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• La Grande Epicerie at Bon Marché: Wow, I Mean Wow!

  

  I went to the Grande Epicerie at Bon Marché today after lunch because I've been craving snails in butter (my precious escargot store over near the Monmartre... Read more

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

• Sur Le Fil in the 14th: An Ideal Place for a Celebratory Wedding Lunch

  

  7.4 Sur le Fil, 9, rue Leopold Robert in the 14th, 09.83.70.36.19 (but reservations and 20% off the carte via La Fourchette) closed Mondays, but Brunch... Read more

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

• The Bar of the Maison De l'Amerique Latine: "Gastronomic Police Officer - I...

  

  3.0 The Bar of the Maison de l'Amerique Latine, 217 Boulevard Saint-Germain in the 7th, closed weekends, 01.49.54.75.00, (Metro: Solferino). Okay Okay I have a... Read more

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

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of February 24th, 2014

  Monday-Tuesday in A Nous Paris, Philippe Toinard reviewed and gave 2/5 dots to the henceforth fish-serving Café des Ministeres in the 7th where his meal sounds... Read more

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

• Les Trois Garcons in the 15th: Nice People, Nice Place, Nasty Food.

  

  1.0 Les Trois Garcons, 165 Rue de Javel in the 15th, 01.40.60.14.35, open 7/7, is a place I read about on Le Fooding that's open Sunday lunch, so off I went. Read more

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

• L'Insolite in the 18th: Aux Armes, Citoyens De Montmartre, We Gotta Winner Here.

  

  5.4 L'Insolite, 58, rue du Poteau in the 18th, 09.81.32.64.09, closed Sundays and Mondays (Metro: Jules Joffrin), opened a few weeks ago right across from my ne... Read more

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

• Le Bon Georges in the 9th: Thank You Mr Lobrano, You Really Picked a Winner Here.

  

  7.2 (my companion said 6/10) Le Bon Georges, 45 Rue Saint Georges in the 9th, 01.48.78.40.30, closed Saturday lunch, Sundays and Mondays (Metro: duh St... Read more

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

• Jean-Christophe Bechet's Accidents: Photo Show in the 10th

  

  As loyal readers, who go beyond my food stuff know, I've taken a pledge, no not those, but the Greg Vow to boycott anymore Impressionist, Post-Impressionist,... Read more

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

• Liberté Patisserie Boulangerie Par Benoit Castel in the 10th; Another Hit on...

  

  OK, we're leaving Les Vinaigriers on the rue des Vinaigriers and my friend says "Hey, what's that?" "What's what," say I. "That new bakery." "Oh that." Never sa... Read more

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

• Les Vinaigriers in the 10th: Nancy Was Right; There Are Feng Shui Food Streets.

  

  5.4 Les Vinaigriers, 42, rue des Vinaigriers in the 10th, 01.46.07.97.12, closed Sundays and Mondays, has been open about a month. "How do you find these... Read more

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

• L'Envie Du Jour in the 17th: Feng Shui, Karma, Whatever, It Passed from Bigarrad...

  

  7.2 L'Envie du Jour, 106, rue Nollet in the 17th, 01.42.26.01.02, open 7/7 but brunch on Sundays, despite what the reviews say, (Metro: Brochant) has been open... Read more

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

• Les Demoiselles in the 17th: Oh Boy Did We Have Different Experiences.

  

  5.3 (6 for my guests, 4.6 for my dishes) Les Demoiselles, 23 rue Léon Jost in the 17th, (Metro: Courcelles) 01.58.57.90.93, closed Sundays has been open about... Read more

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

• L'Auberge Nicolas Flamel in the 3rd: Here Since 1407 and Still Going Strong.

  

  5.5 L'Auberge Nicolas Flamel, 51 rue de Montmorency in the 3rd, 01.42.71.77.78, open 7/7 (Metro: Etienne Marcel) has been around a long time, at least since 140... Read more

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

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of February 17th, 2014

  Monday-Tuesday in A Nous Paris, Philippe Toinard reviewed and gave 2/5 dots to the henceforth fish-serving Café des Ministeres in the 7th where his meal sounds... Read more

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

• Ma Chere Et Tendre Steakhouse in the Meridien Etoile in the 17th: True, Both...

  

  5.2 Ma Chere et Tendre Steakhouse in the Meridien Etoile, 81 Boulevard Gouvion-Saint-Cyr, in the 17th, 01.40.68.30.40, open 7/7 (Metro: Porte de Maillot or PC... Read more

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

• La Cachette in the 6th: Here's a Dilemma for You; Split Decision.

  

  5.2 La Cachette, 8, rue des Chartreux in the 6th (around the corner from the Luxembourg or for Pierre Capretz fans - where Mireille Belleau took classes) where... Read more

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

• La Maison De l'Amerique Latine: "The Best Meal We've Had", New Chef, New Carte,...

  

  7.3 The restaurant of the Maison de l'Amerique Latine, 217, blvd St-Germain in the 7th, open weekday lunches only (don't believe what you read elsewhere),... Read more

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

• Le Petit Matieu in the 10th: Hopping, Popping and (at Times) Heart-stopping.

  

  6.0 Le Petit Matieu, 55, rue des Vinaigriers in the 10th, 01.46.07.09.49, open 7/7, has been open about a year and word finally reached me to move it up on my... Read more

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

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of February 10th, 2014

  Monday-Tuesday in A Nous Paris, Philippe Toinard reviewed and gave 4/5 dots to the previously mentioned Balls in the 11th and Jerome Berger gave 4/5 to the... Read more

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

• A Formula for Avoiding Sitting Next to Those Pesky Fellow Yankees Who Whoop It u...

  Based on two meals, the day this was written and the day before, in very different places (Le BAT on the Grands Boulevards sited amongst the Hard Rocks and... Read more

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