Paris Hotel & Restaurant Report: Le Grand Mazarin and Boubalé
Le Grand Mazarin, its Ashkenazic/Israeli restaurant Boubalé, and its kitsch-chic bar present a pastiche of major markers of the past 500 years of the Marais district of Paris.
Cuisine in Provence: Nadia Sammut at La Fenière, After the Fall
Meet Nadia Sammut , owner-chef of Auberge La Fenière in the Luberon region of Provence, a culinary explorer with a freestyle, gluten-free approach to cooking and a holistic vision of her hotel and restaurant complex. Includes a video recording of our Culinary Conversation. But first, the fall.
The History of Luxury Hotels on the Riviera (Video)
A video presentation in which France Revisited takes you to southeast France to visit famous and historic hotels along the Riviera, from the Hotel de Paris in Monaco to the Byblos in Saint Tropez, by way of famous hotels in Nice, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Antibes and Cannes.
The History of Luxury Hotels in Paris, Part 2, 1910-2021 (Video)
In Part 2 of France Revisited’s “Conversation with an Expert” series about luxury hotels in Paris, Gary Lee Kraut, editor of France Revisited, and Jean-Pierre Soutric, a leading French specialist and consultant on luxury hotels around the world, discuss top-flight hotels created from 1910 to today.
The History of Luxury Hotels in Paris, Part 1, 1855-1909 (Video)
France Revisited’s “Conversation with an Expert” series launched on April 15 with a 3-part discussion between Gary Lee Kraut, editor of France Revisited, and Jean-Pierre Soutric, a leading French specialist and consultant on luxury hotels around the world.In Part 1, which can be viewed here, they examine the creation and evolution of luxury hotels in Paris from 1855 to 1909,
The History of Luxury Hotels in Paris and on the Riviera
France Revisited launches a 3-part series of video conversations with Jean-Pierre Soutric, a leading French specialist and consultant on luxury hotels around the world. We'll discuss hotels in Paris (parts 1 and 2) and on the Riviera (part 3).
A Night at Hotel Thoumieux, Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris
I like sleeping around in Paris. So when a public relations agent invited me get to know the Hotel Thoumieux by spending the night “with the person of your choice” I immediately accepted. But who would accept to be the person of my choice?
Auberge des Templiers: Where the Relais & Châteaux Dream Began
Today’s Relais & Châteaux spans the globe from A(rgentina) to Z(ambia), with 544 resort/restaurant “members.” Of course, all this glamor had to start somewhere and “somewhere” turns out to be roughly 80 miles south of Paris, between Burgundy and the Loire Valley, at a quiet, family-run inn called the Auberge des Templiers.
Hotel Regina: Wine & Friends & Classic Paris Luxury
Refurbished in 2015 and a wine bar added in 2016, the 5-star Hotel Regina, across the street from the Louvre, has regained its place among the luxury hotels of Paris’s 1st arrondissement. Gary Lee Kraut nods to Joan of Arc then pushes through the revolving door for a visit and a glass of wine.