The Saffron Diaries

Every once in a while, my teaching day job finally pays off. For example, the day that I learned that my new student was Chef Patr...

I recently went for a languid Sunday lunch to Chardenoux, Cyril Lignac's bistro in the 11th arrondisement. If you didn't know any...

You'll notice a new feature that I've added to the top of the page: my Parisian restaurant map. The little pinpoints are restaura...

This post is going to make all you Anglophiles very very happy. The famous self service restaurant chain Pret a Manger (and no, despite its...

When people say "Paris is the restaurant capital of the world" I feel like they're in that cheesy scene in the Titanic where ...

If you happen to be spending your vacation in Corsica, you will be met with various diverging opinions regarding the local food. And onc...

I have died and gone to meat heaven. The Beef Club, the restaurant where Yves-Marie Le Bourdonnec sells his famous 5 week matured...