Tour rose

The guide to the Tour rose follows Philippe Chavent, the chef who in 1982 bought this crumbling sixteenth-century house on rue du Boeuf and refused to leave it a ruin. You'll hear how he gutted the old Maison du Crible, filled its silk-lined rooms with art, and built a wine-paired menu ambitious enough to earn a Michelin star, on a street that was then bouchons and butchers rather than fine dining. Listen for the Renaissance spiral staircase, attributed to architect Sebastiano Serlio, coiling above the courtyard.