Monday-Tuesday, in A Nous Paris, there was a several page summary of new terrace-places; Le Café A, Hotel Westin Paris-Vendome, Opera Garnier, Bateau Concorde-Atlantique, Mad Boat & Mad Garden, Les Siestes electroniques, La Sardine, Le Point Ephemere, Plein Soleil, Les Jardins du Marais, Le Petit Bain, Le 25 Degres Est, Les Petites Ecuries, Bar Ourcq, La Rotonde, Le Nuba, Le Bistrot, Valois, Le Bedford, Diner, Berges de Seine
Tuesday in Le Fooding the good news was the reopening of the Clown Bar in the 11th where Sven Chartier and Ewen Lemoigne of Saturne have with Sota Atsumi ex-Vivant with Pierre Jancou, revived this popular place.
Wednesday, in le Figaroscope, Emmanuel Rubin reviewed five new places giving two lips to three: the aforementioned L’Initial in the 8th, Bistrot Quai in Neuilly and the Italian Come A Casa in the 11th. He also gave one lip each to Smak in the 12th and Loup in the 1st. He also visited the Rooftop de Molitor which he said was pricy (50-60 E).
Alice Bosio, Anne-Charlotte de Langhe and Colette Monsat rated the top 17 fraisier’s in Paris calling Carl Marletti’s the 1st.
And Wednesday as well, Heidi Ellison in Paris Update went back to Spring – good news and Le Café des Musées, bad news.
Thursday, Francois-Regis Gaudry covered Rech’s long life.
Friday, A Nous Paris published an unexpected « Best of » issue with the following restaurants : Blue Valentine, Balls, Le Servan, Dessanc,e Mondoobar, Coretta, Brut, Etc., Le Lulli.