Dining in Paris Is Now Better Than Ever
Immigration is a hot issue in the French presidential race, but a new group of chefs from America to Japan is lighting up the City of Lights.
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For years dining in Paris was great for lovers of French food, and less great for anyone else. You could enjoy any dish you liked—from Michelin-star fare to the local bistro—so long as it was French.
Now, Japanese are the chefs of the moment, even an American can make his mark and that cool bar in Pigalle may be a taqueria. Anti-immigration policies may be gaining traction in this nation's election year, but my recent visit shows the foreign arrivals are bringing an excitement and diversity to the city's restaurant scene that has been sorely lacking.