Roth is the main author of one of the most beautiful cookbooks ever created, officially released for sale yesterday: Ritz Paris, Haute Cuisine.

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Not only did they do that at the Ritz in Paris, but they put down a second one for my dog.

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When she married him in 1940 her presents included a Bentley, a hill-station house and a trousseau that was left for collection at the Ritz in Paris.

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My greatest achievements include getting eleven people into a Gianni Versace show at the Paris Ritz on a single ticket (and to the after-party too).

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Desmond, who also worked in the kitchen of the celebrated Ritz Hotel in Paris, crafts a simple menu that changes daily and is dictated by local seasonal produce.

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The famous Ritz hotel in Paris has already removed beef from the menus of its five restaurants in response to the BSE scare -- although a spokeswoman said that if a customer specially requested it, beef may be served.

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In 1898 a young entrepreneur named Cesar Ritz opened a hotel in Paris, and the rest, as they say, is history.

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