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When I spoke to Var natural vigneron Jean-Christophe Comor back in July, he aired certain criticisms of the Conseil Interprofessionnel...

The renown of Paris 20ème-arrondissement bistrot Le Baratin has a firm basis in the indisputable finesse of chef Raquel Carena'...

This coming Saturday will be the last service of the season at Restaurant Éphémère , a lovely and unexpected pop-up lunch restaurant tuck...

" Couleur Tavel " is an annual tasting festival held in the Gard village of Tavel to celebrate its eponymous rosé appellation. ...

In early July I decided on the spur of the moment to join the Native Companion for an evening in the Provençal seaside town of Hyères, wh...

My first move, upon being freed from my recent restaurant work somewhat sooner than anticipated, was to belatedly accept a lot of press...

Well, that was quick. As of earlier this month, I've left the manager and wine director position I held for the past eight months at ...

Early the other evening a client came into the restaurant and ordered a glass of Beaujolais primeur. There were few other clients at ...

For a number of reasons, only one of which was my lack of money, the Native Companion and I wound up in Marseille for a micro-vacation ea...

The Beaujolais is barren for good restaurants, and the village of Régnié-Durette is no exception. Any business in Régnié-Durette has the...

UPDATE Aug. 2nd, 2017: David Loyola tells me he has named, or renamed, his primeur "SUPER," whereas until now everyone had refe...

I sometimes worry I come across as too principled . I so rarely get invited on press junkets. I suspect many PR people imagine me to be a...

A few Saturdays ago my friend N and I found ourselves staggering north in Lyon after a lunch at Café Comptoir Abel ,* where the greatest ...

To recommend a restaurant on the basis of anything other than food, service, or wine has always seemed very foolish, like recommending a ...

As of early May, Montreuil micro-brewery  Deck & Donohue  has teamed up with 18ème-arrondissement vegetarian canteen  Bob's Bake ...