Kokoro Restaurant & Salon de Thé, Paris

A Franco-Japanese husband and wife team bring modern Gallic cuisine to the city center

by Ananda Pellerin Don’t let the bright yellow sign fool you, Kokoro Restaurant is a sea of calm in Paris’ 5th arrondissement. Beered-up students from the Sorbonne spill out onto the pavement only a block away from the restaurant, which is located on the winding Rue des Boulangers alongside a primary school, a few small shops and the city’s first Irish pub. If you’ve spent …

Three New Juice Spots in Berlin

Nourishing beverages for all your health and hangover needs in the German capital

by Shawn Thomson With the juicing craze already in full swing around the world in cities like New York, Sydney and London, Berlin was a little slow to the game. The German capital has stepped up however with the arrival of three new cold-press juice vendors serving up delicious concoctions everyday. Cold-pressed juice is unrivaled for delivering all the vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and enzymes the …

Sir Kensington’s “Fries of New York” Exhibit

The artisanal ketchup purveyor presents a scientific breakdown of the condiment's best culinary counterpart in a two-day show

Four years ago, Scott Norton and Mark Ramadan brought Sir Kensington’s condiments to life. With so many mustards on the market, the two longtime friends thought, “Why not ketchup?” In the time since, the artisanal operation has grown, finding itself on shelves of specialty grocery stores and in the kitchens of countless restaurants. To celebrate ketchup’s ideal pairing—french fries—and the chefs that best prepare them …