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...selling dreams. we are merchants of happiness," chef Bernard Loiseau once said. The ebullient Loiseau ran one of only 25 restaurants in France to be awarded three stars by the all-powerful Michelin guide. His Côte d'Or restaurant in the Burgundy region of France is a shrine to detail, to perfection on a plate. And like the other markets for dreams and happiness - films, say, or fashion or narcotics - it was a brutal pursuit. Loiseau had not taken a vacation in four years. He had planned one for this winter, but last week another French restaurant guide...
...Taiwanese chef to plan out the meal. On this Saturday afternoon, the soup of the day resembled the hot and sour soup of Chinese take-outs. However, the broth itself was surprisingly thin and mild-flavored. Tofu, carrots, coriander and honey suckle flower floated in my spoon. Upon finishing the soup, Tony brought out plates with a mound of rice in the middle surrounded by the four vegetable dishes: steamed bok choy, Napa cabbage and mushrooms cooked in their own broth, tofu in a creamy tomato sauce and imitation meat with diced potatoes and carrots...
Besides the two female abbots who live at the GBBCC complex, all other staff members are volunteers. Tony works on weekends, helping in the kitchen, serving and organizing the place. “I now need to learn how to cook. The chef is amazing. But I’m even below a beginner!” he jokes...
...GRAND HOTEL DE L'OPERA This beloved city landmark has a Michelin one-star restaurant: Les Jardins de l'Opéra (tel. +33 (0) 5 61 23 07 76), where the chef is aptly named Dominique Toulousy. There's also the more relaxed atmosphere of Grand Café de l'Opéra (tel. +33 (0) 5 61 21 37 03), an after-theater institution decorated with decades of snapshots of stage and film stars...
...butter, and the arrabbiata needs some more pepper. But these are details that don’t matter—because everyone is trying so hard, because you know this is what it’s really like in Italy, because this is the kind of place where the chef cares enough to get a spoon and taste his sauce and meticulously readjust...