Richard Jarocki · Food, travel & Formula 1
Good food. Memorable places. A reason to go.
I’m Richard Jarocki. I travel for the restaurants, the neighborhoods, the conversations, and sometimes the sound of Formula 1 cars going past.
A dinner reservation can become the starting point for an entire trip. A race weekend gives me a reason to explore a city. And a recommendation from someone behind the bar can change the plan completely.
Here, I share the places I’ve experienced firsthand: where I ate, where I stayed, what surprised me, and what I’d do differently next time. There’s plenty of luxury along the way, but I care most about whether the experience was actually worth it.
São Paulo race weekend · November 6–8, 2026
Going to Interlagos? Start with São Paulo.
The Grand Prix is the reason for the trip. Give the city a place in the plan, too. After attending the race in 2024 and 2025, these are the guides I would start with: what I learned at the track, where to base yourself, and the restaurants worth making time for.
At the circuit
São Paulo Grand Prix Guide
My experience in Grandstands G and N, getting to Interlagos, rain preparation, food prices photographed in 2025, and the current 2026 cashless-card information. Practical details to help you plan beyond the ticket.
Read the track guide →
Beyond the circuit
São Paulo City Guide
Hotels, neighborhoods, restaurants, bars, and getting around. My starting point for enjoying São Paulo before and after the racing, with firsthand experiences and room to build a trip that suits you.
Explore the city guide →
Make time for dinner
São Paulo Restaurants
Places I have personally eaten, from tasting menus to meals I still think about. Use my experiences to choose your own reservations, and leave enough time to get back from Interlagos before dinner.
Find your next meal →Planning this year’s trip? My track experiences are from 2024 and 2025. The track guide separates those firsthand visits and historical food prices from the organizer’s 2026 information.
Where do you want to start?
Follow your appetite. Or the next race.
You might be choosing a restaurant close to home or planning a trip around a Grand Prix. Start with what interests you, then see where it takes you.
Food & drink
Chef’s counters, tasting menus, cocktail bars, and the meals I’m still thinking about. I write about the food and the people behind it, with honest reactions rather than a list of places everyone says you should try.
Find your next meal →Destination guides
Hotels, neighborhoods, restaurants, and the details that help a trip come together. Begin with São Paulo and Barcelona, then follow along as I build out more guides from my own travels.
Explore the destinations →Formula 1 travel
A race weekend is about much more than Sunday. I share what I’ve learned about grandstands, getting to the circuit, and making time for the city around it, including the things I wish I’d known before going.
Plan your race-weekend reading →The person behind the plans
I’m usually thinking about the next reservation.
I still work in automotive finance. Travel, food, and Formula 1 are the interests I keep making more room for, and this site grew out of wanting to share what I was finding along the way.
I like a great hotel and a well-made cocktail. I also like wandering through a neighborhood without knowing exactly where I’ll end up. The research matters to me, but so do the conversations and unexpected stops that never made it onto the itinerary.
São Paulo is a city I keep returning to. Barcelona gave me another reason to combine a race weekend with restaurants I’d wanted to try. Closer to home, a dinner in New Jersey can be just as memorable as something I flew thousands of miles for.
I’m not here to make every experience sound perfect. I want to explain what made it memorable, what lived up to the expectations, and what might help you decide whether it belongs on your own list.
More about Richard →
A few good places to begin
Three stories that show you what I mean.
A personal dinner, lessons from Interlagos, and a city I keep going back to. These are different sides of the same approach: go, pay attention, and share the details that matter.
Food · New Jersey
Sushi by Sea: a seat worth getting
Excellent fish, a chef with a São Paulo connection, and salmon that changed my mind about salmon. A dinner that became more personal as the evening went on.
Read my Sushi by Sea review →
Formula 1 · Interlagos
What I learned at the São Paulo Grand Prix
The grandstands, the journey to the track, and the practical details I learned by being there. My guide to thinking beyond the race ticket.
Read the Grand Prix guide →
Travel · São Paulo
São Paulo, the way I keep coming back to it
Where I stay, eat, and go for a drink in a city that has become a regular part of my travels. A personal starting point for exploring its hotels, dining, and cocktail bars.
Read the São Paulo luxury guide →For editorial collaborations, brand partnerships, or a conversation about a personal trip, visit Work With Richard.
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