vnukne myšlenku: Čím víc toho vím, tím míň toho vím.

23CitiesMěst
6TripsCest
62StopsZastávek
9CountriesZemí
I. TripsI. Cesty
    1. Montpellier
    2. Béziers
    3. Perpignan
    4. Argelès-sur-Mer
    5. Girona
    6. Lloret de Mar
    7. Blanes
    8. Malgrat de Mar
    9. Calella
    10. Canet de Mar
    11. Barcelona
    1. New York City, NY
    2. Nashville, TN
    3. Memphis, TN
    4. Dallas, TX
    5. Austin, TX
    6. Las Vegas, NV
    7. Sacramento, CA
    8. San Francisco, CA
    9. Santa Cruz, CA
    10. Monterey, CA
    11. Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
    12. Big Sur, CA
    13. Los Angeles, CA
    A black catering van parked on gravel, a pitmaster’s portrait and the words Peg Leg Porker painted down its side, glass towers behind
    A painted iron sign hung over an alley: Charles Vergos’ Rendezvous, charcoal ribs, in a downtown alley since 1948
    Inside a rib house — licence plates nailed across the wall, a brass scale hanging over the pass, a waiter in black
    The service window of a taco trailer against a bare blue sky, its handwritten menu listing asada, carnitas, lengua, cabeza, birria
    A closed Mexican restaurant painted red and yellow, empty picnic tables on the pavement outside
    A roadside filling station under redwoods, an old blue school bus parked alongside it with its door open
    1. Orlando, FL
    2. Tallahassee, FL
    3. Mobile, AL
    4. Bayou La Batre, AL
    5. New Orleans, LA
    6. Baton Rouge, LA
    7. Houston, TX
    8. San Antonio, TX
    9. Austin, TX
    10. Las Vegas, NV
    11. Los Angeles, CA
    1. Milan
    2. Genova
    3. Portofino
    4. Monterosso al Mare
    5. Vernazza
    6. Riomaggiore
    7. Campiglia
    8. La Spezia
    9. Parma
    10. Piacenza
    11. Turin
    1. Rome
    2. Valmontone
    3. Naples
    4. Torre del Greco
    5. Torre Annunziata
    6. Pompeii
    7. Sorrento
    8. Positano
    9. Caiazzo
    10. Castello di San Giorgio, Maccarese
    Inside a pizzeria — a cook crossing the room in black, strings of red chillies hung over the counter, a neon sign reading Pizzeria Laezza
    Three enamel signs screwed to a rendered wall, the top one pointing the way to Pepe in Grani
    Two wedges of fried pizza on a stoneware plate, piped cream, cucumber slices and shredded fennel over the top
    Two halves of a puffed fried roll opened out, filled with white cream and green herb sauce, scattered with dark crumb
    A calzone cut in half on a Pepe in Grani plate, the blistered crust opened to show the escarole inside
    A white pizza with courgette, shaved cheese, ricotta and courgette flowers, the wine list lying under the plate
    A dessert of fried dough in quarters — apricot with hazelnut and mint on two, custard and chocolate on the others
    1. Addis Ababa
    2. Shashemene
    3. Arba Minch
    4. Key Afar
    5. Jinka
    6. Mago
II. PlacesII. Místa

    1. French AlpsFrancouzské Alpy Courchevel, Méribel, GrenobleCourchevel, Méribel, Grenoble
    2. Brides-les-BainsBrides-les-Bains
    3. ParisPaříž
    4. LilleLille
    5. StrasbourgŠtrasburk
    6. PoitiersPoitiers
    7. La RochelleLa Rochelle
    8. BordeauxBordeaux
    9. ToulouseToulouse
    10. BayonneBayonne
    11. BiarritzBiarritz

    1. MadridMadrid

    1. BerlinBerlín
    2. MunichMnichov

    1. ViennaVídeň
    2. InnsbruckInnsbruck

    1. BohemiaČechy
    2. MoraviaMorava

    1. Vysoké TatryVysoké Tatry

    1. OsloOslo

    1. Two bamboo steamers of dim sum — translucent dumplings, and prawn siu mai topped with roe — beside three fried dumplings on a saucer, on a printed menu mat
      A restaurant doorway at street level, the name RAKU cut into a gold-lit panel beside the window
      A narrow alley between two buildings, wet underfoot, air-conditioning ducts running overhead, a lit street at the far end
      A bowl of noodles in chilli broth topped with dumplings, a side plate holding a stuffed crab shell and a piece of roast meat, and a glass of mango drink
      A wet lane at dusk lit by neon signs, a man cycling towards a busy market street
      A plate of dumplings buried under fried garlic, sesame and crumbled seaweed, beside a bowl of thin noodles with poached rolls and a spoon of chilli
      A bowl held over the table: steamed chicken with wood ear mushrooms, ginger and spring onion, rice waiting behind it
      A table of dim sum seen from above — fried tofu, glazed buns, rice noodle rolls, sweet and sour pork, steamed buns and spring rolls
      A brass pot of kimchi stew on a white cloth, a bowl of white rice and small dishes of pickles beside it

    1. MiamiMiami
    2. The WoodlandsThe Woodlands