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• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of February 3rd, 2014

  Monday-Tuesday in A Nous Paris, Philippe Toinard reviewed and gave 2/5 dots to the previously mentioned Maison F in the 9th and Jerome Berger gave 4/5 to... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Balm in the 1st: Ministers Vs. Visitors 20-1.

  

  5.5 Balm, 6, rue de Valois in the 1st, 01.42.60.38.81, closed Saturday lunch and Sundays (Metro: Palais-Royal once it opens again) was described by Emmanuel... Read more

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

• Miznon in the 4th: The Wackiest, Weirdest, Wonderful "food Experience" of 2014.

  

  4.0 Miznon (as you'll see, I thought the food was a 6, my dining partner a 4 but the service was a solid 0), 22, rue des Ecouffes in the 4th, (don't bother... Read more

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

• Le Metropolitain in the 4th 2.3 Years Later: Better but Not Great.

  

  Shortly after a Top chef candidate took over Le Metropolitain, in the 4th, around October 2011, I went with two fellow food-bloggers and thought it merited... Read more

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

• Haï Kaï in the 10th: It's About Time a Quality Place Came to the Canal St...

  

  6.3 Haï Kaï (meaning haiku), 104, quai de Jemmapes in the 10th, 09.81.99.98.88 (but faggedaboudid, they don't answer or take messages off their machine),... Read more

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

• La Table De Vietnam in the 7th: As Close as It Gets to the Real Stuff (no Centra...

  

  NS* La Table du Vietnam, 6, avenue Bosquet in the 7th, 01.45.56.97.26, closed Sundays (RER: Pont d'Alma but lotsa buses), has been open since 2013 and as some... Read more

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

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of January 27th, 2014

  Monday-Tuesday in A Nous Paris, Jerome Berger reviewed and gave 2/5 dots to the well-known Ferme Saint-Simon in the 7th, 01.45.48.35. Read more

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

• Valois 1868 in the 8th: Family Time, Pesky Yankees and Not Bad Food.

  

  5.6 Valois 1868, 1 place de Rio De Janeiro in the 8th, 01.42.25.03.85, open 7/7 (Metro: Monceau) re-opened last year after almost a year's renovation and... Read more

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

• La Ferme Saint Simon in the 7th: New Decor (by Marcelo Joulia), New Equipe, New...

  

  6.0 La Ferme Saint Simon, 6, rue Saint Simon in the 7th, 01.45.48.35.74, open 7/7 (Metro: Rue du Bac) has been around forever, well at least 1933 an when I... Read more

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

• Coretta (King) in the 17th: Cool, Really Cool, but Not up to Neva's Standards...

  

  5.3 Coretta, looking out over Martin Luther King Jr. Park, 151 bis Rue Cardinet in the 17th, open 7/7 (brunch on Sundays), 01.42.26.55. Read more

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

• Victor in the 9th: I So Wanted to Love This Place.

  

  5.0 Victor, 14, rue Victor-Masse in the 9th (Metro: Pigalle), 09.84.07.60.22, closed Sundays, is one of those places you really want to love - I was greeted... Read more

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

• Clint in the 11th: I Love Mr. Eastwood, Except for His Politics, But......

  

  5.0 Clint (Eastwood), 174, rue de la Roquette in the 11th, (Metro: Philippe Auguste) 09.81.60.17.36 (but no reservations at lunch), is one of the coolest... Read more

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

• Au Comptoir De Brice in the 10th: Brice is Nice but Not That Nice.

  

  5.1 Au Comptoir de Brice (Morvent), in the Marche St. Martin, 31-33 rue du Chateau d'Eau in the 10th, no telephone but they answer emails for reservations at... Read more

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

• La Faille in the 2nd: "John, Why Did It Take You So Long to Find This Fine...

  

  6.9 La Faille, 49 (not 54 as some reviews state) rue Montmartre in the 2nd (Bus #85), 01.40.26.75.51, closed Sundays, has been open since the end of October... Read more

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

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of January 20th, 2014

  Monday-Tuesday in A Nous Paris, Philippe Toinard reviewed and gave 3/5 dots to the aforementioned David Toutain and Jerome Berger awarded the same to the also... Read more

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

• Chez N. & D. Pour La Fete De La Coquille: Why Not?

  

  Chez N. & D. is another of these hidden kitchens, in this case sited above an intriguingly named shop, which had a simple menu today - coquilles St. Jacques wit... Read more

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

• I'd Like to Say Good Night to My Friend Claudio Abbado.

  Over the the years, many friends of mine have died - in their twenties of weird melanomas, in their thirties of weird infections and injuries, in their forties... Read more

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

• Buvette Gastrotheque & Sugar Daze Cupcake Americain: Let's Root, Root, Root for...

  

  5.4 La Buvette Gastrotheque, 28, rue Henry Monnier in the 9th (not the Buvette in Spring's basement nor the Buvette on the Rue St Maur in the 11th nor that on... Read more

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

• Le Cercle Rouge in the 17th: A Chip off the Old Enfants-Rouges Block.

  

  6.1 Le Cercle Rouge, 136 avenue de Wagram in the 17th, 09.53.03.87.11 (Bus: #31), open weekdays for lunch and Thursday and Friday for dinner, is a place my... Read more

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

• Le BAT in the 9th: Just a Bar a Tapas/tartares - Not!

  

  7.6 Le BAT, 16bis Boulevard Montmartre (Metro: Grands Boulevards), 01.42.46.14.25, closed weekends, is supposedly named Le BAT because at lunch it is a bar a... Read more

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