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• 52 Faubourg St Denis in the 10th: Astonishing Food from a "neighborhood Cantine."

  

  52 Faubourg St Denis in the 10th impressed me most today by its ability to serve exciting, different forms of food in unusual ways. Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Contemporary Morocco at the Monde Arab: Nifty Stuff Til March 1 (extended.)

  

  A reliable source, when asked what's the best art exhibition she's seen recently said "Le Maroc contemporain" at the Monde Arab. And she was right. Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Le Comptoir Canailles in the 9th: The Place Gets Better and Better.

  

  Le Comptoir Canailles in the 9th has a really interesting menu and given the beef aging in the window and mushrooms spread out near the kitche, you know you're... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Viollet-Le-Duc and Revoir Paris at the Cite De l'Architecture & Du Patrimoine

  

  There are two special exhibitions at the Cite de l'Architecture du Patrimoine a place whose showings usually blow me away; these did not. Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Au Bon Accueil in the 7th: No Fireworks on Our Revisit.

  

  Au Bon Accueil in the 7th is a place we frequented a lot after buying a flat here in 1989 but after Jacques Lacipiere moved to take over Chez Les Anges we came... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Pirouette in the 1st While Tomy's Off.

  

  Pirouette in the 1st was the perfect place for a send-off lunch for our former downstairs' neighbors departing after three weeks here over the holidays. Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• AG in the 6th: Even Better Than Before.

  

  AG in the 6th is a place Colette and I love so we wanted to go with three dear friends, but yesterday, two other trusted sources told us they had had a... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Lucas Carton Under Julien Dumas: Beautiful Presentations; Big English-speaking...

  

  Lucas Carton has reverted back to its original name at the old location in the 8th but with a new chef, Julien Dumas who put in years with such creative chefs a... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Ze for the Zeenth Time: "But It's Good Despite Having the Wrong Sauce."

  

  Ze Kitchen Galerie in the 6th is a place our old downstairs' neighbors and we have been frequenting since it opened. As Colette and I approached, out the door... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of December 29th, 2014

  This week in Le Fooding, Yves Nespoulous wrote up the Restaurant Le Petit Celestin, 12, quai des Celestins in the 4th, 01.42.72.20. Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Les Chouettes in the 3rd: Another Startling Surprising Suberb Sunday Choice.

  

  Les Chouettes in the 3rd is another place we ate at about a month ago and wondered if it would hold up; cut to the chase - it does. The interior is stunning... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Gare Au Gorille in the 17th: Boring Sounding Menu (again); Exciting Food Served...

  

  The Gare au Gorille is a place Colette and I loved a month ago - the dishes were delicious despite their boring descriptions. So back we went with two old but... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Entre Goltzius & Van Gogh and Works on Paper by Arie Schippers at the Fondation...

  

  The Institut Néerlandais has got a new and wonderful look and (I assume) some new funding and name - the Fondation Custodia. There are currently two special... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Pottoka in the 7th: Perfectly Wonderful Food; Perfectly Dreadful Service.

  

  Pottoka in the 7th is one more of these places I loved (6.5) despite a slight hitch (longest wait for dessert on record, stay tuned) long ago (2011) and have... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Tricotin 2 in the 13th: Where to Go Christmas Or New Year's Days? Ans.: Here.

  

  Tricotin 2, 15 avenue de Choisy in the 13th, 01.45.84.74.44 (Metro: Porte de Choisy) is a Chinese/Cambodian/Laotian/Thai/etc. place on the Southern edge of the... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2015 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Les Saisons in the 9th: A Neighborhood Joint That Should Be a Destination Resto.

  

  Les Saisons in the 9th has been a reliable place for us for two years and it came through again this New Year's Eve lunch, when a lot of places have reduced... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Clover in the 7th: Jean-Francois and Elodie Piege End Our Year 2014 on a High...

  

  7.5 Clover (aka trèfle en Francais), 5, rue Perronet in the 7th, 01.75.50.00.05, closed Sundays and Mondays (Metros: between Rue du Bac, Mabillion St-Germain... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Le Lulli in the 1st: "You're beautiful"......."Thank You, and You Deserve a...

  

  Le Lulli in the Hotel Palais Royale in the 1st is a place Colette and I have much affection for and apparently it's mutual because as I entered and smoothed my... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of December 22nd, 2014

  Monday-Tuesday, in A Nous Paris, there were no restaurant reviews but rather one page featuring Petrossian, Gien Faince and La Cave a cocktails in the 2nd. Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Clamato in the 11th: Another Innovative Meal.

  

  Clamato in the 11th continues to both innovate and serve "simple" food; sort of a cross between Ze Kitchen Galerie the Bistrot du Dome. Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL