Owen Franken, photographer in Paris, France: food, wine and travel

FRANCE
Paris
classic monuments	the Louvre, Pyramid with I.M. Pei, Eiffel Tower, Pont Neuf, Notre Dame cathedral, Sacre Coeur, Pont des Arts, the Seine, Paris Plage summer activity, Luxembourg and Tuileries gardens, sailboat ponds
overviews	produce and flea markets, street scenes Frugal Paris for the New York Times bakeries – baguettes, pastries butchers – charcuterie, foie gras fish markets, oysters ethnic markets, spice shops
restaurants, chefs	L’Arpege, Alain Passard L'Ambroisie, Bernard Pacaud L'Asterance L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon Le Bristol, Eric Frechon Alain Ducasse Alain Dutournier Pierre Gagnaire Le Grand Vefour, Guy Martin Itineraires restaurant Brasserie Lipp Le Meurice Guy Savoy Alain Senderens food writer Patricia Wells classic steak fritesat l’Entrecôte Outside of Paris: Michel Bras, Laguiole Georges Blanc, Vonnas, Paul Bocuse, Lyon, and at the Bocuse d'Or international cooking contest Michel Guerard, Eugenie les Bains Marc Haeberlin of the Auberge de l’Ill à l'Ilhaeusern the late Bernard Loiseau, Saulieu Marc Veyrat, Annecy le Louis XV in Monte Carlo
cooking schools	Le Notre Cordon Bleu Ritz Alain Ducasse
Wine
harvest	in Alsace, Beaujolais (coverage for the New York Times: What's new and attitude toward production, Bordeaux (Medoc), Sauternes (Yquem), Pomerol (Petrus), St Emilion), Burgundy (Chablis and Cote d'Or - Beaune), Champagne, Languedoc-Roussillon, the Loire, the Var (Provence)
production	Beaujolais, Tavel, Bordeaux, Chablis Burgundy – coverage for the New York Times: Consistency article / slide show celebration of Beaujolais nouveau in Paris
Champagne region	harvest and production - cellars - Krug, Laurent Perrier, Pommery, Ruinart, Bollinger, Rene Collard, de Souza, Anselme Selosse
tastings	local and Vinexpo, the professional salon in Bordeaux wine bars, wine stewards, cellars
Regions
Alsace	Colmar, Riquewihr, Kaysersberg, Eguisheim, markets, sauerkraut/choucroute, charcuterie, wines
Auvergne	countryside
Beaujolais	celebration of Beaujolais nouveau in Paris harvest and production coverage for the New York Times: What's new and a harvest and attitude toward production
Brittany	Quiberon – coverage for the New York Times Côte Sauvage, Sofitel Thelassotherapy and dietethique seafood, sardine cannery, lighthouses, the coast, typical houses, sheep, wind turbines
Côte d'Azur/Riviera	Nice – carnival, beaches, harbor, markets, olives, herbs de Provence Cannes – film festival, the red carpet St. Tropez – Tahiti beach, sunbathers Ile les Porquerolles
Dordogne	Haut Quercy - regional dishes, wine, lamb, goat, walnut oil, Cabecou cheese
Languedoc-Roussillon	grape harvest and wine production l ’Herault, landscapes, villages, Cevennes Pont du Gard, Roman Aqueduct Tavel, the town, winemakers, vineyards Uzes – Saturday market
Loire	chateaux - Chambord, Chenonceaux, Ussé, Azay le Rideau, Villandry, Ambroise
Perigord, the Lot	market at Cahors, truffles, Jacques and Pierre-Jean Pebeyre, truffle merchants, truffle market at Lalbenque, truffle hunting with pigs and dogs, Dordogne river, Bergerac market
Provence	Aix en Provence – Cezanne Museum, produce markets, cathedral Arles – sunflowers, Feria de Paques/ Easter bullfights, course Camarguaise Provence-style, bull games Callenques de Cassis Camargue – horses, bulls and flamingoes Gorges de Verdon, Sentier Martel the Transhumance – moving the sheep to the Alps truffle hunting, truffle markets in Richeranches, Carpentras landscapes, houses, villages lavender fields grape harvest in the Var Roussillon ochre markets Marseille – the old port, fish market, bouillabaise olive harvest and olive oil production – Maussanne

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