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• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of May 19th, 2014

  Monday-Tuesday, in A Nous Paris, there was a review of the previously mentioned Blue Valentine in the 11th, as well as Philippe Toinard’s review and 3/5 dots... Read more

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

• Chez Ma Belle-mere in the 12th: "Pas De Chichis, Pas De Froufrous/une Cuisine...

  

  OK, so I'm given the assignment of planning for a Sunday lunch and I need a place for 4 lovely French and Yankee female colleagues and one cool husband and... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Le Brigout in the 2nd: "The Perfect Meal"? No, but an Honorable One.

  

  Backstory 1: I was walking down the Rue d'Argout a few weeks ago and saw Le Brigout and popped in, asked how long they'd been open (2012) and snagged a card. 5.... Read more

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

• Innovative, Inventive Food - All Coming from "strangers" at Dix-Sept, Yard, AT,...

  As I exited Dix-Huit in the 17th today, where the young Philippine chef Aaron Isip (ex-Apicius, Drouant, Ze and Pan) is cooking up a storm with a 24 E 3-course... Read more

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

• Dix-Huit in the 17th: One of a Kind and Not What You're Thinking. The Chef is...

  

  6.5 Le Dix-Huit, 18, rue Bayen in the 17th, 01.53.81.79.77, closed Sundays (Metro: Ternes but a schlep) is a place I thought of after my... Read more

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

• Les Déserteurs in the 11th: Hot, Smoking Hot, New York Times Hot!

  

  6.5 Les Déserteurs, 46, rue Trousseau in the 11th (the ex-Rino space), 01.48.06.95.85, closed Sundays and Mondays (Metro: Ledru-Rollin) is of course, as you... Read more

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

• L'Initial in the 8th: Nothing Bad Except the Price-quality Ratio.

  

  5.0 L'Initial in the Sofitel Arc de Triomphe Hotel, 2, ave Bertie Albrecht or 14, rue Beaujon in the 8th, 01.53.89.50.53, closed weekends, sounded really nice... Read more

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

• FAQ: What Good Paris Restaurants Don't Take Reservations?

  FAQ: What good Paris restaurants don't take reservations? A good question, for starters (much credit goes to SF, my great eating companion): Pierre Sang Boyer i... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Le Café De La Nouvelle Marie in the 5th: A Wonderful Neighborhood Joint.

  

  5.7 Le Café de la Nouvelle Marie, 19 rue Fosses Saint-Jacques in the 5th, (RER: Luxembourg) 01.44.07.04.41, closed weekends and taking no reservations at... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Yard in the 11th: Another Great Prix-qualité Joint.

  

  7.2 Yard, 6, rue de Mont-Louis in the 11th, 01.40.09.70.30, no reservations taken for lunch, closed weekends and Monday nights (Metro: Philippe-Auguste), was... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of May 5th 2014

  Monday-Tuesday in A Nous Paris, Jerome Berger reviewed and gave 4/5 dots to the previously mentioned Le Servan, mentioning the pork belly, seiche and... Read more

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

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of April 28th, 2014

  Monday-Tuesday in A Nous Paris, Philippe Toinard reviewed and gave 3/5 dots to the Bistrot Quai, 6 blvd du General Leclerc in Neuilly, 01.4745.24. Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Louro in NYC: One More Fabulous Place.

  

  Louro, 142nd West 10th St in NYC, is a second place (the first having been Gander), my trusted source and former co-host at a website that cannot be named,... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Delmonico's Kitchen: I'll Never Complain About Paris Buses Again.

  

  So, what does Delmonico's have to do with Paris buses? Ans. The fact that it took me longer to go four blocks on a NYC bus than to eat my lunch. Read more

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

• Lincoln Ristaurante in NY: Good for All Concerned.

  

  Five of headed over to the Lincoln Ristaurante in Lincoln Center in New York after a long day of work. The menu arrently changes by region every so often and... Read more

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

• Blue Fin in NY: OK for a Meeting Meal.

  

  The Blue Fin is a seafood place in Times Square chosen by our hosts, which, for a group meal wasn't half-bad. The appetizer offerings included a mixed green... Read more

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

• Gander Restaurant in New York: Fantastic and Fun.

  

  The Gander Restaurant, 15 West 18th St in New York is a place rec'd and seconded by two trusted friends and since the first has been vilified on a prominent... Read more

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

• Hill Country Barbecue Market in NY: The Real Deal as Far as I Can Figure.

  

  The Hill Country Barbecue Market, 30 W. 26th St in New York, is surely very well known by food folks in the Big Apple, but was new to me and my French colleague... Read more

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

• Stella 34 in NY: Stellar.

  Stella 34 (in Macy's) is a place friends have been touting since it opened a year ago and without thinking we invited our favorite Bolognian friend and his... Read more

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

• Lygia Clark at the MOMA and Some Impressionists and Modernists at Bonham's.

  

  Lygia Clark is an artist whose work I was not familiar with before today but is being featured in a dynamite show at the MOMA tht starts May 10. Read more

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