La Bauhinia at the Shangri-La
From a 1930’s era glass and steel cupola that recalls the neighboring Eiffel Tower, you will be bathed in natural light when you dine in this beautiful space in Shangri-La’s first European property....
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Walk into Jamin and you access a tradition of five decades of fine dining. Launched by the Bordelais chef, Jean Jamin, the stoves have been manned by Gérard Bresson, Dominique Bouchet and Joel...
View ArticleLe Shang Palace at Le Shangri-La Hotel
We were met in the hotel lobby and escorted to a waiting elevator for our journey to the third floor home of Paris’ just opened Shang Palace and Chef Frank Xu’s elegant cuisine with strong Cantonese...
View ArticleBord’eau-Hotel De L’Europe Amsterdam
For our visit to Amsterdam Chef Richard van Oostenbrugge’s Michelin-starred caliber menu de dégustation at the Hotel De L’Europe was served in the private dining room sitting over the Amstel. Champagne...
View ArticleMori Venice Bar
Elegance is in the details and at Mori Venice Bar it’s in the decor and the cuisine. Remodeled in 2010 in a blend of the crisp modern style of Philippe Starck and the refinement of Italy, you know that...
View ArticleLe Céladon at the Hotel Westminster
It was M’s birthday and although we’d eaten many times at the Duke’s Bar at the Hotel Westminster overseen by Chef Christophe Moisand we’d never tried his 1-star Le Céladon. We were warmly welcomed by...
View ArticleAntoine
With a view of the Eiffel Tower from every table in the main dining room and a coupe of Bruno Paillard’s excellent rosé life could not be more parisien! In the evening twilight Antoine’s is a discreet...
View ArticleEmporio Armani Caffé
It was one of those far niente days and I was meeting my friend Albert on the terrace of Emporio Armani Caffé for lunch and a view of the passing parade. Across the blvd. Saint-Germain from the Café de...
View ArticleLa 8 ièna at Paris’ Shangri-La Hotel
At the end of 2014 Christophe Morel took over the ovens at the Michelin-starred L’Abeille and also La Bauhinia at the Shangri-la Hotel. His work has been receiving great reviews in the French...
View ArticlePenati al Baretto-Elegant Italian Dining in the 8th
Chef Alberico Penati’s resumé includes some of the world’s finest restaurants in London , Paris and grand-luxe hotels in Italy, including the Villa d’Este in Como and the Excelsior in Venice but he was...
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