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Lunch at Troisgros

One final meal at Troisgros before heading off to Burgundy, this wonderful lunch compared the specialties of Michel Troisgros with the previous evening's dinner, which consisted of the father's classics...

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Dinner at Troisgros

I first ate at this restaurant in 1975, and have made many return visits over the subsequent 28 years. In 1975, the team of brothers Jean and Pierre Trois Gros...

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Mas de Bouvau

Just around the corner from Vacqueyras and Gigondas, this is a wonderful bistro run by Madame Hertzog. There are also a few (6) rooms available. Although I have never stayed...

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La Régalade, Beaune

The cooking of this restaurant's wonderfully exuberant chef, Marie, is every bit as good as Pierre Rovani has said. It's earthy, rich cooking filled with flavor (the price is relatively...

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Le Dôme, Paris

This is one of my favorite spots in Paris for great fish dishes. They do a fabulous fish soup as well as bouillabaisse and great oysters (but September is not...

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La Régalade, Paris

One of the hardest tables to get in Paris is at Chef Yves Camdeborde's tiny La Régalade. Before flying home from my fall tasting trip, Pierre Rovani and I had...

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Lunch at L'Ami Louis, Paris, Paris

Meeting good friends from Baltimore for lunch at L'Ami Louis was a treat after seventeen days of hard work. The luncheon began with a beautiful bottle of the delicate yet...

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Dinner at L'Ami Louis, Paris

My favorite (and most expensive) bistro in the world, L'Ami Louis, is at its best in the winter, when they offer the world's finest baby leg of lamb as well...

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Four Seasons Restaurant, New York

The purpose of this event, organized by Park Smith and myself, was to have a taste-off between what are two obviously great vintages in Châteauneuf du Pape. The first half...

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