In a country known for its breath-taking array of cheeses, it can be hard to know where to find the best or how to narrow down the selection. Luckily, Paris is home to some of the world’s best cheesemongers and affineurs, those talented men and women who find the most…

A new brilliant dish by Joël Robuchon Monaco executive chef Christophe Cuissac. Emmental zephyr (something between soufflé and cream, literally melting in your mouth!) is married with black truffles sauce and it’s shavings. I hope this culinary masterpiece will be “exported” to other Robuchon locations around the world. Joël Robuchon(2*):…

If you have ever passed by rue Saint-Anne in Paris, you must have certainly seen people queuing outside the Kunitoraya udon noodles shop. Since a while already, the queuing and waiting no matter the meteorological conditions, has moved to the neighbouring rue Villedo, where there are now two Kunitorayas, at…

When I first visited L’Astrance (4 Rue Beethoven, 75016 Paris; tel. +33 1 40 50 84 40), it had just received it’s first Michelin star and was one of the most exciting, up and coming restaurants in Paris. Ten years forward and numbers of restaurants opened around the world by Pascal…

If I had to name my “cantine”, only one restaurant, where I’ve been mostly in the recent years, it would be Takara (14 Rue Molière, 75001 Paris). It’s a traditional Japanese restaurant located in Paris “Little Japan” where you can have anything from sushi to shabu shabu or sukiyaki. I…

3 Michelin stars Marseillaise chef Gerald Passédat, whose work and knowledge of fish and shellfish I’ve been admiring for years, has opened a new restaurant in Marseille. The three spaces of Le Môle Passédat are located in the Museum of European Mediterranean and Civilization (MuCEM 1 esplanade du J4, 13002 Marseille,…

Cakes counter “shopping” at Arnaud Larher (93 Rue de Seine 75006, Paris), le meuiller ouvrier de France in 2007. Should add it to my favourite Paris pastry and chocolate shops lists…luxeat.com/blog/paris-pastry-shops-past-present-future/luxeat.com/blog/chocolate-shops-paris/

Croque-monsieur with ham from Desnoyer-Poujauran butcher, truffle salt and Comté cheese at Café Trama (83 Rue du Cherche-Midi, 75006 Paris;tel. +33 1 45 48 33 71) . Love it! (ask for extra crispy)

My quest for exceptional cheese continues as this time I visited Marie – Anne Cantin (12 Rue du Champ de Mars, 75007 Paris, France) cheese shop on the left bank in Paris, who is one of the rare fromagers to carry very old Comté all year around. The 4+-year-old Comté…