After two years of renovations, Musée d'Orsay invites you to Café Campana by its new exhibition galleries. "Fish King of Paris" Antoine Vigneron reigns over a contemporary restaurant space by the Seine. Chef Thierry Burlot's back with a new concept and Ralph Lauren presents a traditional Thanksgiving menu in Paris. Margaret Kemp has the Paris dining BUZZ.

The Montmartre bistro scene continues to draw, especially those seeking unpretentious service and nicely-priced classic bistro fare or a Martini of the Moment. Open all day and late into the night, Margaret Kemp directs your attention to Le Petit Trianon in this edition of BUZZ EXTRA.

In the heart of the Golden Triangle, Hôtel Fouquet's Barrière awaits your visit to Le Fouquet's or Restaurant Le Diane anytime but especially during the holiday season. Pierre Gagnaire's Michelin-starred Gaya continues to impress and the Michelin Red Guide San Francisco 2012 takes the pain out of travel. Margaret Kemp has the week's BUZZ in Paris and beyond. *** This story is a 2011 Readers' Favorite.

We know most of our readers cross oceans for French wine and food, but Margaret Kemp proposes you add some flair to the mix. Discover the tapas and properly mixed martinis at Lolabar and  chef George Pierre's tantalizing Mediterranean-style dishes served at the stunning Belle Époque-meets-modern Hôtel Le Banke in the Paris Opera District.

Before you try to learn the names and flavors of nearly 400 French cheeses, do you know what to do when the cheese tray is presented? The French enjoy the cheese course social ritual as much as the tasting. Janet deAcevedo Macdonald has cheese course selection tips and etiquette basics so you'll avoid cutting the nose off the cheese and other faux pas.

Locals seeking neo-bourgeois cuisine at the former Monsieur Lapin were at first perplexed, then pleased to find it transformed into Cobéa, a chic neo-bistro that's now a Paris 5th must-go. And new MAC/VAL exhibitions by emerging artists show art is not divorced from the reality or surrealism of daily life. Margaret Kemp has the Paris dining and art scene BUZZ.

Bistro des Gastronomes is the talk of the Left Bank, no small feat in an area loaded with restaurants known to all foodies worth their sel. Chef Cédric Lefèvre and team serve a menu based on family favorites, including a free starter made by his grandmother, Maison Kayser breads and cheeses from MOF Laurent Dubois. Margaret Kemp has more in this BUZZ Extra.

Celebrity sightings at Wolfgang Puck's first European steak house, CUT in London. Go wild for Eric Kayser's leopard-print Christmas log. Honey from La Tour d'Argent's rooftop beehives is now available in limited supply. Harry's New York Bar in Paris celebrates 100 years with book release and five new cocktails...plus more BUZZ from Margaret Kemp.

In 1982, Oth Sombath was an engineering student who earned extra cash working as a dishwasher at the Blue Elephant Thai restaurant in Brussels. Today BonjourParis editor-at-large Margaret Kemp reports the self-taught chef has Parisians lining up to experience contemporary yet authentic Thai cuisine at his gourmet restaurant, Oth Sombath, in the Paris 8th.