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• Wang Gilly @ Jin Xin Liu: You'll Never Go to the Deepest 13th for French Food...

  

  A Gagnaire-trained guy cooking in his folks' take-out joint almost besides the Parc Montsouris, sounds like the start of a bad joke, but no, it's for real and... Read more

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

• Jeanne B.: Sunny, Summery, Satisfying.

  

  To celebrate the arrival of Colette and my favorite cousin-visitor to France with his new bride on this... Read more

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

• Boudin at the Jacquemart Andre Til July 22.

  

  I broke my boycott of block buster and especially impressionist/postimpressionist ones today because we ate lunch nearby and my two friends and wonderful wife... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• 110 Taillevent: A Place with Good Food That Doesn't Gouge on the Wine by the...

  

  Two of us started off with the menu's escabeche of sardine cooked tempura style with fava beans in a soup of crustacian essence and one of our guests had a... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Best Price-quality Places These Days. Part I: on a Budget

  Every few months I’m tempted to tackle this issue and it takes a lot of time and digging (I know, you really feel for me) but I hope it’s to someone’s benefit... Read more

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

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of April 8th, 2013

  Reviews of reviews: The week of April 8th, 2013Monday-Tuesday in A Nous Paris, Philippe Toinard reviewed and gave 2/5 dots to the cave a manger Le Zag a vin, 18... Read more

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

• Ardeo & Bardeo in DC: A Wonderfully Good Meal.

  Colette and I had the opportunity to take a day off last week and visit Washington and supped that evening at the merged Ardeo Bardeo, 3311 Connecticut... Read more

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

• FAQ: “John. Any Must Restaurants to Recommend? I Have Been Reading Your Blog, bu...

  This is probably the most common question I’m asked.  So as a guide to the perplexed, here are the ones I’ve been most impressed with since the rentree... Read more

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

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

  Monday-Tuesday in A Nous Paris, Philippe Toinard reviewed and gave 2/5 dots to Les Petits Plats d’Emile, 8, rue Jean Jacques Rousseau in the 1st, 01.42.60.08. Read more

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

• Charged for Leaving Things on Your Plate.

  Ohhh la la. Recently I read an article saying that “Restaurant fines diners who leave food on plates.“ So now I’m in fear. The day this was written, I left 1/5t... Read more

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

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of March 25th, 2013

  Reviews of reviews: The week of March 25th, 2013 Monday-Tuesday in A Nous Paris, Philippe Toinard reviewed and gave 3/5 dots to Le Verre Moutarde, 145 rue... Read more

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

• The Shang Palace in the 16th: Pretty Fancy Cantonese Cooking, Pretty Fancy...

  

  The Shang Palace in the Shangri-La Hotel, 10 ave Iena in the 16th, 01.53.67.19.92 (Metro: Iena) has been open 18 months and already garnered a star; I had... Read more

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

• Premices in the 9th: Wow! One More for Colette in April.

  

  7.5 Premices, 24 rue Rodier in the 9th (Metro: St-Georges, easier by #85 bus though), 01.45.26.86.26, closed weekends and lunch Mondays, has been open 3 months... Read more

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

• Lobster Bar in the 1st: 4 Weddings and a Funeral - No 4 Circumstances and a...

  

  4.5 (The) Lobster Bar, 41, rue Coquilliere in the 1st, 08.99.02.45.54 (Metro: Louvre-Rivoli) opens April 2nd and today (disclosure) was open to the press which... Read more

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

• Le Verre Moutarde in the 17th: Another Interesting Find off the Beaten Track.

  

  6.6 Le Verre Moutarde, 145, rue de Saussure in the 17th, 01.42.27.35.55, closed weekends (Metro: hummm, Wagram) is hidden behind the cleaning structures that... Read more

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

• Les Tablettes De Jean-Louis Nomicos in the 16th: The Best Meal to Date in 2013.

  

  8.5 Les Tablettes de Jean-Louis Nomicos in the 16th, 01.56.28.16.16, open 7/7 (Metro: Victor Hugo) opened two years ago and my buddy Pti kept suggesting i go,... Read more

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

• Jin Xin Lou in the 13th Where Chef Wang Gilly Cooks French Food. Yes It's True.

  

  6.1 Jin Xin Lou, 63, rue de l'Amiral Mouchez in the 13th (01.53.80.27.89) closed Wednesday dinner, Saturday lunch and Sundays is a place "discovered" by Heidi... Read more

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

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of March 18th, 2013

  Monday-Tuesday in A Nous Paris, Philippe Toinard reviewed and gave 3/5 dots to Le 1 Place Vendome, 01.55.04.55.60, closed Sunday and Mondays where he says the... Read more

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

• Anice Stellato in Venice and Columbus in Mestre: Maybe It's Just a Gouchy,...

  Anice Stellato has been my trustworthy Sunday haunt for the 20 years I've been coming here every other year and despite the considerable schlep, I've always bee... Read more

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

• Da Bepi in Venice and Moro in Mestre: A Less Impressive Eating Day. (Pix to...

  da Bepi in Venice is another place in Venice recommended by my friend the Italian-American who knows Cannaregio, better I might say than Google which located... Read more

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