French Food Guides 2006 - Part 6

[John Talbott]

As I will note in the Digest to be posted later this weekend, I believe that the GaultMillau operation may be recovering from it's long period of morbidity. Both the bimonthly and annual guide seem better constructed and less goofy than in the recent past and for the first time in a long time I liked looking both over.

The 2006 Paris Guide is pretty cheery and on target. The chef of the year is William Ledeuil of Ze Kitchen Galerie and Hopes of the Year are Nicolas Bessiere and Stephane Reynaud of Villa9Trois in Montreuil. This year's edition also has lots of pictures, maps of arrondissements with resto locations and lists of restaurants with terraces, wine by the glass and handicapped access.

[John Talbott]

I'm tacking this news onto an existing thread as I haven't yet seen the book itelf but Figaro Thursday mentioned a new guide containing a "vast compendium of addresses" of both auberges and restaurants. It's called the Guide 2006 des 1000 tables et auberges de France, editions du Cherche-Midi, 15 Euros.