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Le Bernardin, New York's internationally acclaimed, 3-Michelin starred seafood restaurant by chef Eric Ripert and co-owner Maguy Le Coze, opened in 1986. The celebrated restaurant earned four stars from The New York Times three months after its opening and is the only restaurant to maintain the rating over the course of six reviews and over three decades. Le Bernardin continues to be recognized for its excellence in food service, earning its top spot on La Liste as the number one restaurant in the world as well as its designations as a World’s 50 Best, Forbes Four Star and AAA Five Diamond restaurant. Under the guidance of wine director and celebrated sommelier Aldo Sohm, Le Bernardin’s wine program is distinguished with a 2009 James Beard Outstanding Wine Service award and as a Wine Spectator Grand Award winner

Opened in 1994, The French Laundry is Thomas Keller’s world-renowned, three-starred Michelin restaurant, which has been highly regarded as one of the best restaurants in world for the past 20 years. Chef’s daily nine-course tasting menu and a nine-course vegetable tasting menu are artfully crafted using classic French technique and the finest quality ingredients available. The restaurant’s beverage program is also highly regarded, consisting of an expansive wine list made up of selections from the worlds’ best and most distinctive producers. The Spirits program, curated by Chef himself, includes the world’s most fine and rare bottlings. The French Laundry is a member of French-based associated Relais & Chateaux, Relais Gourmands and Traditions & Qualité organizations recognized for their dedication to maintaining the highest international standards for hospitality and culinary excellence. For more information about The French Laundry, please visit www.frenchlaundry.com.

Bienvenue!! Bistro Vendome is a small, authentic, unpretentious owned restaurant that has a welcoming, neighborhood orientation. We offer a blend of “café casual” and “white table cloth dining”. This style is reflected in our food, service and décor. Bistro Vendome provides high quality bistro-style French fare and delivers a dining experience with food that although would fit perfectly with bone china and white linen, is better suited with sensible prices in a charming and comfortable environment. Our service is prompt. Efficient and relatively informal, but our staff is trained and oriented to heightened levels of attentiveness for your guests’ needs and wants. It is our goal to accommodate our guests and their specific needs, as well as to guide them through a memorable dining experience. Our service staff will enlighten the guests experience in an informative, friendly and energetic way. Our approach is designed to evoke the look and feel of a long-established, family owned bistro plucked from a Parisian street corner. This is a place where people should feel comfortable dining more than once a week. It is our intent to exceed the expectations of our guests with our food and service each time that they visit Bistro Vendome. The word bistro means a small, modest, European-style restaurant or café. It also means informal restaurant. We consider bistro to mean a neighborhood and quaint restaurant. The Place Vendome between the rue de Castiglione and rue de la Paix is one of the most famous squares in Paris. It is intricately linked with the history of France. It was created in 1685 and was commissioned by King Louis XIV and designed by Jules-Hardouin Mansart. Now, prestigious bands and French elegance cluster around the Place Vendome.