Tag: Michelin

Revisiting Passard’s L’Arpège – Intermittently Brilliant and Unwrought

Is there a French chef of the 21st century who has done…

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Last Trip to Passédat’s Le Petit Nice

Few meals in recent memory have left me as frustrated and angry.…

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The Society of the Illusionists: The World’s 50 Best Restaurants List

Once a year in the early spring, the restaurant world holds the…

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Man Bites Truffle: Eating and Drinking in Piedmont in Late Fall

The world looks like a bigger place when you stand on the…

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Pierre Gagnaire, Paris

A Pierre Gagnaire dish might be extremely cerebral at its initial conception…

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Michelin: A Friendship That Went Sour

I started serious dining out in 1986 when I had a fellowship…

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Manresa: A Restaurant with Complex, Focused and Balanced Cooking

Manresa’s multi-course degustation menu is among the few exceptions for several reasons.…

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Le Meilleur Bouillabaisse: Le Petit Nice

Le Petit Nice is the only three starred restaurant in the close…

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El Celler de Can Roca

Joan Roca’s cooking has always technically very elaborate but also delicious. He…

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Arpège

Sometimes the most simple (but not simplistic) is also the most decadent.…

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