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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...


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...


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...


Recipe: Spaghetti Vongole—an Italian classic, simple and elegant
This is a recipe that is distinguished for its elegance and simplicity, a classic spring and summer dish from Italy. True to Italian food...

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...


An offaly good week
One of the truly wonderful thing about culinary school is how much you get to take home with you. The daily output of the school’s army...
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