Kristy is also an avid home cook and cookbook recipe tester. Fine dining in Paris generally comes with very few surprises. A smirk when presented with a riff on a classic dish, sure; an impressed ...

Likewise, linger over your French fine-dining experience, realizing that the food is meant to be savored rather than gulped. And remember, elbows off the table! For a crash course in the Paris ...

Compared in a somewhat caricatural manner with the famous MET Gala in New York, which raised around $26 million last year, the Paris evening is intended to be less extravagant and more discreet.