Paris may have enjoyed decades as the undisputed gastronomic capital of the world, but food revolutions in the likes of London and Copenhagen have challenged its reign in recent years. After a spell of complacency, Parisian chefs have had to up their game, with delicious results.

Helen Massy-Beresford is a British freelance journalist, who writes about a wide variety of subjects including aviation, food, travel, culture, science, technology and business. She is also a keen amateur photographer.
Helen moved to Paris in 2007 and before going freelance spent three years working in the Paris bureau of news agency, Reuters. She lives in the 18th arrondissement of Paris.