The new Paris is a gastronomic stranger to us
By Clinton Palanca
If you are fortunate enough to have lived in Paris as a young man—as Ernest Hemingway didn’t write—then good for you, because the city has sadly gone downhill.

If you are fortunate enough to have lived in Paris as a young man—as Ernest Hemingway didn’t write—then good for you, because the city has sadly gone downhill.

After queuing on the street, diners are sat next to strangers in the cramped Hong Kong restaurant before rinsing their own cutlery. Welcome to the world’s cheapest Michelin-starred experience.