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Dinner at Home with Friends from New York

Friends from New York, in addition to Dr. Big J, who I hadn’t seen in quite a while, came to lunch, and so we pulled out all the stops. The...

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Dining At Home
Charleston

Once again Chef Cindy Wolf showed her mastery of fish, sauces, soups and deep-frying in her impeccable, remarkably consistent and always brilliant manner. At this dinner, we had some very...

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Lunch with Friends in Tain l’Hermitage

This was an interesting tasting looking at two great vintages for the house of Chapoutier. The food was also wonderful, my favorite dish being the generous omelette with the first...

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Restaurants
L’Ami Louis

Long time readers know L’Ami Louis is my favorite restaurant in the world, but I always feel I need to provide the caveat that this is a simple restaurant where...

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Vito's Cafe

When I am not traveling, I can’t get through a week without going to Vito’s Café. The food continues to go from strength to strength with Chef Luca (originally from...

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Le Mangevins Bistro

I reported on this wonderful discovery last year. Le Mangevins Bistro is across the street from Le Pavillon hotel in Tain l’Hermitage, and less than a block away from the...

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Serge Chenet

This is a beautiful bed and breakfast about 15-20 minutes from the old tourist bastion of Avignon, and 20 minutes south of Châteauneuf du Pape. The cuisine is modern and...

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Le Dôme

This turn of the century bistro in Montparnasse is my wife’s and my favorite seafood restaurant in Paris. It’s a wonderful spot for lunch and people watching. The oysters, which...

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Dinner with friends in Châteauneuf du Pape

A dinner with good friends in Châteauneuf du Pape included two classic examples of Provençal cooking. Our hostess prepared a sensational grilled eggplant dish lacquered with tomato coulis and wonderfully...

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