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• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of November 17th, 2014

  Monday-Tuesday, in A Nous Paris, Philippe Toinard reviewed and gave 3/5 to the well-known Le Timbre in the 6th, which Chris Wright has turned over to two... Read more

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

• L'Authentique in the 15th: Authentic - You Betcha.

  

  3.0 L'Authentique, 167, rue de Vaugirard in the 15th, 01.42.19.07.43, closed weekends, was chosen by one of my friend/colleagues who is a food and wine expert i... Read more

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

• 52 Rue Du Faubourg Saint Denis in the 10th: Charles Campagnon Scores #3.

  

  6.3 52 Rue du Faubourg Saint Denis in the 10th, address obvious, no phone, no reservations, open 7/7 8 AM to 12 midnight (Metro: Chateau D'Eau) is a sort of... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Le Tourrette in the 7th: Spanish, French, Basque Tapas? Who Cares When It's...

  

  7.1 Le Tourrette, 70, rue de Grenelle in the 7th, 01.45.44.16.05 (Metro: Rue du Bac) has a minimalist fascade, zinc tables d'hote and counters and a menu that... Read more

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

• L'Office in the 9th: The Newest Chef, Konrad Ceglowski, is a Master of Protein...

  

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  Posted on 21 November 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of November 10th, 2014

  Monday-Tuesday, in A Nous Paris, Philippe Toinard reviewed and gave 3/5 to the Café de Theatre, 82ter avenue Jean-Baptiste Clement in Boulogne, 01.46.03.05. Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Oysters, Matisse, Cubism and the Renaissance

  

  The Oyster Bar at Grand Central remains one of the classic seafood places in the world with over a dozen kinds of oysters, fresh lobster, artic char, not-bad... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of November 3rd, 2014

  Monday-Tuesday, in A Nous Paris, Philippe Toinard reviewed and gave 4/5 to the Uma, 7, rue du 29 Juillet in the 1st, 01.40.15.08. Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of October 27th, 2014

  Monday-Tuesday, in A Nous Paris, Jerome Berger reviewed and gave 2/5 dots to the previously mentioned Le Verre Vole sur Mer in the 10th and his colleague... Read more

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

• SF 4: Sanruku at the Metreon TBC

  So - "All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go I'm standing here outside your door I hate to wake you up to say goodbye But the dawn is breaking, its early morn... Read more

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

• SF 3: The Waterbar, Ai Weiwei (not) and the Slanted Door.

  

  A few years ago I was walking through an exhibition of Claes Oldenburg in New York at the Museum of Modern Art, in 1969, if I'm not mistaken, and everyone was... Read more

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

• SF (Crazy Giants) Day 2: Zero Zero and Pim's Kin Khao.

  

  OK, Preface: Today San Francisco was paralyzed with happiness at winning the World Series; downtown was blocked off, everyone wore orange and no one was mean,... Read more

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

• SF Day 1: Yank Sing and Boulevard: Beautiful Bites Beyond the Bums, Boozers,...

  

  Backstory: A few weeks ago, a cherished cyber-friend who divides her time between Paris and San Francisco wrote me to ask what restaurants I ate at in SFO. "Huh? Read more

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

• Arnold Newman Masterclass at the SF Contemporary Jewish Museum: Many Wows!

  

  So I was originally going out to the Asian Art Museum this afternoon, but stopped off at my hotel and spied a sign for a show of photography by Arnold Newman... Read more

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

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of October 20th, 2014

  Monday-Tuesday, in A Nous Paris, Philippe Toinard, reviewed and gave 3/5 dots to the previously mentioned Neige d’ete in the 15th; and Jerome Berger reviewed an... Read more

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

• Porte 12 in the 10th: Another Superb Meal by a non-French Chef.

  

  7.2 Porte 12, 12 , rue des Messageries in the 10th (don't be put off that it's the old Café Panique space) 01.42.46.22.64 closed Saturday lunch, Sundays and... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Jeremie in the 16th: Was It a Bit off Today?

  

  Jeremie in the 16th is a place I ate at last month and deemed "perfect, almost too perfect." At the time, I'm sure I knew what I meant but in retrospect, not so. Read more

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

• Pirouette in the 1st: Always Pushing the Envelope, Tomy He.

  

  Pirouette, an old favorite of ours since it opened, is not only one of the friendliest places in Paris, largely because of its hosts' enthusiasm, not only one o... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of October 13th, 2014

  Monday-Tuesday, in A Nous Paris, Philippe Toinard, reviewed and gave 3/5 dots to La Belle-mere qui fume, 13, rue des Cloys in the 18th, 01.42.52.00. Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Le Casse Noix in the 15th: A Dear Old Friend.

  

  Le Casse Noix in the 15th is a place we used to go to after it opened, but fell off the radar screen not because of any fault(s) but just because the rush of ne... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL