by Mirazur’s Benoit Huguenin Well under thirty-years-old, head sommelier at three-MICHELIN-starred restaurant, Mirazur in Menton France, Benoît Huguenin represents a new generation of wine experts. “The first words chef Mauro (yes, he’s referring to chef Mauro Colagreco) said to me were, ‘I don’t want a classic sommelier,’” he tells the…

One of my favourite restaurants in South of France, La Merenda is a tiny, 20 seat restaurant in the old town of Nice. Before taking it over 25 years ago, its chef-owner Dominique Le Stanc used to run Michelin starred kitchens in Nice and Monaco. He now cooks traditional Provençal…

In an unassuming part of an unremarkable French town, gastronomic history was made by two brothers and a simple dish of salmon With one notable exception, Roanne train station is exactly as I remember it from my first visit 17 years ago. It’s still eerily quiet, save for the odd…

Excellent ingredients and skilful execution at the newly opened Maison Sota in Paris by former Clown Bar chef Sota Atsumi.

Legendary Troisgros family, who has been holding 3 Michelin stars for over 50 years and whose story is told now by its third generation of chefs. Some outstanding dishes from my visit in November: All relevant now as much as 50 years ago. Also, here you can read my article…

3 Michelin starred Savoyard cooking at La Bouitte.

Revisiting the classics at L’Ambroisie

Despite holding 3 Michelin stars since 2002, Christian Le Squer is most importantly an artisan, for whom craftsmanship, terroir and tradition have always come first. I’ve been a big admirer of Le Squer’s cuisine ever since he was still the head chef at Ledoyen. Some of his dishes in the…

At Le Griffonnier bistro in the 8th. The egg mayonnaise world champion 2018 (awarded by ASOM (Association to Safeguard Egg Mayonnaise)). And how one cannot love the French? (pics from several visits)

Although he moved to France over 30 years ago, Akihiro Horikoshi’s tiny, humbly decorated French restaurant in the 7th arrondissement evokes a quintessentially Japanese feeling. The only other employee at the 16-cover Table d’Akihiro is a waiter serving the guests. Having worked for nearly 20 years at the 3 Michelin…