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• Sous Les Cerisiers in the 6th: Another Japanese Chef Doing Franco-japonaise...

  

  Sous Les Cerisiers, 12, rue Stanislas in the 6th (Metro: ND des Champs), 01.42.77.46.24, closed Sundays and Mondays, has been open a couple of years but a Frenc... Read more

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

• Le Verre Moutarde in the 17th: "This Guy is More Inventive Than Yesterday's...

  

  This was my third vist to Le Verre Moutarde in the 17th in as many months and they were turning people away.  We got a warm welcome (3 coupes - OK; one ol... Read more

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

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of June 24th, 2013

  Monday-Tuesday in A Nous Paris, Alexis Chenu provided a summary of this year’s food “Best Of”/trends, from restaurants to street food, patiserries and bistros. Read more

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

• Chameleon Restaurant in the 10th: Nice, Warm and Reasonable.

  

  The Chameleon Restaurant in the 10th is a place I visited about a month ago with two friends who have co-dwelled down the street in the 18th with us for some... Read more

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

• Comme Chez Maman in the 17th: "Disappointing;" "How Disappointing?"; "Very...

  

  Comme Chez Maman, coordinates given before, has been a favorite of ours (and good friends who live upstairs from it) since it opened and the French woman whom... Read more

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

• Terminus Nord in the 10th: Goodbye Old Love.

  

  Le Terminus Nord, 23, rue de Dunkerque in the 10th is a place we've been coming to off an on ever since I moved here some 25 some years ago, usually when meetin... Read more

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

• Le Bar a Huitres Saint-Germain: A Nice Revisit

  

  Le Bar a Huitres v. 5 aka Saint-Germain was a place I visited in November 2010 after it opened and my memory of it was pleasant, so when we went by it on the wa... Read more

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

• Day 5 in Normandy: Le 4 Saisons in Rouen

  

  6.5 Le 4 Saisons in Rouen is a well-rated place right across from the SNCF station where I had to return my fine Ford car before our train back to Paris. It's... Read more

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

• Day 4:La Terrasse at the Caen Memorial and 21 in Deauville

  

  3.0 La Terrasse at the Memorial in Caen was the most convenient and interesting looking place during our visit there and since it is finally Spring after 6... Read more

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

• Day 3 in Normandy: La Rapiere in Bayeux

  

  5.8 La Rapiere in Bayeux is sure a "Ye Olde Style" Restaurant that serves "Ye Contemporary Cuisine" that serves very contemporary cuisine. They started us off... Read more

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

• Day 2 Normandy: Entre Terre Et Mer in Honfleur

  

  6.0 Entre Terre et Mer in Honfleur was not our first or second choice but what a good pick it was. It has two locations across the street from each other, one... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Normandy Day 1: La Couronne in Rouen

  

  5.5 La Couronne in Rouen touts itself as the oldest Inn in France and it might well be. It has wooden beamed ceilings, a duck press and a huge floral arrangemen... Read more

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

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of June 17th, 2013

  Monday-Tuesday in A Nous Paris, Jerome Berger reviewed and gave 3/5 dots to the previously mentioned Leo Dupont in the 6th, mentioning the asparagus, veal cutle... Read more

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

• The Model in French Fashion (Le Mannequin - Le Corps De La Mode) at the Docks,...

  

  The model in French fashion (Le Mannequin - le corps de la mode) is a special exhibition at the Docks, Cité de la Mode et du Design, as part of the Galleria's... Read more

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

• Wanderlust in the 13th: Kicky, Kooky and Kinky

  

  5.6 Wanderlust, 32 Quai d’Austerlitz in the 13th, 01.70.74.41.74, open 7/7 Metro: Gare d'Austerlitz is a place I've ambivalent about going to since on Trip... Read more

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

• FAQ Where to Go with an X-month Old Baby?

  “I like good food and I have an x-month old baby – where can I eat that will be high quality but we’ll have space” Quote unquote. Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• The Chesapeake in Baltimore: A Wonderful New/old Haunt.

  When Colette and I first came to Baltimore from New York in 1985, the city’s restaurant scene produced in us a profound culture shock; no high end French food,... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of June 10th, 2013

  Monday-Tuesday in A Nous Paris, Jerome Berger reviewed and gave 3/5 dots to Le Cette, coordinates in the 14th given before and Philippe Toinard gave 3/5 t... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• FAQ: “Are Reservations Needed?"

  I cannot tell you how many times this question is asked in/on the blogosphere. The best answer I’ve seen is that from a poster on CH, lemarais, who said “Why... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of June 3rd, 2013

  Monday-Tuesday in A Nous Paris, Carine Chenaux and Agnes Ruskowiak listed their places for great terrace eating this summer:Le Royal MonceauLa Green 211 ... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL