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• Bistrot La Bruyere in the 9th: I Was Told It Was Good, the Laidbacks Were Not...

  

  6.6 Le Bistrot Bruyere, 31, rue La Bruyere in the 9th, 09.81.22.20.56, closed Sunday and Monday, (Metro: St Georges) is a small (24-26 covers maybe) place in th... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Je Thè...Me in the 15th: I So Wanted Desperately to Like This Place.

  

  4.0 Je Thè...Me, 4, rue d'Alleray in the 15th, 01.48.42.48.30, (Metro: Vaugirard), closed Sundays and Mondays is a place I was dying to go to after my 15th... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of November 4th, 2013.

  Monday-Tuesday, Jerome Berger in A Nous Paris, reviewed and gave 3/5 dots to the previously mentioned Greek L’Olivier in the 3rd while Philippe Toinard gave onl... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Le Pario in the 15th: A Breath of Fresh Air in a Fall of Exciting Openings.

  

  6.9 Le Pario, 54 ave Emile-Zola in the 15th, closed Sundays only (Saturdays serving the nationasl dish of Brazil - feijoada) 01.45.77.28. Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Le Vraymonde in the 8th: Sorry, Rougui Dia, but I Don't Get It.

  

  5.0 Le Vraymonde, 4, rue d'Anjou in the 8th, 01.83.96.88.70, open 7/7 is in the lovingly restored Buddha-Bar Hotel which has really cool lamps outside, what we... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Franck Enée in the 1st: Inventive, Creative, Envelope-pushing Like Colliot,...

  

  6.6 Franck Enée, ex-Chez Monsieur Lapin, 17, rue Moliere in the 1st, 01.42.96.22.19, closed Sundays and Mondays (Metro: Pyramides) moved here in June but has... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Tierny & Co in the 16th; Loved by Trip Advisors, Figaroscope Readers and Not...

  

  4.9 Tierny & Co, 137, ave de Versailles in the 16th, (Metro: ah, better by buses 22 or 72 or RER C [Victor] and bridge) 01.46.47.72.00 (closed Sunday and... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Terroir Parisien and the Repaire De Cartouche. Disappointing Hearsay.

  I wrote an essay a while back about what to do when readers note that places are not up to snuff or not the way I wrote them up, so here goes - hearsay but... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Les Enfants Terribles in the 11th: Surprising (across the Board) for a...

  

  5.2 Les Enfants Terribles, 63, rue Saint Maur in the 11th (no not that in the 8th or 12th), closed Sundays, was a serendipitous find; I was headed to 67 where... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Circonstances in the 2nd: Another Blow-out Meal; Let the Good Times (continue To...

  

  6.6, Circonstances, 174 rue Montmartre in the 2nd, 01.42.36.17.05, closed Monday nights and weekends, (Metro: Grands Boulevards) has seen the gang from... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Le Lulli in the 1st: A Starred-type Meal at Non-star Prices.

  

  6.5 Le Lulli in the Grand Hotel du Palais Royal, 4, rue de Valois in the First, 01.42.96.72.20, open for lunch only weekdays (Metro: Palais Royal) is a knock-ou... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Roca in the 17th: Pretty Much Perfect.

  

  7.8 Roca, 31, rue, Guillaume Tell in the 17th, 01.47.64.86.04, closed weekends (Bus: PC 3) has been open a few weeks and gotten a good bit of good press. Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of October 21st, 2013.

  Monday-Tuesday, Jerome Berger in A Nous Paris, reviewed and gave 3/5 dots to the previously mentioned Enfants Rouges in the 3rd and Philippe Toinard gave the... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Le Signal in the 15th: Metro Almost All the Way.

  

  3.0 Le Signal, 21, ave Felix Faure in the 15th, 01 75 85 14 20 (Metro: Felix Faure), open 7/7 for breakfast and lunch, was.... well, let me explain.... Last... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Allard in the 6th Under Ducasse: "Les Clients Ne Viennent Pas Chez Nous Faire De...

  

  6.2 Allard, 41, St Andre-des-Arts in the 6th, 01.43.26.48.23, open 7/7 (Metro: St. Michel, Odeon) came under the control of Alain Ducasse about at the rentree... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• La Cape Rouge in Bougival: You'll Never Go but I Did and I'm Glad.

  

  6.0 La Cape Rouge, 6, Quai Clemenceau in Bougival (78380), 01.39.69.18.98, closed Saturday lunch, Sunday dinner and Mondays is a place my good friend the... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• DC/Baltimore: Zaytinya, Bottega for Food; Kelly, Marville, St-Gaudens and Van...

  While Paris is my favorite place for culture, sometimes our nation's capitol comes damn close. Colette and I decided to spend most of the day in DC and dine in... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Eating at a Non-"hot Spot." What a Pleasure!

  The day this was written, I ate with an old colleague-friend in the food biz at Le Griffonnier in the 8th; Why? Because at 11 AM he was sitting in the... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of October 14th, 2013.

  Monday-Tuesday, Jerome Berger in A Nous Paris, reviewed and gave 3/5 dots to Roca (run by the cousin of the owner of L’Office), 31, rue Guillaume Tell in the... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• FAQ: I’m Hesitant to Eat Solo in Paris; in New York (substitute Santa Monica Or...

  Now this question appears frequently on food websites and most often from women, who often couple the question with a request for places with counters or... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL