French leave: Pierre Koffmann’s final meal

The three-Michelin starred chef would evoke the pace and pleasures of Provence by feasting on bouillabaisse and his grandmother’s apple dessert

Top 10 museum cafes and restaurants in Paris

Many of Paris’s museum cafes and restaurants now offer a lot more than coffee and cake. You can now expect great food and magnificent art – and some take their cuisine so seriously they merit a visit in their own right

Alain Ducasse: the emperor of French cooking

Bill Buford profiles the chef who is the great practitioner of the French tradition, and is one of the 10 nominees for OFM’s chef of the decade