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…

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 “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 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…

I have been hesitating quite a bit to what to write about the last night’s dinner in Le Cinq . The talent of Phillipe Legendre, who obtained his three stars in a very short period of time, is undeniable, but on the other hand, there was nothing inspirational… From such a…

If you search for a “hidden treasure” in Paris only known by the locals, here is my insider tip. It is a place that is strangely not listed in any important guides (I checked Zagat and Gault Millau-it is not there), yet it probably serves the best cassoulet in Paris.…

The two stars Apicius is one of those gastronomic restaurants that made me fall in love with the art of “haute cuisine”. First time I dined there was for my birthday party a long time ago, when the restaurant was still located on avenue de Villiers in the 17th. I…

I’ve read so much about Chez L’Ami Jean in other food blogs (especially in the anglophone ones), that I had to defend my” food blogger honour” and to check it out myself 🙂 Probably because of this particular fact that it is well known by jet setting foodies, the ambience…

Patrick Pignol’s « Le Relais D’Auteuil (31 Boulevard Murat, 75016, tel 01 46 51 09 54) is a small place with “grande cuisine”. You can be sure to leave always happy when you dine in this 2 Michelin stars restaurant in the 16th. (Update February 2007. This year it has…