Three months ago I asked a similar question after my visit toL’Ambroisie restaurant in Paris which despite being very classic and, for some, too old fashioned, is a brilliant embodiment of classic French cooking. La Grenouillere is the complete opposite of L’Ambroisie yet also represents the French gastronomy in a…

I doubt that Mr. Ducasse was in the kitchen and cooked this perfection, but whoever is the head chef at Louis XV by Alain Ducasse in Monte Carlo, I must say, he or she is very gifted. What I like about this particular style of cooking that it is so…

2 Michelin starred Passage 53 in Paris (53 Passage des Panoramas75002 Paris; tel. +33 1 42 33 04 35) is a living example of what happens when Japanese perfectionism and minimalism is married with the opulence of the French haute cuisine. Despite the restaurant’s tiny size, the cooking is irreproachable…

This is what you will have a chance to enjoy if you book the right table at 2 Michelin starred Chèvre d’Or restaurant in Eze village… (Rue du Barri 06260 Eze Village, France; tel. +33 4 92 10 66 66) And I must say, the cooking there is some of the…

New good address alert in Paris. From the first glance, Medi Terra Nea might look like just another conveyor belt sushi restaurant with a quirky interior. In fact, it is aconveyor belt restaurant, just instead of sushis, the little plates cruising around the spacious restaurant contain delicious Mediterranean basin cuisines…

When it comes to 3 Michelin starred L’Ambroisie in Paris (9 Place des Vosges75004 Paris;tel.+33 1 42 78 51 45) there are two camps of opinions: for some, it’s the ultimate Frenchhaute gastronomie experience, for others – the restaurant is too classic and boring. Dining at L’Ambroisie is like travelling…

The review of an exceptional meal at L’Ambrosie (3*) coming soon!

Fauchon: 24-26 Place de la Madeleine 75008 Paris ; tel. 01 70 39 38 00

Owned by 160 years old dried seaweed and tea wholesaler from Tokyo Maruyama Nori, Jugetsudo tea salon and shop is like a tiny island of Japanese culture on the Left Bank of Paris. Here you can buy premium Japanese tea (like exceptional Gyokuro), beautiful artisan-made pottery or have a cup…

Two Michelin starred Jean François Piège (79 Rue Saint-Dominique 75007, tel. +33 1 47 05 49 75 ) is like no other gastronomic restaurant in Paris. Its tables are not covered with white tablecloths, the waiters are wearing jeans instead of black suits and the dining room looks more like…