French restaurants also struggle abroad due to rise of ‘easy’ Italian cuisine, says La Liste
The standard of French cuisine is on the slide, the head of the authoritative La Liste ranking has said, despite a Paris restaurant being declared the best in the world for the third year running.
Beyond the top gastronomic hot spots, the level of cooking was sometimes “lamentable” said Philippe Faure, a former French diplomat who also heads the country’s tourism promotion council.
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