Reviews of Reviews: The Week of April 23rd, 2012

Monday-Tuesday in A Nous Paris, Jerome Berger gave 3/5 dots to Les Jalles, coordinates given last week, which he called “un must, un “it’,” and Philippe Toinard gave the same marks to Le Siffleur de ballons, a “cave a manger et a boire” across the street from L’Ebouchoir, this at 34, rue de Citeaux in the 12, 01,58.51.14.04, closed Sundays and Mondays, with a 14 E lunch formula, a la carte 25 E, where he mentioned potatoes with fourme d’Ambert, various types of charcuterie, sardines and rice pudding.
Tuesday, in Le Fooding, Julie Sammut reviewed the Restaurant Marengo Bistroquet in Marseille.
On Wednesday, in Figaroscope, Emmanuel Rubin reviewed and gave three hearts to the aforementioned Beef Club as well as giving two hearts each to l’Ecailler du Pichet, 68, rue Pierre-Charron in the 8th,01.43.59.50.34, closed Saturday lunch and Sundays, running one 35-100 E depending on choice of bivalves or fish and L’Axuria, coordinates given before. One heart each went to L’Apibo, 31, rue Tiquetonne in the 2nd, 01.55.34.94.50, Closed Sundays, with 18 & 26 E lunch menus, 32 E at dinner, for eggs, cod and a parfait as well as the Coutume Café, 46, rue de Babylone in the 7th, 01.45.51.50.47, closed Mondays costing 10-20 E for coffee shop food.
And in the Dossier this week, Colette Monsat, Alice Bosio, Hadrien Gonzales, Pauline Howard and Francois Simon wrote about hotel tea salons at the:
Hotel Daniel
Mandarin Oriental
Bauhinia
Plaza Athenee
Hotel Le Six
Hotel ScribeHotel Burgundy
Hotel de Vendome
Hotel des Academies +
Le Metropolitain.
However, Francois Simon steered clear of such places and instead went to Albion, coordinates given before, where he omits to answer his signature “Go?”
This week in l’Express Laure Pascal reviewed Le Paname, 14, rue de la Fontaine au Roi in the 11th, 01.77.15.96.81, which she describes as exotic, apparently for its DJ and mojitos (its website shows meals at dinner from 35-45 E and a capacity for private parties of up to 160 people.) Mathieu Perrichet reviewed El Barrio Latino, a Peruvian place in the 12th and Charles Patin O'Coohoon, reviewed La Cantine du Troquet Dupleix in the 15th, coordinates already supplied.
Saturday, Francois Simon wrote about La Petite Maison in Nice.
And Sunday in the JDD Aurelie Chaigneau’s Sunday address was Le Floreal, 73, rue du Faubourg-du-Temple in the 10th, 01.42.08.81.03, open 7/7 (5.5/10), serving everything from burgers and salads to ceviche and beef tartare; her discovery of the week was Sanukiya (7) in the 1st and her return to place was the Hotel Monceau Raffles, Paris (6) in the 8th. In their version femina magazine, Francois Lemarie reviewed the Pizza di Loretta and Chez Oro Bianco.