Reviews of Reviews: The Week of April 2nd, 2012

Monday-Tuesday in A Nous Paris, Jerome Berger gave 3/5 dots to Semilla, coordinates given last week and Philippe Toinard wrote up and gave 4/5 dots to the new inhabitants of the former Chez Catherine run by the Le Duc bunch – Helen, 3 rue Berryer in the 8th, 01.40.76.01.40, closed Sundays and Mondays, with “stratospheric prices” (100-150 E a la carte) for marinated bass, carpaccio of daurade royale and chariot of desserts.
Tuesday, in Le Fooding, Yves Nespoulous reviewed the vaguely West Side (NYC) looking combined cocktail bar/chic steakhouse Beef Club, 58, rue Jean-Jacques-Rousseau in the 1st, 09.52.52.89.34, open 7 PM to 2 AM, closed Sundays and Mondays, costing 36-50 E for green asparagus, langoustines, lobster, bass ceviche, os a moelle, pork and of course English Yorkshire beef (galloway, longhorn, shorthorn).
On Wednesday, in Figaroscope, Emmanuel Rubin reviewed his usual five places, giving three hearts to the Japanese chef, Akihiro Horikoshi from ex-l’Ambrosie who now hold forth at the Table d’Aki in the 7th, coordinates given before as well as two hearts each to Youpi et Voila in the 10th, coordinates also given before and Helen in the 8th, see above. One heart each went to Bozart Bistrot, 9, rue Jean-Pierre-Timbaud in the 11th, 01.43.57.69.83, closed Sundays where there are lunch mnus from 13-17 E, dinner 35 E, for eggs Mimosa, pressed veal and a chocolate fondant; and the W Lounge in the Hotel W Opera, 4, rue Meyerbeer in the 9th, 01.77.48.94.94, open 7/7, running one 15-30 E for items such as ham croquettes and a club sandwich.
And in the Dossier this week, Colette Monsat, Hugo de Saint Phalle and Francois Simon give a list of where to go for lamb:
Le Basilic
J’Go
Chez Georges
Sebillon
L’Epi D’Or
Le Train Bleu
And also Jeanne A., Vagenende & La Gare
And on Saturday La Fontaine de Mars
And limited portions (call to reserve) at Josephine Chez Dumonet
And also Le Bistrot d’a Cote La Boutarde Saturday nights.
Francois Simon went to Semilla, coordinates given before, which he answers “Yep” to the question whether to go.
This week in l’Express Stephane Humbert-Basset gave another list of where the Presidential candidates like to eat:
Rebellato – Sarkozy
LePen – Chez Tonton
La Cagouille – Bayrou
Barbershop - Melanchon
Table d’Emile - Poutou
Bistro de Paris - Hollande
Cantine de son lycee – Arthaud
Septime – Cheminade
Au Tabac de l’Assemblee – Dupont-Aignan
La Rotonde - Joly
In Les Echos this weekend, Jean-Louis Galesne discussed brunch places that included:
La Bauhinia
La Cuisine
Les Ambassadeurs
Les Orchidees
Salon d’ete, Hotel Ritz