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Le Dôme

This remains my favorite restaurant for fresh oysters and shellfish and seafood of all types. Despite its renown and popularity, Le Dôme still delivers extraordinary quality and freshness. The cancale...

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Chez Josephine (also known as Chez Dumonet)

This has long been one of my favorite Parisian bistros. The food is spectacular, with probably the finest beef Burgundy I have ever tasted and a confit of duck that...

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Dutournier’s Pinxo

This is Alain Dutournier’s informal and casual Mediterranean / tapas bar located just around the block from his more famous and deluxe Carré des Feuillants. Pierre-Antoine Rovani raved about this...

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Restaurant Dauphin

This restaurant, located near both the Opera and the Louvre, was a wonderful discovery. We enjoyed a superb terrine of foie gras, perfectly grilled langoustines, a spectacular dish of whole...

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Dinner With Friends in St.-Emilion — Part 2

A dinner with good friends included one of the most remarkable white wines I have ever tasted, a pristine, still youthful and fresh bottle of 1973 DRC Montrachet. Still possessing wonderful...

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Dinner With Friends in St.-Emilion

A dinner with good friends was highlighted by some very good right bank wines, including the sumptuous 2000 Le Moulin, a small Pomerol estate that is fashioning impressive, rich wines. For...

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La Tupina

My favorite restaurant in Bordeaux, chef/owner Jean-Pierre Xiradakis prepares authentic dishes from southwest France, specializing in roasted fowl and meats over the roaring fire that greets patrons as they come...

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DB Bistro Moderne

A spectacular meal from Chef Olivier Muller, the young, super-talented chef at Daniel Boulud’s DB Bistro, located in Manhattan’s theater district, began with a superb escargot and chicken oyster fricassee....

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Mark’s Duck House

Another delightful, informal gathering of wine and food enthusiasts at an eating and wine free-for-all known as Mark’s Duck House. As always, the dumplings, specially ordered several days in advance,...

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