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The grand finale for Monday night’s feast at Chateau Carrones in Bordeaux was barbecued camembert. Our host Georges removed the cheese from its wax paper, put it back in its wooden container, wrapped it in aluminum foil, and threw the (more…)

Yesterday I visited the cellar at Chez Dumonet, my new favorite restaurant in Paris. It’s a place I could happily be imprisoned for life, subsisting off the thousands of Crémant de Bordeaux, Pauillac, Margaux, and Sauternes and slivers of (more…)

The menu at Chez Dumonet lists petit canard, small duck, as one of its mains. What they serve, however, would be better described as canard, or even énorme canard. The thing was huge and succulent and perfectly rare. The photo doesn’t do (more…)

Confit de canard, salt cured duck poached in its own fat, is an ingenious way to preserve the bird while simultaneously amplifying the flavor of the meat. This may not sound like the healthiest dish but who cares? When something tastes this (more…)

Under normal circumstances, I would never advise anyone to eat pasta in Paris (unless it is part of beef bourguignon). But today is no ordinary day. At 8:45 a.m. 40,000 runners will depart from the Arc de Triomphe for the 26 miles and (more…)