School's out for summer and fine dining is IN! We go big, seven courses plus mignardise from one of the worlds most highly regarded restaurants.

The ongoing viral pandemic has been devastating to restaurants. Those that are able are converting to take-out operation to continue bringing in some money, any money.

In San Francisco a restaurant can only survive if it is excellent or if it has owned the building since before Silicon Valley became a household word. Benu manages to do more than just survive. Chef Corey Lee and his team do a lot of magic in a quiet little pocket they have carved out right in the middle of one of SF's busiest neighborhoods.

Today marks the end of an era, the passing of Paul Bocuse. We were lucky enough to dine at his eponymous restaurant in 2016, its 50th year in Lyon.

For years we had been hearing about the chicken at Epicure at the Bristol Hotel in Paris. Chicken is truly the test of a restaurant. Chicken is ubiquitous, including among home cooks, so everyone has references to compare with. When chicken is cooked well it is wonderful and dreadful when cooked poorly.