Jean, the Restaurant: Dinner with the Master of the House
Fine restaurants are typically defined by their chef or location, but there is an often forgotten category of gastronomy whose prime asset is having...
Blessed truffles in Provence
About a month ago I opened the e-newsletter that I receive monthly from the Vaucluse Tourist Board in Provence and saw that they were...
Montmartre Celebrates Grape Harvest with Wine Auction at La Bonne Franquette
Montmartre celebrated its annual Grape Harvest Festival (Fête des Vendanges) in early October with a series of joyful community events including lectures, concerts, tasting...
Three Reasons to Experience a Remarkable Chef: Part 2
Symbols, stars, numbers, and other restaurant rating systems can provide a culinary relief map of a city, but they’re inadequate in revealing the particular...
Chef Talk: A Lunchtime Cooking Class at Atelier Guy Martin
A class at the cooking workshop of chef Guy Martin In the context of my investigations into the Parisian culinary world of the great French chef. Video.
Three Reasons to Experience a Remarkable Chef: Part I
Symbols, stars, numbers, and other restaurant rating systems can provide a culinary relief map of a city, but they’re inadequate in revealing the particular...
Americana in Paris: Cupcake Camp on the Fourth of July
An introduction to cupcakes, the cupcake trend in Paris and Cupcake Camp on the 4th of July.
Savoring Provence: The Charentais of Cavaillon, a Succulent Superstar of a Melon
Every summer, piles of gold are sold in the Provencal town of Cavaillon. The gold in question is not the precious metal measured in...
Wine, Women and, Yes, Song
A man with a passion will view the entire world though the optic of that passion. Whatever it may be—wine, women, motorcycles, baseball, Egyptology,...