Tag: culinary travel
Editor of France Revisited on Lecture Tour in NJ, PA, DC
While the recent terrorist attacks in Paris caused some travelers to push the pause button on their immediate European travel plans, we can all be armchair travelers this month when New Jersey native and award-winning Paris-based travel writer Gary Lee Kraut explores France during a tour in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. from Feb. 16 to March 2, 2015.
France Revisited Culinary Travel Article Takes Top Honors in Awards Competition
The North American Travel Journalists Association has announced that Gary Lee Kraut, editor of France Revisited, won GOLD in the 2013 Annual NATJA Awards Competition for best article written for the internet in the Culinary Travel category. His winning article “Drome Provencale: Eat Like a Sixth Grader, Drink Like a Wine Enthusiast” was published on France Revisited. Kraut’s article “Biarritz: The Surfing Lesson” was a finalist in the Sports and Recreation category.
Everyone’s a Critic
Returning home from France without good food stories shows a lack of appetite, curiosity, and interesting company. You may not rave about everywhere and...
Getting the Bill
Sometimes the most difficult task in a restaurant is getting the waiter to give you the bill. Relax. This is often a good sign;...
Carnivorous Confusion
Meat is customarily served rarer in France than in the United States, so it’s important to know how to answer when the waiter asks...
Stages of the Meal
You needn’t order something from every page of the menu, of course, but if you were to do so in the name of luxury...
The Menu
Unless otherwise indicated, the prices mentioned on this site are for 3-course meals, excluding drinks. Your choice of drinks and wine will naturally greatly...
Service in Paris
Back home we demand friendly service with a wide smile, we promise tips, and we want to be treated as though we, as customers,...
Restaurant Reservations
you're not a planner (I’m certainly not), don’t force yourself. You can always find something worthwhile by taking a stroll or by asking at...