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Michelin: A Friendship That Went Sour
I started serious dining out in 1986 when I had a fellowship to study for a year in France and lunch menus in three star restaurants were affordable. [...] Nowadays…
The Society of the Illusionists: The World’s 50 Best Restaurants List
Once a year in the early spring, the restaurant world holds the equivalent of a beauty contest for restaurants and their chefs called the World’s 50 Best Restaurants. This initiative's…
Michelin: A Friendship That Went Sour
I started serious dining out in 1986 when I had a fellowship…
The Society of the Illusionists: The World’s 50 Best Restaurants List
Once a year in the early spring, the restaurant world holds the…
Gastromondiale’s Madeleines of 2017: Part I (Editors)
Gastromondiale, we are moved by dishes that entice our senses and only…
The Michelin/Visit California Guide Rush
With pronouncements vouching for Michelin’s “unrivaled integrity, independence, and expertise”, the Director…
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Bagá: Avant-Garde Flavors and Emotional Journey in the Heart of Jaén, Spain
I left Bagá unable to express in words all that…
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Stravaganza Mediterranea
The participants in the event included Albert Adrià of elBulli, Andoni Luis Aduriz of Mugaritz,Alain Passard of L'Arpège, Pedro Subijana…
French Haute Cuisine: Dead or Alive? Reflections on L’Ambroisie and Le Cinq
Sensationalism and marketing gimmicks aside, is it true that the Haute Cuisine in France is on the verge of death?…