Alain Ducasse
A woman holds up her beer glass, while seated in a cafe terrace, in Rennes, western France, Wednesday, May, 19, 2021. It’s a grand day for the French. Cafe and restaurant terraces are reopening Wednesday after a pandemic shutdown of more than six months deprived people of what feels like the essence of life in France. The French government is lifting restrictions incrementally to stave off a resurgence of COVID-19 and to give citizens back some of their signature “joie de vivre.” (AP Photo/David Vincent)
Grand day for the French: Cafe and bistro terraces reopen

By Elaine Ganley And Thomas Adamson May. 19, 2021 02:55 AM EDT

This cover image released by shows "The Chef’s Garden: A Modern Guide to Common and Unusual Vegetables — with Recipes" by Farmer Lee Jones. The 640-page handsome book is equal parts vegetable reference bible, family memoir and recipe collection. (Avery via AP)
A farmer to chefs reveals his deep vegetable knowledge

By Mark Kennedy Apr. 21, 2021 10:17 AM EDT

Michaela Kelly, left, a staffer from Alinea restaurant, checks carryout orders with a customer in Chicago, Saturday, June 20, 2020. Due to the coronavirus, Alinea shifted to carryout on March 17. Since then, it has served 82,000 meals, said Nick Kokonas, the restaurant's co-owner. Kokonas said carryout was so successful that Alinea hired all its employees back by the end of April at 80% of their former pay and benefits. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Hit hard by virus, fine dining finds new ways to serve

By Dee-Ann Durbin Jun. 21, 2020 10:28 AM EDT

Filtration system is placed to prevent the new coronavirus particles to travel in the air in the Alain Ducasse's restaurant « Allard », in Paris, Thursday, June 11, 2020. French Michelin-starred chef Alain Ducasse unveils virus-protection measures as he prepares to reopen his restaurants, including a new filtration system that works to stop virus particles from the air traveling to neighboring tables. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
French chef Ducasse unveils anti-virus air system

By Thomas Adamson Jun. 11, 2020 12:08 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 5, 2020 file photo, staff at the Mediamatic restaurant serve food to volunteers seated in small glasshouses during a try-out of a setup which respects social distancing abiding by government directives to combat the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Restaurants around the world try to lure back clientele while keeping them virus-free. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
Patrons under plastic: Restaurants get creative in virus era

By Thomas Adamson And Oleg Cetinic May. 28, 2020 03:49 AM EDT