Les Grands Classiques – an excerpt
We are in the extreme west of Paris, amid the 2090 acres of the Bois de Boulogne, the large park hanging off of the southwest edge of...
Ze Last Stop
Our 21st, and final, Michelin-starred restaurant on our 2-month culinary journey in France was Ze Kitchen Galerie (listen, we don't name...
In the 16th Arrondissement
Chef greets us at the door to La Pergolese in the tony 16th Arrondissement of Paris, blocking our way in with his burly frame, his white...
Jacques Faussat's La Braisiere, Paris
At restaurant La Braisiere in the desirable 17th Arrondissement, near Parc Monceau, Chef Jacques Faussat is in the dining room. It’s...
Darkness Below
It’s important, we decide, to visit a Michelin two-star restaurant while we are still in Paris, to help us try to understand the...
The Soul Man of Paris
Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye! Play the oboes, violins, bagpipes, drums and trumpets! Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye! A divine star is born! In...
