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• Ivan Ramen Slurp Shop in New York: #1 in Manhattan & in My Book.

  

  Ivan Ramen Slurp Shop is a place I've been dreaming of for months and months; well, I've been dreaming of a great ramen place for a long time and when... Read more

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

• Kigawa in the 14th: 3 Years on the Rue Du Chateau and Still Relatively...

  

  7.8 Kigawa, 186, rue du Chateau in the 14th, 01.43.35.31.61, closed Monday lunch and Tuesdays, (Metro: Pernety) came to my attention as follows: One of my... Read more

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

• AT Restaurant in the 5th: If You Liked Sola, Kei, Aki, Etc., You'll Love AT.

  

  8.0 AT Restaurant (named such for chef Atsushi Tanaka), 4, rue Cardinal Lemoine (next to Chez Rene) in the 5th (Metro: Cardinal Lemoine), 01.56.81..94. Read more

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

• Chez Dewey in the 17th: Very Pleasant on the Palate and Pocketbook.

  

  5.0 Chez Dewey, 48, rue Dulong in the 17th, 01.42.67.21.52 (Metro: hummm, maybe Rome or Malesherbes, easier is the 31 Bus) open 7/7 but brunch on weekends is a... Read more

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

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of April 21st, 2014

  Monday-Tuesday in A Nous Paris, Jerome Berger awarded 3/5 dots to aforementioned Restaurant Will in the 12th where he enjoyed the crisp vegetables, pork belly... Read more

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

• Les Tantes Jeanne in the 18th: I'm Still Not Sure How to Rate This Place.

  

  4-5.5 (I'm still deciding) Les Tantes Jeanne, 42, rue de Veron in the 18th, 01.42.51.14.21, (Metro: Abesses) has in it's favor that it's open for Sunday lunch,... Read more

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

• Le Tourbillon in the 17th: Boy Has Cedric Tessier Whirlwinded into This Part of...

  

  6.7 (I wavered between ratings, but all in the 6.0-7.5 range*) Le Tourbillon (which means whirlwind), 116, rue des Dames in the 17th, closed Sundays (Metro:... Read more

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

• OKA Aka OKɅ in the 9th: 1st the Yankees, Then the Japanese, Now It's the...

  

  6.0 OKA aka OKɅ, 28, rue de la Tour d'Auvergne in the 9th (wait a minute, that rings a bell, wasn't Spring born there? Indeed, and the pesky door and crowded... Read more

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

• Le Servan in the 11th: The Best Prix-qualité Ratio of the Year 2014?

  

  7.5 Le Servan, 32 rue Saint-Maur (not rue Servan, a block away, but more on that later), closed Sundays and Mondays, 01.55.28.51. Read more

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

• World War 1 - The Great War in Photos - Then and Now - on the Grille at the...

  

  There are two splendid exhibitions of photographs about WWI aka the Grand War aka the War to End All Wars; the first, this at the Galerie des Bibliothèques de l... Read more

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

• Restaurant Will in the 12th: Wow, You Sure Hit the Sweet Spot William.

  

  7.0 Restaurant Will, 75, rue Crozatier in the 12th, 01.53.17.02.44, closed Sundays and Monday nights (Metro: Ledru-Rollin) has been knocking the critics dead... Read more

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

• La Table d'Eugenie (not Eugene) in the 16th: Surprisingly Good, Friendly and...

  

  6.3 La Table d'Eugenie (not Eugene), 58, rue de la Faisanderie in the 16th, 01.45.04.12.53 (Trans: RER Henri Martin or Avenue Foch, Bus PC, Metro Porte... Read more

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

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of April 14th, 2014

  Monday-Tuesday in A Nous Paris, Jerome Berger awarded 3/5 dots to aforementioned Les Vinaigriers in the 10th and Philippe Toinard did not rate but reviewed the... Read more

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

• Le Vin Sobre in the 5th: Food OK but Lacking Soul.

  

  5.3 Le Vin Sobre, 25, rue des Feuillantines in the 5th, 01.43.29.00.23, closed Sundays, (RER: Luxembourg) is one of those places that since it opened in 2003... Read more

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

• Oyez…! P’Axoa in the 14th: Winner of the Talbott Nicest but Slowest Service of...

  

  5.2 Oyez…! P’Axoa, 118, blvd de Montparnasse in the 14th, 01.43.27.22.00 (Metro: Vavin or ND des Champs) has been open for 3 years and I’ve drifted past it... Read more

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

• Le Bistrot Belhara in the 7th: Another Wonderful Fun Meal.

  

  Le Bistrot Belhara in the 7th is a place I bestowed a 7.4 on when it opened last fall and i see no reason to alter that. Colette and I went with the couple... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Picasso Ceramiste Et La Mediterranee at the Cite De La Ceramique in Sevres:...

  

  Whatever you think of Picasso, or know of his ceramic pieces, you don't. Sure you saw an owl, a plate, a bullfighting scene and dismissed it/them as one more... Read more

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

• Sur Le Fil in the 14th: Boy Does Chef Jean-Marie Courtel Know His Veggies and...

  

  Sur Le Fil in the 14th, midway between Metros Raspail and Vavin, is a place I ate at with trusted friends a few weeks ago and loved, but today with Colette,... Read more

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

• Chido Fresh Mexican Street Food in the 8th: What We've Been Lacking.

  

  On her way to our lunch at Le Marloe today Elan passed this take-out and eat-in place that's been here for a month or so. So after lunch we went in and got... Read more

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

• Le Marloe in the 8th: "Johnnie, You Got This One Right."

  

  Le Marloe is a place I've loved ever since I first went in October 2012 and not only for the great, inventive but solidly classical food, but also for its warm... Read more

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