The Middle – A Preface

Meeting Chef Frédéric Anton on the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

​1. In The Beginning, Michelin Created Stars

On a dark night in the Provençal countryside our quest begins.

2. "A Divine Star Is Born!"

Chef Jacky Ribault

Qui Plume la Lune, Paris 11th 

3. The Michelin Man

Chef Frédéric Robert

La Grande Cascade, Paris, Bois de Boulogne

4. Lost in the Michelin Wilderness

Chef Bruno Monnoir

Le Benaton, Beaune, Burgundy

5. "If I Lost My Star I’d Curl Up and Die"

Chef Jacques Faussat

Faussat, Paris 17th

6. While My Guitar Gently Whisks

Chef Fabien Fage

Le Prieuré, Villeneuve-lèz-Avignon

The Marcel, Sete

7. An Island in Bourgogne

Chef Laurent Peugeot

Le Charlemagne, Pernand-Vergelesses, Burgundy

8. A Fallen Star

Chef Thierry Bonfante

Le Temps de Vivre, Les Farjons, Provence

9. "I’m a Free Man"

Chef Pierre Orsi

Orsi, Lyon

10. The Suspicious Chef

Chef Stéphane Gaborieau

La Pergolese, Paris 16th

11. Eating Our Way Through Peter Mayle Country

 Chef Christophe Renaud

La Coquillade, Gargas, Provence

12. A Star Over Paris

Chef Frédéric Anton

Le Jules Verne, Eiffel Tower, Paris

13. Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

Chef Raoul Reichart

Le Grand Pré, Roaix, Provence