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Recent reviews of French restaurants around the world

Le Louis XV - Alain Ducasse provides a less-than-satisfying dining experience to The Wandering Epicures

"There were three empty tables the night we were there. I would guess that there will be more unless things change."

 

The Wandering Epicures are less than impressed with Daniel in New York after an August 2009 visit

"I do not think that either of us had a dish that was really memorable or that convinced us that we were at the very top level. None of them were failures either, although the abalone came close."

 

Restaurant critic Andy Hayler visits Caprice in Hong Kong and Robuchon à Galera on Macau

 

Francis Bown dines at Fleur de Lys in San Francisco

As my evening at Fleur de Lys came to an end, the words of the song made popular by Mr Louis Armstrong drifted into my mind:‘What a wonderful world.’

 

Andy Hayler visits French restaurants in Tokyo with three Michelin Stars

Restaurant critic Andy Hayler visited L'osier, Joël Robuchon Restaurant, and Quintessence in May and June 2008.  While each had been awarded three stars in Tokyo's first-ever Michelin Guide, Andy found that L'osier alone was truly worthy of the honor.

L'osier dining room in Tokyo

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Paris Restaurants Known and Loved
Reviews and contact information for many of the best known Paris restaurants.

 

Acclaimed British critic Francis Bown reviews La Côte St-Jacques in Joigny

"Chef Jean-Michel Lorain ensures that each plate which leaves his kitchen delights the eye and caresses the palate. No wonder that every gourmet worthy of the name longs for the day when he can visit (or return to) La Côte St-Jacques."

Francis Bown and Jean-Michel Lorain

 

A Croissant Tour of Paris

"Looking for the best croissants in Paris? Adam of A LIFE WORTH EATING shows you where to go to find them!"

 

Andy Hayler dined at Michel Guérard's Les Prés d'Eugénie earlier this fall and found it in top form

"I was so pleased with this meal, as I had enjoyed a stunning meal here over a decade ago and was worried that it may perhaps have deteriorated over that time, as some 3 star places of that era have. Yet here the chefs see no need to go chasing after the latest culinary fad, and yet have not just rested on their laurels and become complacent: the ingredients and technique here were magnificent."

 

Adam reviews Restaurant Paul Bocuse for A LIFE WORTH EATING

"From an educational perspective, this was an excellent meal. It was a glimpse into France’s past. This is the first restaurant I’d been to where the dishes were unabashedly traditional but the flavors exciting."

 

Food Snob enjoys an early Sunday lunch at L'Ami Louis in Paris
"The cuisine here is easily described: excellent, often humble, ingredients cooked consummately and served generously."


The Luxeat critic dines at the famous L'Auberge de L'Ill in Alsace

"I do not doubt the talent of Marc Haeberlin, the chef of the L'Auberge de L'Ill, but also I don't understand why he is content to recreate the "classics" of his father Paul and not bring the cooking to a more exciting level?"

 


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In Vino Veritas
Oenophile Jojo Madrid dines out in Paris and finds the wines wanting. Here's an honest assessment.


Review of the Pudlo Paris Guide

A Conversation with Alec Lobrano, the author of HUNGRY FOR PARIS
Alec Lobrano is the European Correspondent for Gourmet Magazine and has been a Paris resident for over twenty years.  Terrance Gelenter has been reading his work almost from the beginning, including his brand new Hungry for Paris: The Ultimate Guide to the City's 102 Best Restaurants.


Review of the Pudlo Paris Guide

Jesse Kornbluth reviews the first-ever English language edition of Gilles Pudlowski's voluminous-yet-handy guide to 1,000 Paris restaurants, 300 wine bars, tea shops, cafes and several hundred gourmet groceries.


Fit & Slim: Healthy Eating and Drinking in France
Interesting and informative resources on this much-discussed topic.


Wine Rating Standards: Against Dumbing Down
Unfortunately the wine ranking systems which are widely in use don’t reflect the inherent qualities of the wine in question. This is the case for both the 100 point US system and the 20 point system.


You Don't Look a Day Over 699
Château Pape Clement, the oldest named in Bordeaux, harvested its 700th crop this year. But how do you celebrate a 700-year anniversary?


Three Stars and a Kingdom?
André Gayot explains why having Michelin stars can make Chefs in France happy, but not necessarily wealthy.


Great Versus Truly Exceptional Sommeliers

Restaurant critic Vedat Milor examines the key differences between a great sommelier and the "greatest of the great", those sommeliers who are truly exceptional in nearly every respect.


Le Baiser de l'Hotel de Ville, Paris, 1950


  

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