Paris, famous for its architecture, monuments and museums is also renowned for its luxury food; caviar,foie gras, oysters, champagne and of course, truffles. For many travellers, luxury food is theraison dtre to visit the City of Light.To get the biggest bite of French luxury food its imperative to plan your trip in advance.You wont want to miss the hidden food shops that offer exclusive, rare foods, often only available in Paris.
Many of the French luxury food traditions were created in the late 19th Century just as the bourgeois class was emerging. Food icons such asFauchon,Hediard,Prunier have similar beginnings; the story usually starts with a young man, fresh from the country who sells food from a wheelbarrow in the streets of Paris and turns the wheelbarrow into a food empire.
