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Best restaurant in world is in France, say Tripadvisor reviews

The eaterie’s original dishes, top-notch service and beautiful setting were all praised

French chef who pioneered nouvelle cuisine dies at age of 91

The record-breaking three Michelin star chef Michel Guérard has been hailed as a ‘culinary legend’

MAP: Michelin lists 56 places in France where you eat well for €40

The famous restaurant guide has released a new list of the best value-for-money dining options in France

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I want girls to pick this career, says French World’s Best Pastry Chef

The first woman to win the global patissier competition tells us how she had to fight to succeed

Praise for French student who wrestled knife from attacker in Dublin

President Macron contacted the 17 year-old to thank him for his bravery

Top French chef in hot water for adding cheese to quiche Lorraine

Michelin starred Philippe Etchebest says he likes cheese so why not, but purists insist ‘we must respect gastronomic heritage’

Top French chef champions ‘trumpet of death’ mushroom

Have you tried this tasty 'poor man's truffle'? Take care when foraging

French pastry chef to five US presidents Roland Mesnier dies aged 78

Chef Mesnier served 26 years at the White House. One of his mottos was ‘perfection is no accident’

France wins ‘world cup for chefs’ with lockdown-inspired menu

Team led by Davy Tissot from the Michelin-starred Saisons restaurant near Lyon impressed judges with a platter of beef and lockdown dining inspired takeaway

Heston Blumenthal brings emotion and baby powder aromas to Top Chef

The well-known British chef, who has lived in Les Alpilles since 2018, blew away the other judges with his challenges

Pastry chef Will Torrent: Sweet success made easy

Half of the baking battle when it comes to mastering the techniques of French pâtisserie is confidence, says chef Will Torrent

'My father taught me it is important to seek perfection'

Connexion's Jane Hanks meets 30-year-old Jauffrey Mauvigney, a prize-winning charcutier-traiteur who works in his family’s shop at Mérignac, near Bordeaux

French chef Auguste Escoffier changed fine dining forever

Today, his name is the embodiment of traditional French cuisine, but Samantha David discovers that there is far more to Georges Auguste Escoffier than just the chef who laid down the rules of the kitchen

Covid-19: Paris bars and restaurants risk closure

In Paris, two out of the three Covid criteria that would raise the alert level to “scarlet” have already been met. The closure of bars and restaurants may follow.

Pretty greens to adorn Michelin plates

Microgreens can be found adorning plates in many top eateries. The Connexion meets a leading producer of these exquisite small leaves – an Englishman in the Auvergne

French Michelin-star chefs launch train station event

Some of France’s best Michelin-starred chefs are set to transform 37 train stations across the country this week, as they bring their high-end food to passengers, beginning in Paris today (Friday October 4).

World’s best restaurant has a menu for 365 seasons

The Mirazur in Menton on the French Riviera came top in this year’s The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, a respected listing based on an international poll of chefs and critics. Connexion interviewed its chef Mauro Colagreco.

Home is where heart is for French top chef Darroze

She is arguably best known as one of the judges and mentors on M6’s epic culinary competition Top Chef , but there is far more to the trail-blazing chef Hélène Darroze than reality TV.

'Michelin dared to say we use cheddar in our soufflé!'

Celebrity French chef Marc Veyrat in spat with Michelin Guide over star status

Seven cooks, seven countries, one great food idea

A catering business and restaurant with seven migrant cooks from seven countries has been set up by two friends who met at business school.

Secrets of baking success

New York-based chef Rory Macdonald reveals what it takes to become a top pâtissier and provides two favourite mousse recipes

More young and female chefs for Michelin France 2019

The new Michelin Guide for France has been commended for recognising more young chefs and female chefs, in the 2019 edition released this week.

When Ritz met Escoffier

Jean-François Mesplède on the unique chemistry between two giants of the hotel and culinary worlds that combined to luxurious effect

French food notes - November 2018

Notes on food in France including a monster mash, a stylish pepper mill and a new chocolate bar....

French woman first to win World’s Best Pastry Chef

Frenchwoman and pastry chef Christelle Brua has become the first woman ever to be named the World’s Best Restaurant Pastry Chef.

Tributes pour in for late French chef Joël Robuchon

High profile figures including President Macron and chef Alain Ducasse have been paying homage to the late French chef Joël Robuchon, who died aged 73 on Monday August 6.

32-star chef Joël Robuchon dead at 73

Gastronomy world in mourning at news of internationally renowned chef's death following battle with cancer

Melt into chocolate science

A delicious new encyclopedia, edited by world-renowned chef pâtissier Frédéric Bau, takes some of the mystery out of the dark stuff

Carême: France’s first celebrity chef

Despite a traumatic childhood which saw him abandoned aged nine, Marie-Antoine Carême went on to become a totemic figure in French cuisine. Samantha David gets a taste for his remarkable story

Meet Ollie Timberlake: a British chef in France

Jane Hanks talks to successful home chef Ollie Timberlake about her path to a life in Burgundy, how UK chefs’ reputation is changing and why France is food heaven

Chefs sign letter in defence of Camembert amid AOP row

High-end chefs, including Anne-Sophie Pic and Christophe Bacquié, have signed an open letter in defence of AOP Normandy Camembert cheese, to stop it “becoming an ersatz, vulgar and tasteless soft paste”.

Leading chefs make free meals for poor

Free gastronomic dinners

Winner of the Coupe de France du Burger announced

The victorious creation was inspired by a recipe from the chef’s grandfather, and will be available to the public from next week.

Nice locals defend cuisine from controversial chef

A Nice collective has defended Niçoise cuisine from “non-purist influences” after a local chef controversially added non-traditional ingredients to a “pan bagnat”.

Two new three Michelin stars bring France’s list to 28

There are now 28 restaurants with three Michelin stars in France after two establishments - one in the Haute-Savoie and one in the Var - received the accolade in the Michelin Guide France 2018 edition.

Legendary ‘chef of the century’ Paul Bocuse dies at 91

Tributes have been pouring in from across France and the culinary world after legendary chef Paul Bocuse was confirmed to have died at age 91.

Chef

Best restaurant in world is in France, say Tripadvisor reviews

French chef who pioneered nouvelle cuisine dies at age of 91

MAP: Michelin lists 56 places in France where you eat well for €40

I want girls to pick this career, says French World’s Best Pastry Chef

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