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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.
Alexander Lobrano
02.22.07
Keywords
alexander lobrano,
chefs,
farm-to-table,
france
travel + culture

Gute Reisen, Gute Speisen

Who'd have believed the Germans would win when it came to providing the best eating on trains in Europe?
Alexander Lobrano
02.12.07
Keywords
alexander lobrano,
restaurant notes,
europe,
germany
travel + culture

Postcard from Krakow: Pierogi Paradise

I fell in love with pierogi when I was eight years old and the Polish grandmother of my best friend made them as an after-school treat.
Alexander Lobrano
01.18.07
Keywords
alexander lobrano,
restaurants,
europe
travel + culture

2006: The Year in Travel

Your most memorable trip this year? Yangon, in Myanmar, a romantic, rain-soaked British imperial city like something out of Kipling.
Alexander Lobrano
12.27.06
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alexander lobrano,
the year in travel
travel + culture

Pulling Up the Welcome Map

Many Europeans say the U.S. is doing everything it can to discourage tourism.
Alexander Lobrano
12.22.06
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alexander lobrano,
europe
travel + culture

Haute Cuisine, Haute Conscience

The first Fair Trade dish on a Paris restaurant menu has just debuted at L'Obelisque, one of the restaurants at the luxurious Hotel de Crillon.
Alexander Lobrano
12.21.06
Keywords
alexander lobrano,
restaurants,
paris,
food politics,
organics market
travel + culture

The Ost With The Most

Seventeen years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Berlin is being swept by a curious nostalgia for the once-loathed Communist half of the country.
Alexander Lobrano
12.16.06
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alexander lobrano,
berlin
travel + culture

Don't Ask, Don't Tell

On Saturday morning the organic market on the Boulevard des Batignolles is busy with shoppers buying chestnuts, cepes, and fresh goat cheese.
Alexander Lobrano
12.14.06
Keywords
alexander lobrano,
paris,
shopping
food + cooking

Not Too Quick: Europe Says No To Fast Food

Fast Food Nation, the much-praised American film about the fast-food business, just opened in Paris and has instantly become a hit with the city's media crowd.
Alexander Lobrano
12.13.06
Keywords
alexander lobrano,
culinary culture,
europe
chefs + restaurants

Flying High With Alain Ducasse

Having just taken over the Jules Verne restaurant in the Eiffel Tower, the sky’s no longer the limit for gastronaut Alain Ducasse.
Alexander Lobrano
12.07.06
Keywords
chefs,
restaurants,
french,
alain ducasse,
alexander lobrano