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• L'Atelier Vivanda in the 16th: A Meat and Potatoes Winner by Akrame Benallal.

  

  6.8 L'Atelier Vivanda, 18 rue Lauriston in the 16th, 01.40.67.10.00, closed weekends, has been open about a month and for some strange reason the Big Boys... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2012 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Pirouette in the 1st: "Now, This is Truly Inventive Food," Sayeth My Food God.

  

  Colette was throwing out suggestions for a perfect venue for a Birthday party for our downstairs' neighbor of 22 years, who is distraught that we will be... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2012 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Pierre Sang (Boyer) in Oberkampf: Lordy, the Man Keeps Moving Forward and Up.

  

  Pierre Sang (Boyer) in Oberkampf (11th) is on a roll. Like ........., and ........., and ........ (fill in Spring, Ze, Frenchie, Vivant, etc. according to your... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2012 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Abri in the 10th: Again a Terrific Meal at a Terrific Price Despite the...

  

  I ate a Abri in the 10th just 2-3 weeks ago and when I tried to reserve last week was told "complet, complet, complet" to the first three dates I proposed, so... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2012 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• FAQ: Where Do I Eat During My Week in Paris?

  If you think you’ve read the answer to my question here before, you’re right; and a variant of this question is asked all the time on the busy food websites. Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2012 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Ze in the 6th: Still Surprises.

  

  We returned to Ze Kitchen Galerie in the 6th which loyal readers, friends and enemies are tired of me talking about. But it and its menu are ever-changing and... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2012 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of September 24th 2012

  Monday-Tuesday, in A Nous Paris, Jerome Berger gave 3/5 dots to the ephemeral restaurant whose coordinates have already been given – Clandestino ; and Philippe... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2012 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Atao in the 17th: Still Crazy (good) After All These Years.

  

  Atao (which means always or forever in Breton as in "Breiz Atao") not the name of its Japanese staffer is a place in the 17th that has been a reliable Sunday... Read more

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

• Repaire De Cartouche in the 11th: What a Big Meal by a Big Guy with a Big Heart.

  

  Le Repaire de Cartouche in the 11th has been a favorite of mine, even before my colleague at Paris By Mouth, Patricia Wells, said one must visit it once a year ... Read more

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

• Pirouette in the 1st: Still Crazy (cool) After All These Weeks.

  

  So, so, so, I was here at Pirouette a coupla weeks ago and I really liked it and so I took my treasured wife/mistress/partner/companion of, would you believe -... Read more

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

• L'Office in the 9th: A Most Pleasant Second Visit Under the New Chef.

  Colette's back in town and with her comes the wish to try all the good places I've sacrificed my body, stomach and liver for since she was last here. Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2012 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• FAQ. How to Eat ‘’local“or Avoiding Those Dastardly Americans Like Us in Paris...

  On another food website someone recently asked “How to eat ‘local“’ which I take it to mean how does one American avoid other Americans sitting near them or... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2012 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Reviews of Reviews: Reviews of Reviews: The Week of September 17th 2012

  Monday-Tuesday, in A Nous Paris, Jerome Berger gave 3/5 dots to L’Office, coordinates given previously, which has a new chef, open Monday-Fridays, with menus... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2012 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Perla in New YorK; Another Superb Paga Recommendation.

  

  Perla, address obvious from the photo, in New York, is a place I found out about by calling my New York source Paga when I learned I had to go visit an old... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2012 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Memories of the Real Halles.

  It’s amusing to realize, when I respond to people who posit that I must have been around when Les Halles was the center of food distribution in town not the... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2012 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• A Weekend in London/Brighton/Hove: The Grand at St Pancras

  

  So I'm in St Pancras rather than Waterloo, which I much preferred the French to arrive at, and I had a few minutes between trains en route to Brighton for a... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2012 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of September 10th 2012 – Note the New Omission of...

  Monday-Tuesday, in A Nous Paris, Jerome Berger gave 4/5 dots (wow) to Abri, 92, rue du Faubourg Poissoniere in the 10th, 01.83.97.00. Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2012 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Abri in the 10th: Yah Mick and Keith: Gimme Shelter.

  

  7.1 Abri, 92, rue du Faubourg Poissonniere in the 10th, 01.83.97.00.00, serving 22 E 4-course meals at lunch and 38.50 E 6-course ones at dinner with... Read more

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

• Female Nudes at the Galerie Beckel Odille Boicos and Ciel Il Pleut on the Blvd...

  

  Well, I'm teasing you a bit since the show of female nudes wasn't yet open at the Galerie Beckel Odille Boicos but the tempting look at what appeared to be... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2012 DESTINATIONS, EROTICA, TRAVEL

• Pierre-Sang Boyer in the 11th: If the Food Folks Are Flocking, Fly Don't Flee.

  

  7.5 Pierre-Sang Boyer aka Pierre Sang in Oberkampf, 55 rue Oberkampf (often thought of incorrectly as named after one more Napoleonic Victory) in the 11th, no... Read more

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