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• Il Ridotto in Venice and Da Tura in Mestre: We're Not in Kansas Anymore...

  Il Ridotto (in back, that is East, of St Mark's) is a place an Italian-American correspondant who's lived here a lot touted me onto two years ago. Read more

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

• Marie Laurencin at the Marmottan and Breuer at the Cite De..... Etc. -...

  

  Well I cannot think of any two shows more different and more interesting in Paris today. Marie Laurencin's work is just as the poster shows - pastel-y, light,... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Le Sergent Recruter in the 4th: It Deserves Its Star Altho' the Price-quality Ca...

  

  8.0 Le Sergent Recruter, 41 rue St-Louis-en-l'ile in the 4th (Metro: Pont Marie), 01.43.54.75.42, closed Sundays and Mondays has been around several months and... Read more

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

• Invictus in the 6th: Life is Short, Eat Dessert First....or Maybe Only Dessert.

  

  5.4 (He 6, me 4.8, everything will be iluminated) Invictus, 5, rue Saint-Breuve (not a Saint/Sainte at all, just named after another critic) in the 6th,... Read more

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

• Cafe Figue in the 15th: Kismet, Karma, Feng Shui, Whatever, It's Delicious in...

  

  5.9 Le Cafe Figue, 117, rue de Vaugirard in the 15th, 01.53.69.08.12, closed Saturday lunch, Sunday and Monday nights (Metro: Falguiere). Sound familiar?... Read more

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

• Bonardi, Tarayre & Zen at Alcazar in the 6th: A Great Concept by the Concept...

  

  3.0 Alcazar, 62, rue Mazarine in the 6th, 01.53.10.19.99, (Metro: Odeon), seems to be open 7/7 and is in a stunning setting designed by Terence Conran, he of th... Read more

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

• Jeanne B. (Rue Lepic) in the 18th: Astonishing Food at These Prices; the Astier...

  

  6.2 Jeanne B., 61, rue Lepic in the 18th (Metro: ah... maybe Absesses, better the # 80 or 95 bus), open 7/7, 01.42.51.17.53 has been open about a month and is i... Read more

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

• La Grande Cremerie in the 6th: "But We Can Eat Better and Smaller up the Road"...

  

  5.1 La Grande Cremerie, 8, rue Gregoire de Tours in the 6th, 01.43.26.09.09 (Metro: Odeon) is a larger upgraded verson of La Cremerie on Quatre-Vents where I... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Afaria in the 15th: Under a New Team, Not as Exciting as the First Time Around.

  

  5.2 Afaria, 15, rue Desnouettes in the 15th, 01.48.42.95.90 (Metro: Convention) was turned over by Julien Duboue of Comme Dans Les Landes, mais a Paris to chef... Read more

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

• Les Prolongations in the 15th: Dernier Metro's Little Sister Does OK.

  

  5.3 Les Prolongations, 76, blvd de Grenelle in the 15th , 01.45.75.62.05, (Metro: Dupleix) is the second resto of Nathalie et Jean of the Dernier Metro 45 meter... Read more

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

• Les 100 De Taillevent in the 8th: A Very Pleasant Surprise on a Very Snowy Day.

  

  8.0 Les 110 de Taillevent, 195, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore in the 8th (Metro: Ternes), 01.40.74.20.20, open 7/7 is a place I've had on my famous or infamous... Read more

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

• FAQ: What is the Best Place for ________ in Paris?

  Websites seem to encourage these questions like fly traps attract flies. What is the best place forOystersBaguettesChocolatesMacaroonsSteak fritesGalettes... Read more

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

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of March 4th, 2013

  Monday-Tuesday in A Nous Paris, Philippe Toinard reviewed and gave 2/5 dots to Chez Christophe, 148, rue Cardinet in the 17th, 09.80.76.38.86, 7/7, where for... Read more

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

• The Emperor Has No Clothes – Restaurant Division.

  Since I’ve already weighed in on my top picks of the year I thought it only fair to list those places that were the worst of 2012. Read more

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

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

  Monday-Tuesday in A Nous Paris, Philippe Toinard reviewed and gave 4/5 dots to Enrico Bernardo’s new place Goust, 10, rue Volney in the 2nd, closed Sundays and... Read more

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

• La Regalade Convervatoire in the 9th: Not as Gutsy as the First Two but Some...

  

  5.8 La Regalade Conservatoire, 7-9 rue du Conservatoire in the 9th (Metro; Grandes Boulevards), 01.44.83.83.60, closed Saturday lunch and Sundays is sited in th... Read more

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

• Le Gagnage in the 15th: Another Relatively Undiscovered Gem.

  

  6.5 Le Gagnage, 46, rue Falguiere in the 15th (Metro: Pasteur or Falguiere), 01.43.22.54.48, closed Sundays and Mondays, was a place really not trumpeted much... Read more

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

• Blah Blah in the 10th: Kinda Kicky in an Au Passage Sort of Way.

  

  5.3 Blah Blah aka Le Blah Blah, 4, Cour des Petites Ecuries in the 10th (Metro: Chateau D'Eau), 09.82.26.13.02, closed Saturday lunch and Sundays, is a place... Read more

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

• La Cocotte Et La Marmite in Clichy: Worth the Schlep? I Don't Think So.

  

  5.0 La Cocotte et La Marmite, 76, rue de Paris in Clichy (Metro: Mairie de Clichy), 01.45.19.04.08, closed weekends, is a place I read about in Parisien... Read more

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

• Beaucoup in the 3rd: Très Branché, Très Bobo, Très Serré Et Très, Très...

  

  5.7 Beaucoup, 7, rue Froissart in the 3rd, (Metro: St-Sebastien Froisssart), 01.42.77.38.47, open 7/7, is the third joint opened by Julien Fouin and Ludovic... Read more

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