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• The Maison De l'Amerique Latine in the 6th: Exhibition by Carmen Perrin.

  

  A show, intriguingly titled ""Entrer dehors Sortir dedans" by the Bolivian/Swiss artist Carmen Perrin opens Saturday at the Maison de l'Amerique Latine in the... Read more

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

• AG in the 6th: Each Time is Better Than the Last. Alan Geaam is a Culinary Geniu...

  

  AG, 2, rue Clement in the 6th is a study in contrasts - approaching from the Rue de Seine it's fancy-schmancy but from the Rue de Montfaucon one is confronted b... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Juste Le Zinc: How Do They Do It? I.e Two Super-friendly Guys in a Tiny Kitchen...

  

  Juste le Zinc is a place I tumbled on 2 weeks ago and it's quite amazing in its clientele; serving little old ladies (one of whom had the A Nous Paris 4 dot... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Huabu in the 9th: American Chinese Eat-in/take-out. Under Construction

  

  Huabu, 67, rue du Faubourg Poissoniere in the 9th, 01.45.89.16.94, closed Sundays (Metros: Poissoniere or Cadet; Bus #80) is the third creation of Kristin... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Le Mordant in the 10th: Boy, is This Place Under-appreciated!

  

  Le Mordant in the 10th - Colette and I entered to the incredibly warm welcome of Lucas Blanchy, who remembered me from my visit with the RFC last month and we... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of February 23rd 2015

  Reviews of reviews: The week of February 23rd 2015 Monday-Tuesday, in A Nous Paris, Alexis Chenu reviewed 4 Greek places: Kilikio Filakia Evi Evane L’Olivier... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Clamato in the 11th: It Seems They Change the Menu Weekly.

  

  Clamato, 80 rue de Charonne in the 11th, has become our primary "Sunday lunch go-to place" and it never fails. Today we ate with our friendly French spy and... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Zebulon in the 1st: Killing Two Beautifully Cooked Birds with One Superb Stone.

  

  Zebulon in the 1st has already become a legend in the month+ since it opened; at least the Asian blogs/guides have found it big time. Read more

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

• Le Bouillon in the 9th: We Came for and Left with the Coq Au Vin

  

  I was here twas but 2 weeks ago, primarily for the coq au vin, but it, not being a Friday, was not available. So, my agitator friend and I ate the blanquette... Read more

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

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of February 16th 2015

  Monday-Tuesday, in A Nous Paris, Jerome Berger reviewed and gave 3/5 dots to the Viet namese An Di An Di in the 20th and also smaller mentions of the... Read more

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

• Juste Le Zinc in the 8th: One More Affordable, Terrific Bistro, This up Near...

  

  6.75 Juste Le Zinc, 25, rue de Turin in the 8th, (Metro: Clichy) 01.43.87.44.84, closed Sundays, has been open 15 days and already is packed. Read more

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

• Le Mordant in the 10th: Another Stunning Right Bank Place.

  

  72.5 Le Mordant, 61, rue de Chabrol in the 10th, 09.83.40.60.04, closed weekends, Metro: Poissonniere. Mordant means cutting or caustic and I'm sure it was... Read more

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

• Bouillon in the 9th: Another Piege Lieutenant Strikes in the Hopping 9th!

  

  6.75 Bouillon, 47, rue de Rochechouart in the 9th, 09.51.18.66.59, closed Sundays and Mondays, Metro: ah #85 bus best, is described as in Gault-Millau thusly:... Read more

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

• Les Comptoirs Du Medoc in the 9th: Wow! Best Meal of 2015, So Far.

  

  7.5 Les Comptoirs du Medoc in the 9th, Metro: St-Lazare, 01.45.26.61.88, closed weekends has a fascade that one can mistake for a bank or shop, which it probabl... Read more

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

• Le Nom M'Echappe in the 2nd: Vibrant, Exciting, All Locals. And the Name Does No...

  

  So, there's a long prequel here:- I called for a res on a Monday, dreaded Monday, and got an 09. answering machine; left a message and- One Catherine calls... Read more

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

• Reviews of Reviews: the Week of February 2nd 2015

  Monday-Tuesday, in A Nous Paris, Philippe Toinard reviewed and gave 4/5 dots to the previously-mentioned Clover in the 7th.Tuesday in Le Fooding, Yves Nespoulou... Read more

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

• La 7eme Cote in the 9th: Holy Cow! Desnoyer Must Be off Today.

  

  3.5 La 7eme Cote, 28, rue des Martyrs in the 9th (Metro: St-Georges) 01.45.26.11.84, closed Sunday nights and Mondays sounded great - meat by Desnoyer, Carnar,... Read more

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

• Le Cafe Bouillu in the 6th: A Cut Above the Rest Around.

  

  5.5 Le Cafe Bouillu, 6, rue de l'Ecole de la Medicine in the 6th, closed Sunday dinner and Mondays, (Metro: Odeon) 01.46.34.19. Read more

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

• Le Triangle in the 10th: Now This is My Kinda Food, Stick to the Ribs and...

  

  7.1 Le Triangle, 13, Jacques-Louvel-Tessier in the 10th, 01.71.39.58.02, Metro: Aw foggedaboudid, maybe Goncourt, closed Sundays and Mondays, was/is a place I... Read more

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

• Le Verre Vole Sur Mer in the 10th: Disappointing Verging on Miserable.

  

  1.0 Le Verre Vole Sur Mer, 53, rue de Lancry in the 10th, 01.48.03.21.38 (but no reservations), Metro: Jacques Bonsergent, closed Mondays and Tuesdays, took som... Read more

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