"Je vais dans mon ardeur poétique et divine, mettre au rang des Beaux Arts celui de la cuisine" Joseph Berchoux
The chef revisits French classics in what he dubs « nutri-gourmande » cuisine Macéo was a pioneer in offering real vegetarian options – still a rarity in a city where many restaurants remain rigorously carnivorous. Meat eaters may be tempted to mix vegetarian...
This neat, red-and-yellow bistro in the villagey Butte-aux-Cailles district is always a reliable bet This neat, red-and-yellow bistro in the villagey Butte-aux-Cailles district is always a reliable bet, with a friendly unpretentious atmosphere. Chef Christophe...
Au Comptoir du Relais is so successful that you can’t get a reservation for Yves Camdeborde’s no-choice, gastronomic weekday dinners unless you book several months ahead (or are lucky enough to bag a last-minute cancellation). At weekday lunchtimes and...
Im 20/20 by Mövenpick Wein führt Kerstin Rischmeyer eine genau- so feine Klinge, wie sie dies zuvor im mittlerweile geschlossenen Gourmetlokal Jasper in Luzern getan hat. Die begabte Küchen- chefin geniesst mittlerweile auch in Zürich einen hervorragenden...
Je voulais rendre un hommage à Lyon, la ville de la gastronomie en France. Par ces bistrots ”Petits bouchons”, mais aussi c’est différents restaurants traditionnels, sans oublier le père incontournable, Paul Bocuse qui veille sur ces talentueux chefs...
Affriolants et même affolants, les viennoiseries et les pâtisseries de Lilian Bonnefoi pour l’Hôtel du Cap Eden Roc. Une brigade d’une vingtaine de personnes s’affaire sans bruit dans les cuisines, vue mer, de l’Eden Roc. Une sensation de bien-être et...
Publicado en: RevistaES del Periódico Hoy (4 Junio 2016) Fuera de nuestras fronteras les contaré que ya salió la lista OAD (en su edición clásica), y que este año la encabeza el gran Michel Bras. Opinionated About Dining premia a los restaurantes cuyos...
The mood is pleasantly casual, rather than the sometimes off-putting formality of hotel restaurants Pony-tailed British chef Richard Robe worked at a host of top French restaurants, including Taillevent and Atelier Robuchon, before coming to this restaurant...
The mood leisurely and welcoming for a clientele that ranges from young arty types to multi-generational families and elderly couples This place has ranked pretty high up my favourite restaurants ever since I first came here in the 1990s and wowed over...
This restaurant draws Latin Quarter academics for its bargain lunch menu (two courses, wine and coffee), and a more international set in the evening With a corner spot near the Collège de France, Le Pré Verre quickly became a Latin Quarter fixture when...
Le Jules Verne in Paris has an extraordinary setting 400ft up the Eiffel Tower Credit: Alamy The extraordinary setting 400ft (122 metres) up the Eiffel Tower (reached by the restaurant’s own lift, south pillar) takes the stuffiness out of grand-occasion...
La Normandie a ses titres de gloire, non seulement dans l'héroïsme de ses enfants, qui luttent pour la sauvegarde de la Patrie et de la liberté, et dans ses hommes illustres par leur talent dans les arts, les sciences, les lettres, etc., mais encore par...
Start with well-aged Spanish ham or a selection of inventive tapas Paella is raised to the level of gastronomy by Spanish chef Alberto Herraiz. He prepares a range of paellas, from classic Valencian with rabbit and chicken, to a wonderful inky black squid...
Qui ne connaît pas le grand chef de cuisine Bruno Clément? On le surnomme en France comme en Europe le roi de la truffe. Perché à Lorgues en pleine campagne, son restaurant ”Chez Bruno” fait le plein tous les jours malgré la conjoncture. Un Chef remarquable...
Au Rendez-vous des Camionneurs has colourful banquettes and a few seats outside With its colourful banquettes, a few tables outdoors and two dining rooms, one opening onto the quays, the other on historic place Dauphine, this bistro is a good find on...
Pierre Gagnaire is one of the most inventive French chefs around today Credit: Alamy A discovery trail of French cuisine from one of the most inventive chefs around today, who often finds inspiration in painting and jazz. The pared-back dining room provides...
All wines are available by the glass or half glass It’s 110 as in 110 different wines available by the glass – the largest choice in France. Les 110 de Taillevent offers an intelligent updating of the brasserie centred round wine. With ten starters, ten...
This listed, art nouveau café-bistro has gorgeous 1902 décor Located in the heart of Paris’s Little Japan, Michi is a tiny, canteen-like hole in the wall, indicated only by a fish and the word sushi on the facade. It was recommended by a Japanese friend,...
This is the place that made the pancake gourmet Named Breizh after the Breton for Brittany, this is the place that made the pancake gourmet, and although not particularly budget as crêperies go, it’s streets ahead of the competition in terms of quality....
This Left Bank restaurant is vintage 40s, with an almost rustic, provincial look from outside, and a shabby-chic appeal within The second Chardenoux opened by Cyril Lignac, a charismatic TV chef who is France’s version of Jamie Oliver, relishes in the...
A local arty set pops in for the laid-back, friendly atmosphere, home cooking and wines from small producers A clutter of paintings and posters, and the treat of a hidden, overgrown tropical garden courtyard at the rear, are all part of the aura at this...
Kilims, brass trays, tiled tables and carved wooden screens set the scene for refined cooking Credit: Franck Beloncle Kilims, brass trays, tiled tables and carved wooden screens set the scene for the refined cooking of Fatima Hal, the grande dame of Moroccan...
It is the cocottes, dishes simmered slowly in a black, cast-iron cocotte or casserole, that count here Christian Constant, once three-Michelin-starred chef at the Crillon, inspired a whole generation of chefs to go it alone before doing so himself. This...
Ablet Gustro " Au tournant du siècle, deux demoiselles, Caroline et Stéphanie Tatin, tenaient à Lamotte-Beuvron, face à la gare, un hôtel fort achalandé. Les chasseurs notamment, gens diffici...
