16 NOVEMBER 1985, page 52

French Restaurants

Faith in the stars John Ralston Saul All of this may well be true, but for most people a three star restaurant is just a good meal. They are wrong. These 19 eating places are in......

Champagne

Degrees of effervescence Ausonius I have had my doubts about champagne. At times I have wondered whether the medium, the symbolism of luxury, the gold foil, the label, the idea......