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Yannick Alléno enters the Musée Grévin, tying his apron
The chef with 18 Michelin stars now has a wax double on boulevard Montmartre. It took six months, a hand cast and hair set strand by strand. The star count behind it depends on who is counting.
Meilleur Ouvrier de France 2026: 13 cooks win the title in Lille
Forty-two finalists had five hours for red mullet, mallard and a Roquefort-stuffed pear. Alain Ducasse's jury passed thirteen, two of them women. More than 400 had entered.
Cité de la gastronomie Dijon: its food village shuts for good
Le Village de la Cité, the Krief group company behind the complex's shops and restaurant, ended its activity on 7 October. Local media put the jobs affected at 44.
Gougères recipe: Burgundy's cheese puffs for the aperitif
Savoury choux pastry with Comté, dried on the stove and baked in a hot oven that then drops to 180 °C. About 36 puffs in 50 minutes, with the reason behind each step.
French meal vouchers: MPs weigh a €25 restaurant ceiling
A bill before the National Assembly would make grocery purchases with vouchers permanent. Restaurant groups want a split daily limit written in before the 12 October sitting.
Beaujolais harvest 2026 falls to 320,000 hectolitres
Hail on 16 July, drought and heat cut the crop by about a tenth, the interprofession says. The wines are judged very good, and there will not be enough of them to go round.
Most expensive wines 2026: Leroy Musigny leads at $61,596
Wine-Searcher's annual top ten is Burgundy in nine places out of ten. Leroy's Musigny rose 31.1% in a year, and one bottle of each wine now adds up to $228,588.
Ardèche chestnut harvest falls to 2,000 tonnes in drought
France's main chestnut region expects less than half a normal crop after a dry summer. Growers also warn that trees weakened by ink disease may not produce again.
Alsace wine harvest 2026 ends better than feared
Drought cut Riesling by up to 40% in places and hail hit the north, yet Alsace's third straight smaller crop is milder than feared, with sugar-rich musts and acidity intact.
Benoît Castel, world's best pastry chef, opens in Paris
Weeks after winning the UIBC's top pastry title in Singapore, the Breton chef opens his fourth Paris address, splitting the day between coffee, lunch and pastry.
Paul Bocuse centenary brings 350 diners to a Roman temple
Patrick Henriroux and Philippe Girardon led 30 chefs and 60 students in a €95 lunch that sold out in two days, in the town where Bocuse learned under Fernand Point.
Best restaurants in Paris 2026: 14 tables worth booking
From Arpège's €145 gardeners' lunch to Plénitude's €480 sauce menu: 14 Paris tables checked against the Michelin Guide France 2026, with prices and booking tips.
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