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Paris for Foodies

Well- known chefs like Julia Child and Disney Pixar star Ratatouille got their culinary training in Paris at some of the best restaurants and schools. But you don’t have to head to the most well known establishments in the city of lights to get the crème de la crème. Here are a couple of ideas to taste your way through one of the most renowned culinary cities in the world, that will satisfy taste buds, help you blend in with the locals, and take you down the road less traveled. Read More

Kitchen Swapping

Those of us who are foodies can appreciate the difficulty acclimating to a friend's kitchen. Well, imagine the complex challenges of taking over an entire restaurant for the day and serving a multi-course meal to a group of critical food and travel writers, as well as paying guests. That's exactly what we witnessed last week as the management, chefs and front-of-house staff of Whistler's celebrated Bearfoot Bistro descended from the alpine heights to relatively balmy downtown Vancouver to take over MARKET by Jean-Georges

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