Traditional cafes and bars all over France are suffering and in some cases even closing, hit by changing attitudes, habits and now a poor economic climate.

Olivier Roellinger is the fourth three-Michelin star chef in France to renounce his stars in recent years.

An expatriate son brings his family a taste of Paris.

A girl’s lunch with Picasso becomes a master class in mischief.

Marguerite Bruno, the 87-year-old matriarch of Chez Napoléon, will open her 44-seat, white-tablecloth universe of French delicacies for Bastille Day.

Barely recovered from the imposition of a smoking ban this year, the French are bracing for the next novelty in their favorite bistros: a Breathalyzer.

Mr. Haeberlin’s innovative spin on classical French cuisine helped transform his family’s modest restaurant on the Ill River in Alsace into a culinary powerhouse.