In July 1960 Pope was sacked by the new Editor of the Daily Mail, William Hardcastle and following a job offer from Max Corre, the editor-in-chief of Paris Presse, he went to work in Paris to bring the British sense of tabloid style to a floundering French newspaper. While in Paris he introduced Christian Millau to Henri Gault, a partnership that culminated in nouvelle cuisine and Le Nouveau Guide Gault-Millau.
