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Restaurant Review: La Cuisine de Philippe, St. Germain, Paris
Paris is a city governed by fashion. On the streets of course, what you wear and how you wear it serves somewhat to denote your place in...


The Greatest Snub in History
In 1855, Napoleon III (nephew of the more famous Napoleon Bonaparte) ordered that the great vineyards of Bordeaux be ranked, as a guide...


Recipe: Beautiful Roast Chicken (including trussing your bird), with jus
There really are few greater things that a well roasted chicken. On a recent episode of the Kitchen Cabinet, a member of the audience...


A temple to political philosophy: the Pantheon, Paris
The Pantheon in Paris is a massive neoclassical building that sits upon the Mount of Saint Genevieve (Paris’s patron saint) looking out...


The fishy reason why wine isn’t suitable for vegans:
On a recent trip to Aquitaine, near where the might Dordogne and Gironde rivers meet as they flow into the Atlantic, a friend showed me a...


L'atelier de Louis Vuitton, Asnières-sur-Seine
This morning to the suburb of Asnières-Sur-Seine, which has been home to the Louis Vuitton family for more than 100 years. A blast of...


Restaurant Review: Hôtel Costes, Paris—an astonishingly vacuous triumph of style over substance.
On a recent trip to Paris I met up with some old friends. “You pick the restaurant! I’m happy to go wherever” I said, “—‘What could...

Restaurant Review: The Cristal Room, Baccarat, Paris
Occasionally when reviewing a restaurant, you’re so taken by how nice the crockery is that you find yourself turning over plates and...


Omnivore - Paris 2018
This afternoon to Omnivore Paris 2018, a food exhibition showcasing modern cooking with a focus on young chefs. Among the highlights were...


The Rolls Royce of Oysters
Once the food of the poor, and later famous for the pearls that they can produce, oysters are now prized around the world as a delicacy...
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