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| | Hotel Ritz, Paris |
 | | Developed from an 18th century private residence by the famous César Ritz, the Swiss hotel manager responsible for the rise to fame of The Savoy and a number of other famous hostelries, the Ritz in Paris, was supposed to be the crown jewel of Mr. |
 | | Alas, there are no French Kings left, but the hotel is still the residence of visiting dignitaries, members of the royal houses of Europe, monarchs from the Arabian dessert and political leaders, captains of industry and finance and giants of the arts and entertainment from around the world. |
 | | Ritz is also the home of L’ Espadon, a restaurant presided over, at its creation, by the other member of the famous hotel management team, the Master Chef Auguste Escoffier, the culinary creative genius who left his mark on both French and Interational cuisine and authored Le Guide Culinaire, the “Bible” of the culinary arts. |
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