Early on a Sunday evening in July, a long line of smartly dressed guests wraps around the outside of Josiah Citrin’s California-French fine-dining restaurants Mélisse and Citrin in Santa Monica.

The steelhead trout “en croûte” on the black soapstone tasting counter before us at Provenance is an Instagram dream: a deep ...

Cheaper bistros and brasseries abound, but for some French fine-dining, splurge at Guy Savoy, Bistrot Paul Bert or Chez Andre, among other pricey yet delicious dining establishments. Famed foodie ...

Highlights of French cuisine include the development of ubiquitous sauces like bechamel (hello, homemade mac and cheese), pastries, and the modern concept of fine dining, epitomized by the ...