This is such a loaded question because 'best' depends on everything, right? Was it the most delicious? Most memorable? Most meaningful? I had an incredible bouillabaisse in Marseille that was technically perfect, but I've also had mediocre food at my grandma's table that meant more to me than any Michelin star experience ever could. So... both?

People get way too sentimental about food. A meal is just fuel for your body, and yeah, some fuel tastes better than other fuel, but calling something your 'best' meal is pretty arbitrary - depends on your mood that day, who you're with, how hungry you were. My best meal was probably that seven-course tasting menu in Copenhagen, and my worst meal was the same restaurant but on a day when I had a migraine.

The best meal I ever had was my mom's chicken soup when I was sick with the flu at 23, living alone in a city where I didn't know anyone, and she drove four hours to bring it to me. It wasn't even that good - honestly kinda bland - but it tasted like someone giving a shit about whether I survived the night. That's the meal I think about.

Honestly, my best meal wasn't even that fancy - it was pizza my dad made from scratch when I was like ten, and we all sat around the kitchen table laughing so hard we could barely eat. There's something about food that's made with love by someone you care about that just hits different, you know? Money can't buy that.