The new Fenix restaurant, serving Western and Eastern fare--including excellent sushi--is now one of the city's busiest eateries.

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He said the one building that survived the fire, the Western Pavilion, would become a restaurant and bar.

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And in 1997, the guide awarded three stars to the country bumpkin of haute cuisine, Michel Bras, who among other things encourages guests at his remote restaurant in south-western France to use the same knife and fork throughout the meal.

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Along with classic western dishes including T-bone steak, elk fillet and steelhead trout, the restaurant also has vegetarian options, and the food is regionally sourced whenever possible.

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Two statements in western Tuscan farm-direct foods (which also provide insight into ingredients you discover on restaurant menus) can be found at Macelleria Franchi and, across the narrow Via Vittorio Emanuele, the fruit and vegetable store La Cerreta.

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