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• Aspen 2013-4: Casa Tua; Holds up Very Well Indeed; The Butcher's Block; Would...

  

  The Casa Tua is a place that if memory serves me was a failed fur-coat emporium turned into high end Italian place that continues to serve very good if pricy... Read more

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

• Aspen 2013-3: Element 47, Quite Quite Nice;

  

  Element 47 at the Little Nell looks strikingly like its predecessor- Montagna, except it seems chef Ryan Hardy decamped for NYC and there is a new name, menu an... Read more

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

• Aspen 2013-1 & 2: Takah Sushi, as Good as Ever; The Trecento Quindici Decano,...

  

  As is our habit, we arrived on a late plane to Aspen, getting us in in just enough time to get over to Takah Sushi, but were surprised to find we could get... Read more

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

• Art NYC 2013: PS1/10 Artists, James Turrell and Reginald Marsh and Co.

  

  At this point in life I don't need another Monet show or Picasso retrospective, I like seeing stuff I've never seen before. So, Philistine that I am (no hate... Read more

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

• New York: M. Wells Dinette at PS1/MOMA in LIC and WD's Alder on 2nd - Inventive...

  

  Well, Colette and I found ourselves in deepest Queens (NY) at PS 1, MOMA's latest outreach where a young French Canadian (you'll recall my Mom was a Canuck and... Read more

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

• La RaLLonge in the 18th: Pluses & Minuses.

  

  Three of us went back to La RaLLonge in the 18th tonight - I know, I know, I don't eat out at night because of my vampire-phobia, but we have to go back to the... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Pirouette in the 1st: Thank You Chef Tomy Gousset, the Brothers Frechet and...

  

  My great and good friend Randy Diaz, blogger sans frontieres, believes fervently that a restaurant meal is a total experience and I argue with him saying it's... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Ze Kitchen Galerie: Q. (Cedric) "Better Than Ever." A. (me) "Yes."

  

  Well, Chef Ledeuil never ceases to surprise.  Today we went with two friends from S.F. who live part-time here and have been wanting to come for years... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Manger in the 11th: What a Difference a Month Makes.

  

  When I ate here with my two food-friends with whom we've been coming to Paris with since 1968 all three of us thought that meal was outstanding. Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• The Hays Collection at the Orsay Until August 18th.

  

  I am not passionate about the Nabis but I do like seeing private collections that suddenly see the light of day both because I'm curious why people collect... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Le Marloe in the 8th: So Warm a Welcome, So Well-prepared the Food.

  

  Le Marloe in the 8th remains one of the most pleasant places to eat in town, even now when it's bursting at the seams with success. Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Murano (glass) at the Musee Maillol Until 28 July.

  

  I was most eager to go the the Musee Maillol for the temporary exhibition of Murano glass from the Renaissance until now partly because i go to Venice and muran... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Les Climats in the 7th: Beautiful Garden, Nice Food, Attentive Staff.

  

  Returning to Les Climats in the 7th today was a quadruple pleasure; it was a perfect day for a lunch in their garden, Colette had hankered to go and had it 2nd... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of July 1st, 2013

  Monday-Tuesday in A Nous Paris, Jerome Berger gave 4/5 dots to The Fish Club, 58, rue Rousseau in the 1st, 01.40.26.68.75, open evenings only Tuesday-Saturday... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Chez Christophe in the 17th: Opinions Varied.

  

  5.0 Chez Christophe, 148, rue Cardinet in the 17th (Metro: Brochant), crept under the radar screen, opening in January but discovered by me (that means I only... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Dalou, Felix Ziem and Slovinian Impressionists at the Petit Palais.

  

  I think the kindest thing I can say about these three exhibitions at he Petit Palais is that that they were not to my taste. Read more

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

• Les Saisons in the 9th: "This May Have Been My Best Meal This Summer" Quoth...

  

  Les Saisons, 52 Rue Lamartine in the 9th, 01.48.78.15.18, (Metro: ND de Lorette) has become a regular stop for us since it opened. The menu is always so... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2013 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK

• Simon Hantaï at the Pompidou: A Strange Exhibition.

  

  So, a French friend whom we've known forever said, in response to Colette's query about what exhibitions she'd recommd us to see - Simon Hantaï at the Pompidou. Read more

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

• Spring in the Spring: Yes It's Finally Spring in Paris After 6 Months of...

  

  Q. How long have we been waiting for Spring in Paris?A. 6 MonthsSo to celebrate we went to Spring - what else?            ... Read more

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

• L'auberge Cafe in the First: Still Very Pleasant.

  

  L'Auberge Cafe, 4, rue Bertin-Poiree in the First, is a place that has a warm spot in my heart. So when an old friend and fellow warrior in the fight against... Read more

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