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Champagne's 2026 harvest falls 48% after frost and drought
Picking started on 6 August, the earliest on record, after frost destroyed close to 40% of buds in spring. The Comité Champagne is already comparing the grapes to 1921 and 1947.
Bruno Verjus closes Table, calls fine dining dead
The two-Michelin-star chef will shut his Paris restaurant on 22 December after 13 years, saying its €480 tasting menu excludes too many diners.
Les 110 de Taillevent closes in London after 11 years
The Gardinier family's wine-by-the-glass restaurant in Marylebone has entered creditors' liquidation, with liquidators appointed earlier this month.
Michelin Guide brings its Grapes rating to Champagne
The first Michelin Grapes selection for Champagne arrives on 4 February 2027, extending a wine-estate rating born in Burgundy to France's best-known sparkling region.
Sébastien Chabal opens a meat restaurant in Montpellier
Hume Chabal opened at the Marché du Lez on 21 October with French-farmed meat, unlimited fries and an aperitif hour in which a six on the die clears the drinks bill.
Le Poisson Volant opens as a restaurant that turns into a club
Le Cornichon's founders take over a former music venue in the 11th arrondissement, with a kitchen that keeps cooking after the tables clear for the dance floor.
Norbert Tarayre opens La Table de Norbert in Versailles
The Top Chef alumnus's first restaurant in his own name takes over a bistro on rue de Satory and cooks every product two ways: Brut or Sublime.
Gault&Millau names 28 nominees for its 2027 trophies
David Toutain and Jérôme Banctel are among four in the running for Chef of the Year. A new category rewards sommeliers for non-alcoholic pairings, a nod to falling wine consumption.
France's 2026 wine harvest falls to its lowest in years
A hot, dry summer and a shrinking vineyard pushed France's grape harvest well below average, with Champagne and Beaujolais hit hardest of all.
Tarte Tatin recipe: the Sologne upside-down apple tart
Apples cooked to amber in butter and sugar, a pastry lid, one quick flip: the method from the Hôtel Tatin in Lamotte-Beuvron, explained step by step.
TheFork Awards 2026 vote for France's best new restaurant ends
Voting closes 19 October among 85 newly opened restaurants picked by chefs with 100 Michelin stars combined, with the winner revealed in Bordeaux on 30 November.
Bordeaux's 2026 harvest ends early after a scorching summer
Growers finished one of the earliest Bordeaux harvests on record after a hot, dry summer cut yields, with early tastings pointing to a rich, concentrated style.
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