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...fact: Chef Raymond Ost was recently knighted by the French government into the Order of the Mérite Agricole. What does this mean for you? Nothing really, except if you’re looking for fine French dining in the Square. In that case, this is it, enfants. Salade Niçoise, escargot, foie gras, and all the yummy trappings of a gap year in Paris—except for that fling with Jean-Claude...
...Parents in town? Relationship milestone? Rialto is a tried-and-true destination that is classy without being stuffy. Here, Chef Jody Adams does “regional Italian cuisine interpreted with New England ingredients” (read: delicious), which means you might be noshing on slow-roasted duck with braised escarole or spicy fish antipasti. If you still want to impress the cute girl in section without spending all of your allowance money, see if she’ll go for the $1 oysters on Monday. Remember, they’re supposed to be an aphrodisiac...
...bass with green-pea-and-rocket emulsion and mousserons des prés mushrooms sounds more like a three-star Michelin meal than a cookery-class assignment. But it's exactly the kind of fastidiously prepared yet surprisingly uncomplicated dish that features on the haute cuisine course at celebrity chef Alain Ducasse's new l'Ecole de Cuisine in Paris...
...chef-tutors have all worked at restaurants within Ducasse's international empire: chef des chefs Romain Corbière is from Le Louis XV in Monaco. They willingly pass on insider tips (like crisping bellota ham in a dry pan and using the fat to cook chanterelles to scatter over risotto). What's especially fascinating is the realization that, at the top echelons, it's all about using the very best ingredients at the zenith of their season, using every part of them, and paying fanatical attention to the details...
...hide from the cameras. In Season 5, contestants Hosea Rosenberg and Leah Cohen--with a girlfriend and boyfriend at home--struck up a flirtation, which led to a surreptitious smooch session on the Top Chef house couch. Their love nook wasn't secluded enough to escape the cameras, however...