Lifetime achievement award winner 2013 is Alain Ducasse
Alain Ducasse has pushed the boundaries of excellence in cooking and the dining experience throughout his 30-year career in gastronomy. The Lifetime Achievement Award, sponsored by Diners Club International®, part of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards 2013, acknowledges not only Ducasse’s reputation for innovative French cuisine but also his indisputable influence over today’s generation of chefs and restaurateurs around … Read more
Dining on a Terrace, a Worldwide Experience
See on Scoop.it – Food, wine and other pleasures Stunning views, amazing dining experiences and great landscapes: Relais & Châteaux selected a number of outstanding and unique terraces from all over the world. With one terrace overlooking the sea on the island of Capri, another plunging you into invigorating luxuriant green countryside in France … Read more
Honey macaroons with special French cream by Pascal Aussignac
Pascal Aussignac is a Michelin-starred chef and restaurateur. He cooks in and oversees eight award-winning restaurants in London, all of them with a slightly different culinary theme but all of them celebrating the food of France and of his beloved homeland of Gascony. Pascal Aussignac’s flagship restaurant Club Gascon was awarded a Michelin Star in 2002 and … Read more
Foie gras lovers scrambling as California ban nears
Sunday marks a turning point in the culinary calendar of California when a ban enacted nearly eight years ago on foie gras – the gourmet food made from the fattened livers of force-fed ducks and geese – takes effect. In advance of the July 1 date, some businesses have moved out of state and others … Read more
Wine glass of tulip-shape: Baccarrat claims it improves the taste of wine
French glassmaker is hoping to revolutionise the experience of drinking wine with a new design that promises to settle the age-old argument between alcohol and the grape. The tulip-shaped glass, with a wide flat base and a vertical “chimney”, will prevent the alcohol from overpowering the aroma of wine when the glass is swirled, according … Read more
Elena Arzak – Veuve Clicquot World’s Best Female Chef of 2012
Elena Arzak, Joint Head Chef at Arzak in San Sebastian, Spain, has been named the Veuve Clicquot World’s Best Female Chef, part of the prestigious World’s 50 Best Restaurant Awards sponsored by S.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna. Elena is the fourth generation of the Arzak family to head up the restaurantsince it opened in 1897. In … Read more
Hôtel Le Bristol Paris
Hôtel Le Bristol Paris is an exceptional luxury hotel filled with life and culture, which has made service an art. With a large “à la française” garden, true oasis of peace in the city, Hotel Le Bristol is ideally located on the rue du Faubourg Saint Honoré, one of Paris’ most distinguished shopping streets. 187 … Read more
Fair trade spirits
Fair trade moves from coffee to spirits with the Fair Trade Spirits Company. FAIR. announces the rise of transparent and sustainable ethics in ultra premium spirits. By associating the best French distillers with local cooperatives in the developing world, FAIR. aims to bring consumers the finest spirits possible produced from Fair Trade ingredients. They believe … Read more
Champagne Cuvée Brut by Jean Paul Gaultier
What do you get when you throw together a luxury couture label and a well known Champagne brand? Designer Champagne, of course! That is what happened when Jean Paul Gaultier created a new bottle for a limited edition of Piper Heidsieck’s Champagne Cuvee Brut. A place like Cannes seems to bring out the best of everything. That would … Read more
La Grande Epicerie: gourmet shopping in Paris
In a city famous for fantastic food, it’s no small honor to be a regarded as Paris’ premier specialty store. La Grande Epicerie, located in the chic seventh arrondissement, has held that distinction for nearly a century. Situated in a 3,300-square-foot space, this gourmet market was established in 1923 as a food hall within Le Bon … Read more
