Tacos, Tradition, and the Michelin Money Machine
The only thing that distinguishes El Califa de Leon by sight, is the guy whose sole function is to take the cash. Few taquerias splooge on such a luxury, but…
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Two meals at Michel Guérard’s gastronomic restaurant in Eugénie-les-Bains put me in a strange and contradictory mood: ecstatic, yet resentful. I was ecstatic because I rarely experience simultaneous awaking and…
Hedone: Towards the Peak of Gastronomy
A recent meal there in April 2017 moved me sufficiently to write…
Perfect Symphony of Senses: The World of Michel Guérard
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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…
Tales from Le Cinq: Navigating the Flavors of Excellence and a Few Potholes
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LOCATION Located in the Bay of Portonovo, about 45 km south of La Madonnina, in the province of Ancona (Le…
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