Category Archive: Gastronomy

Maya – ville d’avray

by Abdon FLORES A new restaurant in town is always good news, particularly if it specializes in something exotic like “Latin-American” cuisine revisited by a young French chef. Well, this is the case… Continue reading

la cabro d’or – baumanière

by Abdon FLORES It will always be a pleasure to find a good restaurant in areas where nobody expects to find even good roads. Well, such is the case in Les Baux-de-Provence, a… Continue reading

2016 edition

by Abdon FLORES The Grand Tasting is back in town. Since 2005, late November has been the date chosen by Bettane+Desseauve (b+d) to gather in Paris a noticeable selection of wines from allover… Continue reading

L’Inconnu gastronomical restaurant

by Abdon FLORES L’Inconnu – Restaurant Italien is this kind of isolate, discrete restaurant that keeps inside a great treasure. Even if it just opened in November 2015, the place has grown such… Continue reading

Matsuri – 30 years

by Abdon FLORES In Japanese the word matsuri means festival, it implies a convivial gathering among friends to celebrate either in the streets or around a table. The idea of this joy is… Continue reading

Valrhona

Valrhona is a French, premium chocolate brand existing since 1922. Located in Tain l´Hermitage (Rhône Valley), it searches and grows the rarest cacaos around the world. The firm specializes in exceptional cacaos and… Continue reading

Margherita – trattoria

by Abdon FLORES Italian food is probably the most broadly expanded cuisine around the world, the secret to that success is simple: uncomplicated yet tasty dishes. And even if it would seem that… Continue reading

La petite maison de nicole – Cannes

by Abdon FLORES La Petite Maison de Nicole Cannes has just celebrated its 6th anniversary. This concept has been a success since Nicole Rubi proposed it 25 years ago in Nice, where the… Continue reading

The auction of La Tour d’Argent

by Abdon FLORES A particular auction took place on May the 10th in Paris: the famous restaurant La Tour d’Argent put up for sale 3000 objects comprising 100 pre-Revolution bottles, tableware, furniture, ornaments,… Continue reading

Nubé – Hotel Marignan

The Marignan hotel in Paris has just revealed its new face. Probably one of the major changes is the re-design of restaurant Nubé, now managed by Colombian chef Juan Arbelaez. Referred as a… Continue reading