Tag: Michelin
Tributes to Bernard Pacaud, Part I: The Silence of the L’Ambroisie
In terms of experiencing this Age d’Or de la Gastronomie, which is…
Revisiting Passard’s L’Arpège – Intermittently Brilliant and Unwrought
Is there a French chef of the 21st century who has done…
Last Trip to Passédat’s Le Petit Nice
Few meals in recent memory have left me as frustrated and angry.…
The Society of the Illusionists: The World’s 50 Best Restaurants List
Once a year in the early spring, the restaurant world holds the…
Man Bites Truffle: Eating and Drinking in Piedmont in Late Fall
The world looks like a bigger place when you stand on the…
Pierre Gagnaire, Paris
A Pierre Gagnaire dish might be extremely cerebral at its initial conception…
Michelin: A Friendship That Went Sour
I started serious dining out in 1986 when I had a fellowship…
Manresa: A Restaurant with Complex, Focused and Balanced Cooking
Manresa’s multi-course degustation menu is among the few exceptions for several reasons.…
Le Meilleur Bouillabaisse: Le Petit Nice
Le Petit Nice is the only three starred restaurant in the close…
El Celler de Can Roca
Joan Roca’s cooking has always technically very elaborate but also delicious. He…
Arpège
Sometimes the most simple (but not simplistic) is also the most decadent.…