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Brasseries Georges Brussels, Belgium

This is a well-known brasserie that was highly recommended, but we found it to be mediocre and unpleasantly noisy, smoky, and cramped. First of all, it reeked of tobacco smoke,...

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Robert M. Parker, Jr. •
Dinner with Friends, Chez Studer in Lucerne, Switzerland

A wonderful home-prepared meal included some beautiful sausages that went beautifully with lentils and stunning veal shanks that were cooked perfectly and served with mashed potatoes. The wines began with...

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Dinner with Friends in Bordeaux

A stunning meal centered around the wonderful black truffles of Périgord began with scrambled eggs (one of my favorite preparations), followed by whole truffles poached in red wine (not bad),...

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La Table de Joël Robuchon

A brilliant meal at one of Joël Robuchon's restaurants in Paris, the food was exquisite, ranging from the extraordinary potato dish with foie gras and black truffles, to the wonderfully...

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L'Ami Louis

This is my favorite restaurant in the world when you simply need to eat ... superbly. As the late, great A. J. Liebling said, this is a restaurant for "feeders."...

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La Tupina - Bordeaux, France

My favorite bistro for serious eating in Bordeaux is La Tupina, located in the old part of the city, not far from the river. The chef, Jean-Pierre Xiradakis, prepares the...

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Rochat - Restaurant de l'Hôtel de Ville, Crissier, Switzerland

The brilliant Philippe Rochat turned out another superb meal that continued to persuade me that this guy is one of Europe's great three-star chefs. All of his dishes possess extraordinarily...

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Mark's Duck House, Falls Church, VA

An assortment of varied wines were enjoyed with the multiple delicacies from the battery of Hong Kong chefs who inhabit the kitchens of Mark's Duck House. It's always dim sum,...

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Brasserie Bodu

I had not been to Lucerne since 1972, and it was wonderful to get back to this beautiful Swiss town with its medieval atmosphere and gorgeous lakeside views. It was...

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