Yountville, California: French Laundry



Dish: Confit of Moulard Duck "Foie Gras"

This dish by chef de cuisine Timonthy Hollingsworth at the renowned French Laundry combines carefully shaved frozen foie gras with pickled huckleberries and blossoms from the restaurant's garden.

New York City: Jean Georges



Dish: Eggs Caviar

Jean-Georges Vongerichten's elegant Eggs Caviar offers buttery, soft-scrambled eggs served in the shell, topped with whipped cream and a spoonful of caviar.

Paris: Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée



Dish: Sea bream, citrus fruit/peppers, caramelized ventrèche

Among the haute dishes at French megachef Alain Ducasse's grand restaurant is this fish-and-citrus creation in which sea bream is prepared two ways and dotted with colorful cubes of lemon, yuzu and bergamot-flavored jelly.