Eric Kayser is an innovative third-generation baker who 15 years ago opened his first store in the Paris 5th. Kayser has come a long way since, creating countless original menu items and writing several books published in French, English and Japanese. Margaret Kemp brings us up to date with the man behind over 60 Eric Kayser boutiques around the world.

Gordon Ramsey's name is on the masthead but Simone Zanoni is taking care of the cuisine at Le Trianon in Versailles and his own Paris 11th address. Laurent Delarbre has created the perfect Christmas gift at La Tour d'Argent...and don't hit the Windy City without the new MICHELIN Chicago Red Guide 2012. Margaret Kemp has the BUZZ in Paris and beyond.

Paris has always had a hot live music scene with clubs and cabarets presenting international headliners and talented locals from all musical genres. Karen Fawcett shares some of her Left Bank favorites: La Closerie des Lilas, The Swan Bar, Le Petit Journal Montparnasse, Café Laurent and Caveau de la Huchette, the oldest jazz club in Paris.

Earlier this year Michelin-starred Chef Dominique Bouchet opened Little B, the first Paris gastronomique cafeteria. It's a hit, with a menu filled with French classics and Japanese Bento boxes, a nod to Bouchet's long-time appreciation for Japanese cuisine. BUZZ columnist Margaret Kemp says oui to lunch at Little B in the Paris 8th.

It's been a few years since L'écureuil opened in the Paris 17th, quickly winning notice and awards for their divine pastries. Sally Peabody calls their macarons among the very best she's ever had in Paris. Read on to see how this pâtisserie par excellence is reinventing classic French pâtisseries to delicious effect.

Chef Frédéric Vardon heads the talented toques at Le 39V high above the Champs-Élysées. Christophe Michalak gets inspiration for his Plaza Athénée pâtisserie while running marathons. Sassotondo is an informal Italian address with sunny attitude. Tiffany & Co. collaborates with a top pastry chef at Park Hyatt Paris-Vendôme. Margaret Kemp has the Paris BUZZ.

Paris restaurateur and TV personality Cyril Lignac has worked toque-to-toque alongside celebrity chefs; and presidents and royals are regulars. But at Le Chardenoux des Prés, his bistro in the Paris 6th, he counts on his farmer friends for locally-sourced ingredients featured on his neo-traditional menu. Margaret Kemp has more in today's BUZZ Extra.

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Hands down, the falafel place in Paris that gets the most buzz from locals, travelers and rock stars like Lenny Kravitz is L'As du Fallafel in the Marais. Vegetarians and fans of Middle-Eastern food can find their way blindfolded... others simply look for the long queue in front of the door. This is an updated review by Barbara Wilde.