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Destination dining: stay ahead of the curve with our insight into the world’s best restaurants, bars to seek out, chic street eats and top-of-their-game chefs.

Sea change: sampling the Languedoc’s smartest oyster farm

Oyster innovation in the Languedoc

It doesn’t get much more Gallic than gallivanting between verdant vineyards and innovative oyster farms from Château St Pierre de Serjac

Paris: long live the long lunch

Paris: le long lunch is back

A new generation of bistros, bouillons and brasseries are having a moment. Food writer and former resident, Madévi Dailly, investigates

Pigging out in Paris: a tour of South Pigalle

Pigging out in South Pigalle

Where to eat, drink, sleep and splurge in former red-light district turned fashionable 'hood SoPi – one of Paris's hottest hangouts

A toast to the women of champagne

Meet the women of Champagne

In France's most revered vineyards the number of female growers is, well, growing. Royal Champagne Hotel is introducing guests to some of its favourites