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A celebration of female gastronomy: focus on our favorite chefs

This year, we're having fun! And for that, nothing beats eating well. Fortunately in Paris, there are very good addresses. To celebrate women, we have chosen to highlight 5 motivated and passionate women at the head of their restaurant. See you in the kitchens of these 5 exceptional chefs. – Hélène Darroze For 25 years, Hélène Darroze has been putting her passion on our plates. Now starred, she is at the head of four restaurants. Among them are: Marsan, Joia in Paris, Villa La Coste in Provence, The Connaught in London. It is in street food that Hélène Darroze is now launching. Very soon, the chef has decided to open a burger restaurant, Joiai Bun, in the heart of the French capital. It is nestled in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, that the chef offers gourmet burgers with quality products. You will know where to find us! Marsan – 4 Rue d’Assas, 75006 Paris – 01 42 22 00 11 Joía – 39 Rue …

The terrace Les Editeurs carrfeour de l'odéon in Paris

Les Éditeurs: the cult literary café at Odéon

The Carrefour de l'Odéon represents an emblematic spot in Paris. A little away from the hubbub, we discover a pretty little square, storefront. This is where one of the neighborhood's most popular addresses proudly sits: Les Éditeurs. Focus on this literary café that multiplies the heart assets. – In the 6th arrondissement, dear to Parisian publishing houses, Les Éditeurs is an unmissable address. On the pretty terrace, a myriad of tables with white tablecloths invite you to a moment of discreet indulgence. But it is once inside that the soul of the Editors reveals itself. A true ode to the district, there are nearly 5000 books, scattered all over the restaurant. The rows line up with dignity and frame the small corners where it is good to settle down. Big club armchairs, soft benches… You are immediately imbued with the warm spirit of the place. On the menu, the classics of French bistronomy rub shoulders. Between well-stocked salads, a club sandwich to die for or very good meats, our heart swings. It is also interesting to…

FÉMINALISE: the wine competition that puts women in the spotlight

As the 15th edition of the Féminalise has just ended, Paris Select is highlighting this competition which has put women back at the heart of oenology since 2007. This is a meeting that the sharpest oenologists and other professionals in the sector surely know very well. . Created in 2007 by Didier Martin, FÉMINALISE is a global wine competition, which has a particularity that makes it a concept as strong as it is unique. All the wines in the running are tasted by a jury… made up exclusively of women from all over the world. Importers, salespeople, wine merchants, restaurateurs or sommeliers… Regardless of their profession, the 750 tasters a year are either knowledgeable professionals or seasoned enthusiasts. After their online registration, they are chosen on file, with their tasting faculties as the main criterion. Faculties that they will have to implement during the competition, by tasting all the wines blind, before rating them via a sheet with 39 control points. At the producer level, we do not find the same story. In fact, for…

Gastronomy: meeting with Chef Akrame Benallal

Akrame Benallal is a powerful chef who cultivates a positive attitude! In his restaurant on rue Tronchet, the chef welcomes us with ease and shares his inspirations, values ​​and projects with us… A positive, communicative attitude! – What does Paris represent in your career as a chef? For me, Paris is a simply magical, inspiring and urban city, an open-air museum. It is a city that is strong in terms of positive energy. She teaches you to push yourself upwards and to fight for excellence, both in luxury and in gastronomy, which is my domain. – What are your sources of inspiration? My sources of inspiration are everywhere! You just have to have your eyes wide open on the world, on art as much as on the weather, the climate and happiness. It's all part of my sources of inspiration. You have to stay awake all the time and at all times. – What values ​​do you associate with your job?

Meeting with the three-star chef, Yannick Alléno

He is one of the few chefs to have two three-star restaurants. After having cut his teeth in legendary palaces such as the Royal Monceau, the Lutetia or even Le Meurice, Yannick Alléno has decided to devote himself solely to his eponymous group, launched in 2008 as well as to his cooking school, created in partnership with Mauviel. Undoubtedly become one of the greatest chefs in the world, Yannick Alléno excels in the art of sublimating products ... Meeting with this juggernaut of French gastronomy. The origins of your passion? My passion for cooking obviously comes from my family. The desire to run the stove came from my cousin, Jean-Marc Aniel, cook at Mirman in La Canourgue. Determined to become a cook, I decided to train as a teenager and I had the chance to do so alongside great masters (Meilleur Ouvrier de France) such as Paul-Louis Meissonnier or Gabriel Biscay and especially Louis Grondard , 2-star chef at Drouant, with whom I stayed for five years. Your cult recipe? Linguines ...

Jacques Vergnaud, director of the café Les Deux Magots tells us everything!

Synonymous with artistic and literary life, Les Deux Magots is a veritable Parisian institution, both a mythical café and an authentic restaurant... Leaving nothing to chance, this historic address continues to be modernized through many new features: seasonal menu more greedy, decoration revisited by a renowned architect, installation of projector screens in the dining room, new magazine… We met Jacques Vergnaud, the Managing Director, over a coffee. The opportunity to discover the latest news from this legendary establishment. When did you arrive at Les Deux Magots? I arrived in 2016 and I became General Manager at the beginning of 2017 so it's quite recent, but I have always known Les Deux Magots since Catherine Mathivat – the owner since 2012 – is my cousin. It's a very family business, so for me it was also very sentimental and emotional... From 2014-2015, we started thinking about a possible collaboration and in 2016, I arrived to create a tandem with her and give a new breath to the establishment. What changes...

Food and wine pairings

The (perfect) food and wine pairings of the great sommelier Frédéric Turpaud

Frédéric Turpaud is one of the most famous Parisian sommeliers. Passionate and exciting, he distills his valuable advice at Divellec. For Paris Select, he gives tips for pairing wines with dishes… Suggestions that we hasten to reproduce! Portrait of a self-taught enthusiast, Frédéric Turpaud cut his teeth as commis-sommelier then sommelier at the restaurant Le Jardin des Sens ** in Montpellier. He completed his training in the gastronomic restaurants and pretty wine bistros of the region before heading to Paris, heading to the Tour d'Argent * for three years, then L'Angle du Faubourg * of the Taillevent Group where he held the position of Head Sommelier. He accompanies Jean Louis Nomicos for four years then chef Mathieu Pacaud as Head Sommelier at Divellec, with nearly 1200 wine references. Always in search of discoveries, he multiplies wine trips to France of course, but also to California, Italy via Spain and Portugal. He is also a taster for many guides, magazines and committees. …