1920: Twenty years after launching a motorists’ guide for the purpose of promoting its own tire sales, Michelin stops giving it away and starts charging. 1926: Following the lead of other popular travel guides Michelin adds (single) stars to some…
The Royal Champagne Hotel has transformed what was once a humble carriage house (Napoleon was said to frequent it) into the Champagne region’s first destination spa that does double duty as a sumptuous retreat for gourmands. Michelin-starred Le Royal makes…
The Noma Guide to Fermentation is destined to become a classic. This is an encyclopedic guide for home-cooks to one of the oldest methods of food preservation (think wine, beer, vinegar, cheese, pickles, sourdough bread, soy sauce, and the bacteria, molds,…
Along with her husband, chef Noam Gedalof, Canadian sommelier Etheliya Hananova runs and owns the Michelin-starred restaurant Comice in Paris, France. We chatted with her about what to do around town, the local cuisine and what she misses about home. …