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Seven Reasons to Love Paris Bistros
07.10.07
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- paris,
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travel + culture
A Guide to French Food Guides
Though the Michelin Guides remains a national bestseller, the French are plumping for other guides when looking for great new restaurants during their travels.
06.08.07
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- france,
- books,
- alexander lobrano
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: Chéri Bibi
Tucked away on the eastern slope of the Butte de Montmartre, Chéri Bibi is a sure sign this appealingly ramshackle neighborhood is up for gentrification.
06.07.07
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- alexander lobrano,
- first taste,
- restaurants,
- paris,
- france
travel + culture
Basques Blast Ducasse
Four years after opening L'Ostape, a country inn near Bidarray in French Basque country, Alain Ducasse has withdrawn from the project.
02.26.07
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- alexander lobrano,
- hotels,
- france
travel + culture
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Chef Marc Veyrat is planning to open another high-altitude restaurant, in the tiny hamlet of Manigold, in the French Alps.
02.22.07
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- alexander lobrano,
- chefs,
- farm-to-table,
- france
travel + culture
Shooting Themselves in the Plate?
The French restaurant world is in an uproar over the recent decision to apply France’s 35-hour workweek to the restaurant trade.
12.03.06
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- restaurants,
- france,
- legislation,
- alexander lobrano
magazine
French Seasoning
The half-timbered towns of Alsace, France’s province along the Rhine, already feel
like storybook villages.
December 2006
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- travel,
- france,
- christmas
recipes
French Onion Soup
This version of the classic is gorgeously cheesy, not gunky. Slow cooking gives the broth depth of flavor and a silky texture.
December 2006
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- city guide,
- paris,
- france,
- french classics
travel + culture
They Like Us, They Really Like Us
A growing number of Japanese tourists suffer from Paris Syndrome, a psychological incapacitation brought on by the gap between the fairytale and the reality of a city.
11.08.06
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- france,
- paris,
- alexander lobrano
travel + culture
I'll Have the Aspic Special
A slightly wacky move is afoot to have French cuisine registered by UNESCO as a World Heritage listing.
11.03.06
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- restaurants,
- chefs,
- france,
- labeling,
- alexander lobrano