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• A Noste in the 2nd: Wow, Wow, Wow, This Place is Hot, Hot, Hot.

  

  8.0 A Noste, 6 bis rue du 4 Septembre (short history lesson - the 4th of September 1870 followed the capture of Napoleon the 3rd and was the start of the 3rd... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Les Triplettes (de Belleville): Not a Destination but Definitely Fun If You...

  

  5.1 Les Triplettes, 102 blvd de Belleville in the 20th, 01.43.15.09.54, open 7/7, (Metro: Belleville or Couronnes). Sofiane Saadi Haddad, ex of Quedubon, much... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Reviews of Reviews: The Remainder of July and August 2014 (under Construction)

  In A Nous Paris, Philippe Toinard reviewed and awarded 4/5 dots to the previously mentioned Jeremie and Jerome Berger gave 4/5 to the second such restaurant by ... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Le Petit Celestin in the 4th: "A Really Good Bistro" Per Wendy Lyn and That...

  

  5.7 Le Petit Celestin, 12, Quai des Celestins in the 4th, 01.42.72.20.81, open 7/7 (Metro: Sully-Morland) is all one could hope for in a crusty old bistro in th... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Le Molitor in the 16th: Great Stunning Setting, Food Quite Good, Service...

  

  6.5 The Hotel-Restaurant Molitor, 13 Rue Nungesser or 3 rue Molitor in the 16th, 01.56.07.08.50 (Metro: Porte d'Auteuil) open 7/7, 01.56.07.08.50, "was closed i... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• L'Esquisse in the 18th: the Rentrée Gastronomique Re-enters with a Roar.

  

  7.0 L'Esquisse, 151 bis, rue Marcadet in the 18th, 01.53.41.63.04, closed Sunday and Monday (Metro: Larmarck-Caulaincourt) opened 3 weeks ago and already is a... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• American Cool Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery and Zaytinya in DC.

  On one of my last days before the rentrée to Paris, we went to DC for some art and food. The spectacular exhibition of the day was called "American Cool"at the... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• A Diverse List of Paris Bistros Etc. for the Curious.

  Oysters Huitrerie Regis Other fish Clamato (also open on weekends)Meat Hugo DesnoyerAn old style bistro Le Cafe des MuseesA new style bistro Bistro Volnay ... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• NE6: La Casa Vicina in New Windsor NY & the Bernards Inn in Bernardsville NJ

  

  La Casa Vicina in New Windsor NY was near our destination - the Storm King Art Center - and has already created some buzz although open only 4 months. The menu... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• NE5: Zen in Northampton MA & the Anchor Seafood in Wilmington VT.

  

  After a perfectly lovely tour of the recently renovated Smith College Museum or Art and viewing of the stunning "landscape architectural" photos of Anne... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• NE4: ArtArtArt and Food: Gramercy At MASS MoCA North Adams MA & the India House...

  

  First a rant - No one reads paper newspapers anymore. In the heart of Williams Collegetown, one of America's academic gems, the last bookstore/magazine/newspape... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• NE3: The Secret-Hidden Kitchen in Stockbridge MA & Gala @ Orchards in...

  

  The Secret-Hidden Kitchen in Stockbridge MA is not exactly a pop-up, having been in the same family since 1956, but we've only been coming for a few years; and... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• NE2: Queen City Bistro in Poughkeepsie NY & DA|BA in Hudson NY.

  

  The Queen City Bistro in Poughkeepsie NY opened under CIA-grad Chris Pearson 6 weeks ago and it's a winner. There were three pages of menus, largely of... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• NE1: Lily's in Kennett Square PA & Blue Point in Princeton NJ

  

  Lily Asian Cuisine in Kennett Square PA was not our first choice which was Portabello across the street, but it was closed so to Plan B. Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Restaurant Robert in New York: Plus More Art and Money.

  After ending the fiscal part of my sojurn I toured the Moma, where I wasn't much entertained, the ICP where I loved the lush giant photos by Caio Reisewitz and... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Met Members' Dining Room & GC Oyster Bar: A Food, Art and Money Break in NYC

  I don't mind publication tours but giving out money is much more fun than begging for it and since we had to be in New York to do the former what better place t... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Le Tourbillon in the 17th: A Revision of My 6.7 Grade Downward D/t a Very Dry...

  

  6.2 Le Tourbillon in the 17th has a bit of a back-story and because I promise my readers I will update information and my rating(s) here goes: I ate there... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Les Enfants Gâtés in the 14th: An Almost Identically Nice Meal to That Last...

  

  Les Enfants Gâtés in the 14th is a place that pleased me enormously a while ago and I resolved to go back with Colette. We invited another food-interested coupl... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Yard in the 11th: My Overworked Word of the Summer - Refreshing - Comes in Again.

  

  Yard in the 11th; Colette and I were horrendously late for our lunch date with two new friends (blame it on Delanoye's hairbrained traffic scheme that has... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Restaurant A.T. (Atsushi Tanaka) in the 5th: Another Blow-out Experience.

  

  The Restaurant A.T. (Atsushi Tanaka) in the 5th is another place I ate at earlier this summer that Colette marked on her list of "musts" and we went with two... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL