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La Provence, Vilnius

La Provence, Vilnius

La Provence, Vilnius

Restaurant La Provence in Vilnius is like a ray of Provencal sunshine in this Northern European capital. Without question, it is the best in Lithuania and one day maybe will earn it’s first Michelin stars. La Provence has a particular emphasis on seafood (Imported 3 times a a week from…

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Aug '06
La Côte Saint Jacques – a painting in your plate

La Côte Saint Jacques – a painting in your plate

La Côte Saint Jacques – a painting in your plate

Jean- Michel Lorain, the renown chef of La Côte Saint Jacques, is not only one of the best chefs in the world but a smart businessman as well. Apart from his 3 stars Michelin restaurant, his other businesses, the Relais and Châteaux hotel as well the culinary school are flourishing.…

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Aug '06
Kinugawa, Paris

Kinugawa, Paris

Kinugawa, Paris

Let’s agree on the fact that Paris is not very “strong” for Japanese and sushi restaurants. There are little “real Japanese” places and if there are some, it seems that they are “frozen” in the 70s or 80s different from London or New York where there are many modern sushi…

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Aug '06
L’Auberge Bretonne

L’Auberge Bretonne

L’Auberge Bretonne

The L’Auberge Bretonne chef Jacques Thorel is known for not caring so much for fancy menus, but “going straight to action”. Apart from his 2 Michelin stars, J.Thorel has 19 out of 20, a top review by Gault Millau, one of the most influential restaurants’ guide in France which obviously…

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Aug '06
L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon – the celebration of summer!

L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon – the celebration of summer!

L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon – the celebration of summer!

L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon, Paris – a real celebration of summer! (And the celebration of the very very soon opening in NYC, in Four Seasons Hotel :))

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Aug '06
Maison Troisgros – The Genius of Troisgros

Maison Troisgros – The Genius of Troisgros

Maison Troisgros – The Genius of Troisgros

This French culinary temple is located in a remote city with little interest, so only true Michel Troisgros (3 stars Michelin of course!) cooking worshipers will find the restaurant. Michel Troisgros, the third generation of the legendary Troisgros chefs’ family, is a real artist who creates and invents the third-millennium…

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Aug '06
Joel Robuchon, Monte-Carlo

Joel Robuchon, Monte-Carlo

Joel Robuchon, Monte-Carlo

Last night dinner in Joel Robuchon Monte-Carlo in hotel Metropole (which was redesigned by Jacques Garcia not long time ago) was superb. Joel Robuchon (which is gradually becoming a gastronomic and very upscale chain) is known for serving tapas-style plates. He used to run a 3 Michelin stars restaurant in…

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Jul '06
Paul Bocuse

Paul Bocuse

Paul Bocuse

What can be better to celebrate Bastille’s day than a dinner in the Paul Bocuse restaurant? He is the father of French gastronomy, the legend that has been around for decades. What I really didn’t expect was to meet Mr Bocuse in person as upon the arrival, he went to…

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Jul '06
Les Crayeres, Reims. One star less.

Les Crayeres, Reims. One star less.

Les Crayeres, Reims. One star less.

Château les Crayeres is probably as famous as the place it is located – the Champagne region. For decades it’s chef Gerard Boyer maintained it’s class and, of course, the three Michelin stars quality. But what happens when the chef, the father of the legend retires? The restaurant loses its…

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Jul '06
Erbprinz, Ettlingen

Erbprinz, Ettlingen

Erbprinz, Ettlingen

Erbprinz is an excellent one-star Michelin restaurant in Ettlingen, Germany, 70 km from Strasbourg. Its long time ago I wanted to try the German gastronomic cuisine and I was very pleased by the creativity of the food. The Erbprinz hotel (5 stars) and restaurant is known for hosting famous German…

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Jul '06