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Michelin awards Brooklyn restaurant three stars

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - A small Brooklyn restaurant earned three Michelin stars in the 2012 dining guide, the highest rating, cementing the New York City borough as a culinary destination.

Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare's is the first Brooklyn restaurant to achieve the distinction. Along with Eleven Madison Park it joins five other New York eateries with the ...

French celebrity chef Joel Robuchon on Wednesday announced the opening of two restaurants at a casino resort in Singapore, his first outlets in Southeast Asia.

L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon, a workshop-inspired concept with chefs closely interacting with guests, and the more formal Joel Robuchon Restaurant will open on Thursday at the seaside Resorts World Sentosa complex.

Robuchon, 66, has ...

French cuisine "gaining ground in Britain"

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - French cuisine is back in fashion in Britain thanks to television cooking shows but the country's appetite for Indian and British fare seems to be waning, according to a survey.

The number of people dining out at French restaurants increased 57 percent over the last six months, the survey of customers at online booking service Bookatable ...

French chefs team up to safeguard Gallic gastronomy

PARIS (Reuters Life!) - Worried that France's global gastronomic influence may be on the wane, 15 of its top Michelin-starred chefs are cooking up a plan to put it back on the menu and enlist the help of the state to promote it.

Critics of French cuisine argue that for too long it has rested on its laurels, not moving ...

He was meant to pursue a law career in Tokyo but a passion for French cuisine won out: chef Taka Takano has found his niche blending East and West at the helm of the celebrated Lyon restaurant Le Bec.

While buried in legal texts as a student in the nineties, Takao Takano -- Taka for short -- took to concocting delicacies in ...

Jean-Georges

Jean-Georges Vongerichten has honed a style of contemporary French cuisine that showcases aromatic, but not heavy, broths and sauces. Specialties:

Le Jules Verne

French chef Alain Ducasse would never permit mediocrity in any of his establishments; Le Jules Verne, located 410 feet above Paris on the second platform of the Eiffel Tower, is no exception. In early 2007, Ducasse won a nine-year contract with the city of Paris to operate the restaurant.

After all the indulgence of the Thanksgiving holiday, with more to come in the next 5 weeks, a light, clean meal can work wonders for how we feel. The French developed steaming in paper (en papillote), and if you're not familiar with the technique, see How to Steam Fish in Parchment. Try Steamed Ginger Fish for Asian style, or ...

Parisian Features

Dating back to the settlement of the Gallic Parisii tribe in the third century BC, Paris remains one of Europe's oldest and most influential cultural centers. Paris offers more than tourist favorites such as the Eiffel Tower and Arc d'Triomphe. Once you place your order, you're free to enjoy your table for as long as you like ...

Bouchon

Thomas Keller finally graced Beverly Hills with his Napa presence in fall 2009, bringing his traditional French bistro to town. Even a seemingly mundane Ni?oise salad plate seems special chez Keller.

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