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• TTT* 4: Hosteria Del Ceccottino in Pitigliano

  

  The Hosteria del Ceccottino in Pitigliano is another winner from the Slow Food Guide in a splendid town on a splendid hill. Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• TTT* 3: Antica Trattoria Aurora (Magliano in Toscana) & I Due Cippi-da Michele...

  

  The Antica Trattoria Aurora in Magliano in Toscana is just inside the old city wall and its garden setting is lovely. The amuse gueule was a slice of spicy... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• TTT* 2: Northern Lazio/Southern Tuscany: Calice & Stella + Da Mario

  

  Calice & Stella in Canepina, Lazio, is just over the Tuscan border, but offered the best choice for Slow Food near the Farnese Palace and while were way late fo... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• TTT*: Tourists Travelling in Tuscany: 1: Posta Di Torrenova in Orbetello...

  

  La Posta di Terrenova in Orbetello, Tuscany, was our first stop on our 2014 Tuscan Trip I'm calling Tourists Travelling in Tuscany (We're tourists here, no... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of June 9th , 2014

  Monday-Tuesday, in A Nous Paris, there was an article on Yves Camdeborde.Tuesday in Le Fooding the good news was the opening of the sandwich/burger Restaurant... Read more

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

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of June 2nd , 2014

  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... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Best Price-quality Restaurants in Paris of 2014

  Best price-quality restaurants of 2014 (derived by multiplying the Talbott 0-10 scores with the price of the meals per couple) – best price quality is on top –... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• A Garonne in the 9th: A Lot/Garonne Restaurant That is Just That.

  

  Backstory: So in April I passed by this place which is but a few steps from the office-home of my rabble-rousing friend in the 9th, stepped in and was warmly... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Le Clown Bar in the 11th: A Great Resuscitation of a Grand Old Lady.

  

  7.2 Le Clown Bar, 114 rue Amelot in the 11th, 01.43.55.87.35, (Metro: Filles du Calvaire), closed Monday and Tuesday, is a place I hadn't been to in years and... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Le Relais Du Parc in the 16th: No Soul Food Here.

  

  5.0 Le Relais du Parc, 55-57 Ave Raymond Poincare in the 16th, 01.44.05.66.40, open for lunch and dinner weekdays and snack-food and brunch on weekends,... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Les Enfants Gâtés in the 14th: Today Pesky Yankees, Tomorrow the NYT.

  

  6.5 Les Enfants Gâtés, 4 rue Danville in the 14th, 01.40.47.56.81, closed Sundays and Mondays (Metro: Denfert-Rochereau) has been hovering on my "list" of "go... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Le Vraymonde in the 8th: "Why Are We here"..."It's tasteless"..."I Hate Badly...

  

  3.0 Le Vraymode, 4, rue d'Anjou in the 8th, 01. 83.96.88.70, open 7/7 in the Buddha Bar Hotel (Metro: Concorde) is a place which a chef, Rougui Dia (of... Read more

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

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of May 26th, 2014

  Monday-Tuesday, in A Nous Paris, there was a review by Jerome Berger of the previously mentioned Korean Mandoobar in the 8th. Tuesday in Le Fooding the good new... Read more

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

• L'Huitrerie Regis in the 6th: Oysters, Oysters, Oysters.

  

  7.2 L'Huitrerie Regis, 3, rue de Montfaucon in the 6th, 01.44.41.10.07 (but since they don't take reservations.......) closed Mondays and in deepest summer... Read more

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

• Le Ruisseau in the 18th: I Wish I Had a Place Like This Nearby - Wait - It's Jus...

  

  Backstory 1: I have lived around the corner of/from this site for 25 years, and pass it every day on my limpies or to my Gym; and it's gone from a scarry gay... Read more

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

• Mangetout by Alain Dutournier in the 6th: Not a Missed Step in His 5th Place.

  

  7.0 Mangetout par Alain Dutournier, 82, rue Mazarine in the 6th, 01.43.54.02.21 (Metro: Odeon) is in his old Pinxo Rive Gauche spot which I liked a lot but I... Read more

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

• Jérémie in the 16th: Perfect, Almost Too Perfect.

  

  7.0 Jérémie, 33 rue de Longchamp in the 16th, 01.47.04.96.81, closed Saturday lunch, Sunday and Monday (Metro: Bossieres, Iena or Bus #30) has been open since... Read more

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

• Le Bistrot Quai in Neuilly: Where the Runners All Have on Day-glow Wear, the...

  

  6.1 Le Bistrot Quai, 6 bvd General Leclerc (you'll remember him as the guy who won WWII while all those others guys - Patton, Montgomery, Taylor, Bradley,... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• L'Aller-Retour in the 3rd: Where the Deuce Do You Come up with These Surprisingl...

  

  5.6 L'Aller-Retour, 5, rue Charles-Francois Dupuis in the 3rd, 01.42.78.01.21, closed Sundays and Mondays (Metro: Republique), is a place that crept by me upon... Read more

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

• Chez Graff in the 7th: A Surprising Revisit with a Changed Menu.

  

  5.9 Chez Graff, 62, rue de Bellechasse in the 7th, 0145.51.33.42, (Metro: Solferino) closed Sundays. My dining partner, another blogger but a bigger eater and... Read more

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