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This is one of my favorite spots for cassoulet in Paris. I began eating here over 25 years ago, but after the original owner died, it was closed for several...

Our wine and food extravaganza at Mark's Duck House began with the brilliant, moderately sweet 2004 Dönnhoff Norheimer Dellchen Riesling Spätlese which offered gorgeous aromatics as well as wonderful notes of citrus...

Another sumptuous Dim Sum luncheon at Mark's Duck House included their fabulous crab, lobster, shrimp, and scallop dumplings, pork buns, roasted pork, and the world's finest pot stickers. The white...

Another splendid meal of delicious chive, lobster, scallop, and shrimp dumplings, pot stickers, sausage, fried rice, and roast pork, was accompanied by a wide range of wines that included some...

An exquisite meal prepared by Chef Eric Ripert, who is a magician when it comes to seafood, was filled with fabulous courses. The dishes were remarkably light yet intensely flavored....

This charity luncheon, which benefitted New York city's Meals on Wheels, was prepared by the outstanding French chef, Michel Richard, and, with the exception of the two Bordeaux magnums, the...

A charity dinner at Baltimore's finest restaurant to benefit Seattle's Children's Hospital included a terrific meal from brilliant chef Cindy Wolf, and impeccable wine service orchestrated by Tony Foreman. Chef...

For a Michelin three-star restaurant, this was a technically proficient meal, but it lacked anything compelling or profound. It was enjoyable, albeit uninspiring, cuisine. My favorite course was the langoustines...

A sumptuous meal began with some of my wife's wonderful deep-fried jumbo back fin crab fritters (I can eat these anytime, anyplace), drunk with a spectacular 1996 Deutz Cuvée William Deutz...