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• Le Diligence Chez "Annie" in Chene-Bourg (SW): Going Where the Locals Go.

  Le Diligence chez "Annie" in Chene-Bourg (SW) is just over the border from Annemasse (FR) where I was staying: I wanted to park near the "temple" where I was... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2012 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• L'Angkor (as in Wat) in Annemasse: Never Had Cambodian Food in My Life So No...

  Tonite I decided to go across the street in Annemasse to the L'Angkor (as in Wat) and have to confess that while I'm familiar with Viet Namian, Laotion, Thai... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2012 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Brasserie St Maurice in Annecy: Not Bad for What It Was.

  I went to the Brasserie St Maurice in Annecy years ago and on approaching it with an old dear friend today, after we'd been closing day'd out of Pere Bise... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2012 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Le Cigalon in Thonex (Geneva): One Star, One Step from the Border to France.

  Le Cigalon in Thonex is a quite wonderful place, just like I was looking for after a tiring 4 hour trip from Milan.  It describes itself as on the French... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2012 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• L'Osteria Del Treno in Milan: Slow Food in a Fast Place.

  Tonight I went to what I thought was the L'Osteria del Treno that I'd eaten at quite happily a while back.  But no, rather than the cosy train... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2012 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Mirta Aka Da Mirta in Milan: About as Good as Slow Food Can Get for a "fool"...

  Mirta or Da Mirta in Milan is one of the few Slow Food places here for mysterious reasons. I went promptly at 12 noon and 4 people were already waiting for it t... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2012 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• La Cantina Della Vetra in Milan: Sunday Night, Sun Just Over the Yardarm, Seems...

  I didn't bring my last Slow Food Guide nor recent Michelin's or Gambero Rosso's so I dropped into Rizzoli and scoped and bought. But to my disappointment,... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2012 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• The Triennale Design Museum in Milan: Wow, Breathtaking It Is.

  I'd been reading here and there (the NYT, WHERE, etc) that the Triennale Design Museum in Milan has only been open since 2007 but it's clearly a hit with... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2012 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Ristorante Il Corianolo in Milan: Not the Best but Not the Worst Either.

  On my way to the Ristorante Il Corianolo, one of the rare ones open in the city as opposed to the country, at Sunday lunch, I passed the side of the Duomo I... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2012 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Fratelli La Bufala, Milan: Proper Pizza When You Need It.

  The Fratelli La Bufala run 10 joints in Italy and London and maybe Paris and I dropped by the one near the Victor Emmanuel Sephora/Zara/etc horror show. I just... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2012 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• The Museo Del Novecento: Some Wonderful; a Lot Horrible. Pix to Follow

  I've been coming to Milan since 1955 and sort of thought I knew it all: Unh unh. Never saw this place, at least as it now exists for the past 3 years. Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2012 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Giacomo Arengario in Milan: This is Why I Don't Eat Much Italian Food in...

  I arrived at my luxurious hotel in Milan (the Starhotel Rosa Grand) a bit dizzed out from my voyages from Paris to Baltimore to San Fran to DC, and did exactly... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2012 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Five Days and Nine Cuisines in San Francisco.

  Summary:Commonwealth – best, most innovative mealNopalito’s arroz a la Tumbada - best dish for ColetteSanraku’s chirashi deluxe - best dish for meDelfina –... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2012 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of October 29th, 2012 (under Construction)

  Monday-Tuesday, in A Nous Paris, Jerome Berger gave 3/5 dots to the Rendez-vous des Camionneurs in the 1st (coordinates given before); while Philippe Toinard... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2012 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• LaDamedePic in the 1st: Spots of Brilliance in a Sea of Ordinary.

  

  5.5 LaDamedePic aka La Dame de Pic, 20 rue du Louvre in the 1st, 01.42.60.40.40, closed Sundays (Metro: Louvre-Rivoli) is "the" restaurant of the rentree,... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2012 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK

• Noise Versus the “sound of Silence.”

  “Hello darkness, my old friend,” sang Simon and Garfinkel and I think of that often when dining. I thought of it as well as I read Francois Simon’s Hache Menu o... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2012 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Vivant Cave in the 10th: Back to the Future (i.e., La Crémerie with a Hint of...

  

  5.0 Vivant Cave, 43 Rue des Petites Ecuries in the 10th, 01.42.46.43.55, closed weekends (Metro: Poisonierre) opened September 15th and when I looked in the wee... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2012 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of October 22th, 2012

  Monday-Tuesday, in A Nous Paris, Jerome Berger gave 3/5 dots to Vivant Cave, 43 rue des Petits-Ecuries in the 10th, 01.42.46.43. Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2012 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Le Gorille Blanc in the 4th: New Address, New Chef, New Look.

  

  5.4 Le Gorille Blanc, 4, impasse Guemenee in the 4th, 01.42.72.03.45, closed Sundays, moved from the 7th over to this (old) Les Cotelettes space with a new... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2012 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Le Montbrillant Aka Brasserie Café De La Gare in Geneva: Blustery but Between...

  

  This was my second try at this joint 20 meters from the entrance to the Lyria/TGV to Paris so it’s really convenient. I came a bit early, it opens for lunch at... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2012 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL