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Dinner at Ambassador Jean-David Levitte's Residence

This was a dinner held at the French Ambassador's Washington, DC residence to celebrate both my promotion to Officer in France's Legion of Honor, and the 150th anniversary of the...

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Events
L'Ami Louis

L'Ami Louis is my favorite restaurant in the world, although eating there in September is not quite as thrilling as it is in the winter because they don't have baby...

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Restaurants
Beaugravière

Sadly, during my two week tasting trip to the Rhône Valley, I only had time to visit Beaugravière once. This restaurant has the greatest Rhône wine list in the world,...

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The Intercontinental Hotel, Restaurant Terrace Fleurie

Having been delayed in the Rhône Valley because all the trains were cancelled due to flooding between Nîmes and Montpellier, I missed a scheduled lunch at one of my favorite...

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Dinner Chez Parker

To celebrate my promotion from Knight to Officer in France's Legion of Honor, awarded by President Jacques Chirac on Bastille Day, 2005, we hosted a dinner with dear friends. The...

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Dining At Home
Daniel

This was another brilliant meal for a charitable cause with the wines donated from my cellar, and the cuisine generously offered by the great Chef Daniel Boulud. Although Daniel was...

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Restaurants
Charleston

Since Cindy Wolf and her husband/wine guy/occasional maitre d', Tony Foreman, opened Charleston it has been Baltimore's finest restaurant for impeccable service, haute cuisine, and the best wine list in the...

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Roy's Kahana Bar and Grill, Lahaina, HI

In my opinion, one of the finest restaurant chains, Roy's has an outstanding wine list as well as imaginative fusion-styled cooking. One of our favorite eateries in Maui, Roy's again...

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Paley's Place

My favorite chef in Portland, Oregon is Vitaly Paley, who pulled out all the stops for this extraordinary meal prepared for a charitable cause. The spectacular cuisine included ravishing hors...

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