Everyone wanted to talk me out of it. This is already a reason in itself to try New York's  - and the world's - most decadent dish. Chicken and caviar. Now this might sound rather ok but we are, in fact, speaking about real sturgeon caviar and a whole fried chicken, for a small fortune.

The joy was overwhelming at the World’s 50 Best Restaurants award gala when the third place was announced at Cipriani’s, New York. Daniel Humm, chef of Eleven Madison Park (EMP) was gloriously happy; so much that he went and invited all the chefs to an awesome after party. I was there, too, but I…

Here is how the World’s 50 Best Restaurants award ceremony and the after-party at Eleven Madison Park looked like up close.