My favourite creature in the world – the four-year-old Maltese puppy – enjoying (almost) her meal in a certain restaurant, in a certain city… (The dogs are not accepted there, so I will rather not disclose the name ….)

If you search for French gastronomy for small prices, L’Os à Moelle (3, rue Vasco de Gama,75015, tel 01 45 57 27 27) is where you should be heading. The obligatory menu costs €38 and contains 4 courses, cheese, plus dessert. By no means the food is not “cheap” though……

There is nothing more sincere than the glance of a puppy asking for food… The image of Olivia (the lovely dog of Margarita). She is a professional food “asker”! As for the brasserie itself (it is located on the 6th floor of Printemps Haussmann), the place is beautiful and very…

No other restaurant in France is rated as controversially as La Villa du Havre. On one hand, it has only one Michelin star and that has been going on for a while already, on the other hand, Gault Millau guide (which is as reputable as the Guide Rouge, but not…

Turbotin (small turbot) as seen in the Deauville’s fish market ( Place du Marché). Images from trateur “Le Breton”, voted as ” le meilleur ouvrier de France”. ( 1 Place Morny, Deauville).

I’ll go straight to my point… I am not a big fan of vegetables. I know… When you do modelling and you are so skinny, everybody thinks that all that you do is stay on diet all your life and eat salad leaves… But not me… I have never been…

The Michelin France 2007 edition has particularly many changes… Some restaurants lost one-star dramatically, some got so expected (or unexpected) promotions. Here is a small summary of today’s Le Figaro article: The restaurants that have been rewarded with their third star : Pic (Anne-Sophie Pic) L’Astrance (Philippe Barbot) Lamelouse (Jacques…

The “treats” from the sea as seen in Chesery (Lauenenstrasse) restaurant in Gstaad. The cooking of Robert Speth is welcoming and sincere, with emphasis on seafood and dishes with truffles. Robert Speth was “The Gault Millau Switzerland Chef of the Year” in 2005 as well as he has one Michelin…

The breathtaking landscape as seen through the window of Palace hotel in Gstaad.Very pretty view- very little snow… Global warming is striking?

The dinner at one-star Auberge du Raisin was a very pleasant surprise. In fact, it was the second choice of dining while staying in Lausanne, but the first choice – the three stars restaurant of Philippe Rochat is closed on Mondays… The dinner in Auberge du Raisin though was much…