La Cote St Jacques
Clément, our 25-year old sommelier went into the cave containing over 25,000 bottles representing 850 different wines and started our meal with a Bourgogne Blanc Cuvée ML from the vineyard of...
View ArticleAssaggio
This was my first visit to the Hotel Castille and Assaggio since Chef Giulio Freschi arrived and I was super impressed. For starters the room has been beautifully redecorated for greater intimacy and...
View ArticleThe Duke’s Bar at the Westminster Hotel
The Union Jack proudly flies above the entrance to the Hôtel Westminster signaling an oasis of British tradition planted between the Place Vendome and Garnier’s Opéra. Step into the Duke’s Bar and you...
View ArticleLa Cour Jardin at Le Plaza Athenée
After a 30-year absence Grandma was coming to town. Leveraging all of my contacts I booked her into one of Paris’ must coveted addresses, the Plaza Athenée, for a pampered weekend. Thanks to my Paris...
View ArticlePenati al Baretto-Italian Cuisine in the 8th
Few chefs can boast a CV as impressive as Alberico Penati. A native of Bergamo, the legendary chef cut a dash across some of the most famous restaurants in Italy, like Giannino and Savini, cutting his...
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