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• A La Marguerite in the 1st: Go Early and Often.

  

  7.0 A La Marguerite, 49 Rue Berger in the 1st (the old Atelier de Berger space), (Metro:Les Halles), 01.40.28.00.00, open 7/7, is a place I immediately crossed... Read more

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

• L'Office in the 9th: Challenging Ze and Spring for Constantly Changing and...

  

  L'Office in the 9th is a hot, new, bistro-restaurant that could easily now rest on its laurels, slack off service, raise prices and downgrade products, but no,... Read more

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

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of May 21st, 2012 (under Construction)

  A Nous Paris Le Fooding Figaroscope This week’s l’Express continued its coverage of the Riviera/Cote d’Azur during the Cannes Film Festival, listing 12 good... Read more

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

• The Restaurant of the Orsay Museum: Always Wondered What It Was Like, Didn't You...

  

  5.7 Restaurant Eliance Orsay, 1 Rue de la Legion d'Honneur in the 7th, (Metro: Orsay or Solferino) 01.45.49.42.33 (but don't bother, they don't take... Read more

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

• Le Bistro Marbeuf: A Metro (the Food Store) Sandwich*.

  

  5.0 The Bistro Marbeuf, 21 rue Marbeuf in the 8th, 01.47.20.94.80, open 7/7, (Metro; aw faggedaboutid; #80 bus to Montaigne/Francois 1 is just dandy), is a plac... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2012 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• How to Read a Menu.

  A loyal reader sent me this comment: “Your article on Zero de Conduite poses another worthwhile discussion: how to read a menu. Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2012 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of May 14th, 2012

  Monday-Tuesday in A Nous Paris, Jerome Berger gave 3/5 dots to Bigarrade, old address in the 17th, where a new Japanese chef from Le Bistral has taken oveer... Read more

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

• FAQ: What Do You Recommend as an Old, Classic Restaurant in Paris Today?

  Just last week, at an alumni reception, an old friend/colleague who has spent a lot of time, including sabbaticals in Paris came up and asked me “What do you... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2012 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, TRAVEL

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of May 7th 2012

  Monday-Tuesday in A Nous Paris, Philippe Toinard gave 3/5 dots to Les Canailles, 25 rue La Bruyere in the 9th, 01.48.74.10.48, closed weekends, formula 25,... Read more

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

• Craig Claiborne – Another Memory.

  Yesterday the New York Times had a once-in-a-lifetime tribute to Craig Claiborne, who should have been alive to read the pieces by Pete Wells, Brian Miller and... Read more

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

• Philadelphia Pause: Eating from the Buddakan to Harvard's $8 Glass of Crappy...

  

  Colette and I (and at the beginning, while they were preparing for and actually doing the Broad Street Run, kids and grandkids) had several days in Philadelphia. Read more

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

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of April 30th, 2012

  Monday-Tuesday in A Nous Paris, Philippe Toinard gave 3/5 dots to L’Apibo, coordinates given already and Jerome Berger gave the same to the Italian Piccoli... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2012 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Portraits D'insurges (of Madagascar).

  

  The portraits d'insurges in the Lutheran Church cloister at 24 rue des Archives in the 4th, honors some of the participants and I take it victims of the struggl... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Le Dome Du Marais: Still a Beautiful Setting with Less Stunning Food.

  

  5.2 Le Dome du Marais, 53bis, rue des Francs-Bourgeois in the 4th, 01.42.74.54.17, open 7/7 is a place I remember eating at under its prior chef and management... Read more

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

• Le Laffitte in the 9th: Just Like a 1,000 Other Joints in Paris?

  

  5.2 Le Laffitte, 43, rue Laffitte in the 9th, 01.42.80.07.66, closed weekends, was proposed to me by a geographobic/ombrephobic (that is, she hates dining... Read more

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

• FAQ: “Have You Been Back to Restaurant C. Lately”

  Just a while ago I was dining with one of my willing co-conspirators who mentioned that she had really liked a place I wrote up not too long ago and been back... Read more

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

• Semilla in the 6th: "I'll Come back.....I'll Send Folks Here."

  

  6.1 Semilla, 54, rue de Seine in the 6th, 01.43.54.34.50, open 7/7, opened rather softly a month ago, which is puzzling since it is the 5th venture of Juan... Read more

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

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of April 23rd, 2012

  Monday-Tuesday in A Nous Paris, Jerome Berger gave 3/5 dots to Les Jalles, coordinates given last week, which he called “un must, un “it’,” and Philippe... Read more

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

• Stella Maris: 15 Years Later - "What's Your Rating?" "6. But I'm Much Harder on...

  

  Warning: This review is written backwards from my usual style since I was possessed by the Walcott Gibbs, circa 1936, devil; he's the guy who parodied Time... Read more

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

• Nudes at the Monde Arab?: Yes Indeed.

  

  The Institute of the Monde Arab has a temporary exhibition of uncovered bodies, male and female, by artists in Arabic countries. Read more

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