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• Le Gabriel in La Reserve in the 8th: Prix/qualité? Hummmmm.

  

  Le Gabriel in the Hotel La Reserve, 42, ave. Gabriel in the 8th, 01.58.36.60.50, open 7/7 (Metro: FDR) is a place I originally crossed off my list due to its... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Reviews of Reviews: the Week of March 23rd 2015

  Monday-Tuesday, in A Nous Paris, Philippe Toinard reviewed and gave 3/5 dots to the aforementioned Les Comptoirs du Medoc; and Jerome awarded to same to the... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Venice/Mestre 4: The Soul Kitchen (no Kidding, No Pretentions)

  

  Ah to be back to the high speed internet world of Paris after the week of suffering from Italian wifi. That off my chest, today for a variety of... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Venice/Mestre 3: Fiaschetteria Toscana: Incredible Salad: Columbus Pizzeria

  I'd read about the Fiaschetteria Toscana in several places and despite its being smack in the Middle of Tourist Central, I went. Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Venice/Mestre 2: Antiche Carampane (best Fried Baby Shrimp Ever) & Da Turo

  Today, I went back to Antiche Carampane, which no longer has a sign saying "No lasagna, no pizza, no tourist menu, but one saying "No pizza, no lasagna, no... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Venice/Mestre 1: La Porta d'Acqua (best Dish of the Year) and Moro Under...

  La Porta d'Acqua in Venice was brought to my attention by someone and a good thing too, because even though it's a favorite of Yelp or RTA or some place, it's... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of March 16th, 2015

  Monday-Tuesday, in A Nous Paris, Philippe Toinard reviewed and gave 3/5 dots to the new place set up by Julien Rouchteau (ex-Table du Lancaster) called Je l’M,... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of March 9th, 2015

  Monday-Tuesday, in A Nous Paris, Philippe Toinard reviewed the aforementioned Augustin in the 14th, giving it 3/5 dots.Tuesday in Le Fooding, they reviewed Antr... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Heimat in the 1st: Creative & Italianate Without Being Italian.

  

  Heimat, 37, Rue de Montpensier in the 1st, 01.40.26.78.25 (Metro: Musee du Louvre) has a French owner (Pierre Jancou), German name and Italian chefs, but the... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Lumieres - The Play of Brilliants: I Didn't "get It."

  

  Colette was reading Heidi Ellison's review in Paris Update of the exhibition of "Lumieres - The Play of brilliants" in the newly restored ElephantPaname on the... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• The MiniPalais in the Grand Palais in the 8th: A Great Spot in a Great Set of...

  

  The MiniPalais in the Grand Palais, technically at 3 Avenue Winston Churchill but more descriptively at the South-East corner of the GP, in the 8th (Metro:... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Les Comptoirs Du Medoc in the 9th; How Very Accomodating and Nice.

  

  Les Comptoirs du Medoc, 93, rue de la Victoire in the 9th is a place I had the best meal so far in 2015 a few weeks ago and wanted to take my friends, one a... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Le Lulli in the 1st: Keeping Its Standards High.

  

  Le Lulli, 4, Rue de Valois in the 1st continues to be a favorite of ours and when a writer-friend sent me a list of places she had to review this spring for a... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Les Enfants Rouges Restaurant in the 3rd: Amazing, Astonishing Abats.

  

  Les Enfants Rouges Restaurant, technically at 9 rue de Beauce in the 3rd but it's so narrow that it's better described as at the north-west corner of said... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of March 2nd, 2015

  Monday-Tuesday, in A Nous Paris, Philippe Toinard reviewed the aforementioned Juste le zinc in the 8th giving it 4/5 dots and Jerome Berger reviewed 3 places... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• 52 Rue Du Faubourg Saint Denis in the 10th: An off Day Today?

  

  52 Rue du Faubourg Saint Denis in the 10th has been a reliable Sunday lunch place for us until today. For some reason, we had a tussle with the morning... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Les Chouettes in the 3rd: So Near to Charlie Hebdo and Yet So Far.

  

  Les Chouettes, 32, rue de Picardie in the 3rd is right around the block from Charlie Hebdo H.Q. so it was impossible not to see the full Valls' vigipirate... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Le Nom M'echappe in the 2nd: I Screwed up Rez; They Treated Us Royally; Food...

  

  Le Nom M'echappe, 28 rue Notre Dame des Victoires in the 2nd is a place I adored 3 weeks ago and I wanted to return to with Colette and the French person who ha... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Au Temps De Klimt, La Secession a Vienne at the Pinocotheque.

  

  You cannot go on the Metro or take a bus or walk the streets without seeing posters for Au Temps de Klimt, la secession a Vienne aka In the time of Klimt, the... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• The Maison De l'Amerique Latine in the 6th: This Guy (Thierry Vaissiere) Sure...

  

  The Maison de l'Amerique Latine in the 6th is simply a wonderful elegant place with wonderful food choices, wonderful service in a wonderful setting facing a... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL