Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port grounds. The town has traditionally been an important point on the Way of St. James, the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, as it stands at the base of the Roncevaux Pass across the Pyrenees. "Pied-de-Port" means 'foot of the pass' in Pyrenean French. The routes from Paris, Vézelay and Le Puy-en-Velay meet at Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port and it was the pilgrims' last stop before the arduous mountain crossing. In 1998, the "Porte St-Jacques" (city gate) was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites as part of the sites along the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France. The cobbled rue de la
Pied à Terre (restaurant) from within the Pied stable of chefs and moved over from L'Autre Pied in November 2015. In November 2004, a fire forced the closure of the restaurant for most of 2005 but it was re-opened on 26 September 2005. Pied à Terre (restaurant) Pied à Terre is a Michelin starred French restaurant in the Fitzrovia district of central London. The restaurant is co-owned by David Moore who has been involved since the restaurant first opened its doors in 1991, with Andy McFadden as head chef. Moore has had key roles or contributed to television programmes such as BBC’s "The Restaurant"