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  2. Glossary of French words and expressions in English

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    at the house of: often used in the names of restaurants and the like; Chez Marie = "Marie's". chic stylish. Chignon chignon a hairstyle worn in a roll at the nape of the neck. cinéma pur an avant-garde film movement which was born in Paris in the 1920s and 1930s. cinéma vérité realism in documentary filmmaking. "Vérité" means "truth". cliché

  3. Le Cinq - Wikipedia

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    Dining room of Le Cinq restaurant. Le Cinq (French pronunciation: [lə sɛ̃k]) is a gourmet restaurant in Paris, France, part of the Four Seasons Hotel George V.Le Cinq opened in 2001 to much fanfare and rapidly achieved 1, 2, then 3 Michelin Red Guide stars under the direction of chef Philippe Legendre before being demoted to 2 stars. [1]

  4. Pavillon Ledoyen - Wikipedia

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    Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen, in the square gardens in the eastern part of the Champs-Élysées in the 8th arrondissement, is one of the oldest restaurants in Paris. Its long history places it on the Champs-Élysées before the street's beautification.

  5. French orthography - Wikipedia

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    French orthography encompasses the spelling and punctuation of the French language.It is based on a combination of phonemic and historical principles. The spelling of words is largely based on the pronunciation of Old French c. 1100 –1200 AD, and has stayed more or less the same since then, despite enormous changes to the pronunciation of the language in the intervening years.

  6. Fouquet's - Wikipedia

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    Fouquet's Paris is an historic brasserie restaurant in Paris, France located at 99 Avenue des Champs-Élysées. Part of Hotel Barrière Le Fouquet's Paris , the site is known for its red awnings spread over two terraces on the Champs-Élysées and Avenue George V .

  7. Plaza Athénée - Wikipedia

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    At the time, Jacques-Léon Colombier, winner of the London Gourmet Prize, was the head chef of the hotel's restaurant. [4] The Hotel Plaza Athénée remained open during World War I. In the 1920s, Jules Lefebvre expanded the hotel's size with the addition of apartment hotels, the restaurant La Cour Jardin and two salons. The Le Relais ...

  8. Café de la Paix - Wikipedia

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    Painting by Konstantin Korovin, 1906 Another view by Korovin. The Café de la Paix (French pronunciation: [kafe də la pɛ]) is a famous café located on the northwest corner of the intersection of the Boulevard des Capucines and the Place de l'Opéra, in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France.

  9. L'Ambroisie - Wikipedia

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    L'Ambroisie (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃bʁwazi]) is a traditional French restaurant in Paris, France founded by Bernard Pacaud and now run by his son Mathieu that has maintained three Michelin stars for more than thirty years.