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• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of December 15th, 2014

  Monday-Tuesday, in A Nous Paris, there were no restaurant reviews but rather three pages of drinks and food items for the holidays. Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of December 8th, 2014

  Monday-Tuesday, in A Nous Paris, Jerome Berger reviewed and gave 3/5 dots to the cantine Scarlett le cochon volant, 5, rue de Romainville in Les Lilas (93),... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of December 1st, 2014

  Monday-Tuesday, in A Nous Paris, Philippe Toinard reviewed and gave 3/5 to the Quinte in the 16th where there has been no new address, no new concept or new che... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• A. Noste's Tapas Bar Downstairs in the 2nd: Julien Duboué Holds up Very Well...

  

  A. Noste's Tapas Bar Downstairs is a place we ate at a while back where Julien Duboué took care of five of who came with my friend who knows more about food tha... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Le (new) Timbre in the 6th: A Very Soft, Successful Landing in a Cherished Old...

  

  7.5 Le Timbre, 3, rue Sainte-Beuve in te 6th (Metro: ND des Champs) closed Sundays and Mondays, has a new Francophone couple as chef-frontroom-owners and... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Chaos in the GP Niki De Saint Phalle Queue; Calm at Mr. Turner and the National...

  

  Niki de Saint Phalle at the Grand Palais:The Good News: It's quite wonderful except for her horrible firing squad paint balloon nonsenseThe Bad News: The staff... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Ratapoil Du Faubourg in the 10th: Deceptive, Dreadful and Dirty Too Boot.

  

  -1.0 Ratapoil du Faubourg, 72, (not 78 as Rubin had it) rue du Faubourg Poissonniere in the 10th (Metro: Poissoniere) closed Saturday lunch and Sundays,... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Neige D'ete in the 15th: Perfect - Too Perfect, in Fact "no Sign of the Chef's...

  

  7.4 Neige d'ete, 12, rue de l'amiral-Roussin in the 15th, 01.42.73.66.66, closed Sundays and Mondays (Metro: Cambronne) opened a bit back and got some buzz on C... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• AG in the 6th: Star Food Without Star Prices.

  

  8.0 AG, 2, rue Clement in the 6th, 01.43.25.77.66, closed Sundays (Metros: St Germain, Mabillion, Odeon) has been open for a month and looks to have already... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of November 24th, 2014

  Monday-Tuesday, in A Nous Paris, Philippe Toinard reviewed and gave 3/5 to the fusion dinette Dune, 20 rue Keller in the 11th, 01.43.57.83. Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

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

  

  8.0 Les Chouettes, 32, rue de Picardie in the 3rd, 01.44.61.73.21 (Metro: Hummm, Republique, Filles de Calvaire, Arts Metiers? Read more

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

• The Fondation Louis Vuitton in the Bois De Boulogne: Stunning, Absolutely...

  

  All the photos did not prepare me for Frank Gehry's new Fondation Louis Vuitton building in the Bois de Boulogne. It takes your breath away. 3 Wows! Read more

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

• Le Frank (Gehry) in the Bois De Boulogne: Nomico's Prices but Not Yet His...

  

  5.2 Le Frank in the Fondation Louis Vuitton, 8, ave du Mahatma Gandhi, in the Bois de Boulogne in the 16th (Metro: Les Sablons or Foundation shuttle Bus or 244... Read more

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

• Marcel Duchamp & Jeff Koons: Sticking It in Your Eyes at the Pompidou.

  

  I'm not sure if the curators realized when they scheduled the two blockbuster shows at the Pompidou now that both artists often did stuff that mocked the viewer. Read more

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

• Nakatani in the 7th: Another Japanese Chef Scores Big Time.

  

  8.0 Restaurant Nakatani, 27, rue Pierre-Leroux in the 7th (Metro: Vaneau) 0147.34.94.14, closed Sundays and Mondays, has been open just shy of three months and... Read more

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

• Uma in the 1st: Peru 2-: Whas Going on Here?

  

  2.5 Uma, 7, rue du 29 juillet (you know, the 3rd day of the revolution of 1830 that deposed Charles X in favor of Louis-Philippe? Well no matter) in the 1st,... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Niki De Sainte Phalle and Photos at the 104.

  

  The 104, the old city mortuary converted to a multi-cultural center often has interesting stuff and after lunch we paid a visit. Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Restaurant L'1K in the 3rd: Peru 1-; Decor Over-the-top; Cuisine...

  

  5.4 L'1K (L'Inca, got it?), 13, boulevard du Temple in the 3rd, 01.42.71.20.00, open 7/7 (because it's in the 1K Hotel after all), has been open at night (with ... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Gare Au Gorille in the 17th: Open Only a Week and Already Going Strong.

  

  7.9 Le Gare au Gorille (named not after the stations and railway tracks beside it but the 1952 Georges Brassens song), 68, rue des Dames in the 17th (Metro:... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Emile Bernard at the Orangerie: Do You Like Him? Here's Your Chance.

  

  There is a block-buster show of Emile Bernard at the Orangerie until January 5th and if you like him or Van Gogh, Cezanne and Gauguin; whose works echo as you... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL