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Vegan croissants, gluten-free pasta: Europe wakes up to fussy eating France and Italy are slowly starting to demand gluten-, dairy- and meat-free diets as environmental and health concerns kick in.

23 October 2014

French move to ban industrial food from 'restaurants' Worried its gastronomic reputation is being damaged by substandard eateries, France is considering banning establishments from calling themselves restaurants if meals are not made from scratch by in-house chefs.

04 June 2013

Shangri-La chef named France's best Philippe Labbe, the executive chef at the Shangri-La hotel in Paris, has been named France's chef of the year by the influential Gault Millau restaurant guide.

23 October 2012