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• An Amsterdam Adventure: Art 10 - Ambiance 9 - Food 5.2

  

  So, avid readers want to know wha'happo't'me from Friday to Monday; Simple Answer - We went to Amsterdam to meet up with our oldest Grandchild, the ever charmin... Read more

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

• Le Clou De Fourchette in the 17th: A Game Fix Well-delivered.

  

  7.3 Le Clou de Fourchette, 121 Rue de Rome in the 17th, 01.48.88.09.97, closed Sunday and Monday (Metro: Rome, Villers, Pont Cardinet on buses 31 and 53) is... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Le Jardin d'Hiver in Chantilly: A Simply Simple & Wonderful Meal.

  

  7.2 Le Jardin d'Hiver in the Auberge du Jeu de Paume, Chantilly (RER SNCF: Chantilly plus taxi), 03.44.65.50.00, is the second restaurant to the 2 macaroon... Read more

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

• Fra Angelico, Botticelli....Chefs-d'oeuvre Retrouvés at the Jeu De Paume in...

  

  Fra Angelico, Botticelli....[Lippi, Leonardo da Vinci, etc.] Chefs-d'oeuvre retrouvés at the Jeu de Paume in Chantilly is a quite wonderful show of some stunnin... Read more

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

• L’Oiseau Blanc in the 16th: View 10, Décor 9, Welcome/Service 8, Food 1, Scarry...

  

  1.0 L’Oiseau Blanc in the Peninsula Hotel (rooms from $1490) in the 16th (19, ave Kleber, Metro: Kleber, 01.58.12.67.30, open 7/7, 2 courses = 57 E, 3 = 69, 4... Read more

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

• MBC, No Wait, It's a Creperie Now, So La Cuisiniere Lyonnaise in the 17th: Not...

  

  Backstory: A dear friend, who slaves away in La Defense 6:30-4:30 said she'd be able to break away for lunch if nearby so excepting Suresnes the best shot was... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of October 6th, 2014

  Monday-Tuesday, in A Nous Paris Philippe Toinard, reviewed and gave 3/5 dots to the aforementioned Dix-Huit in the 17th and Jerome Berger reviewed and gave 3/5... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Clamato in the 11th; Whoa, I Loved It, My Three Local Compatriots All Had...

  

  We went back to Clamato today at the suggestion/urging of my old pal Pierre45 from the Tour Totem of French in Action Fame. Colette and I got there at 11h59... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• The Comptoir Canailles in the 9th: Undiscovered, Unsung, Unappreciated. Why?

  

  The Comptoir Canailles in the 9th is a place I came to a month ago with my pal from the 9th and we both loved it; so today I went with Colette and two friends... Read more

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

• Le Marsangy in the 11th: Now Under François Loussert, Jean-luc Josse Et...

  

  As I reported last month after much more than a decade Francois Bonfillou (who trained under Robuchon at the George V and was dazzling at the start but got tire... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• William Eggleston at the Cartier Bresson Until 31 December: From Black & White t...

  

  Eggleston is said to have caused the art world to accept color photographs after years of B W and thie exxhibition shows this transition beautifully. 2 WOWS! Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Kigawa in the 14th: A Very Fine Local Japanese-cheff'd Place.

  

  So, we're in the midst of negotiating restaurants with friends and our (by now) old friends from the South and we settled on Kigawa in the 14th, which has... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• L'Esquisse in the 18th: Shush, Let's Keep This Undiscovered Gem to Ourselves.

  

  L'Esquisse in the 18th was my first rentree resto at my rentree after a lovely summer out of Paris; Colette has since come back and our oldest Franco-American... Read more

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

• The (new) Ferme St-Simon in the 7th: Perfect, Too Perfect, Indeed Seriously...

  

  5.0 La Ferme St Simon, 6, rue de Saint-Simon in the 7th, 0145.48.35.74, (Metro: Rue du Bac), is a place I recall eating at, at least 5 times; back in the 1960's... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

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

  Monday-Tuesday, in A Nous Paris, Alexis Chenu reviewed the South American cantine/epicerie Lula in the 11th; Philippe Toinard, reviewed and gave 3/5 dots to Le... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• A. Noste's Tapas Bar Downstairs in the 2nd: Just as Good as Upstairs, Dans Les...

  

  7.5 A. Noste's Tapas Bar is downstairs from Julien Duboué's elegant and super real restaurant upstairs at 6bis, rue du 4 Septembre, in the 2nd where my great pa... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Clamato: "This is a Great Meal," Our Longest (c1953) French Friend Said, and Tha...

  

  Clamato in the 11th, is practically our new Sunday cantine and today we went with our longest (and indeed oldest) French friend who goes back to my first... Read more

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

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

  Monday-Tuesday, in A Nous Paris, Philippe Toinard, reviewed and gave 4/5 dots to the “restaurant of the rentree” famed Singapore chef Andre Chiang’s Porte 12, 1... Read more

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

• Trinacria Cafe in Baltimore MD: Not a Destination, but Fine Lunch Joint for the...

  Trinacria Cafe in Baltimore is an offshoot of Trinacria Foods - Italian Deli and Gourmet Grocery, which has been in business since 1908. Read more

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

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

  Monday-Tuesday, in A Nous Paris, Jerome Berger reviewed and gave 3/5 dots to the previously mentioned Indian MG Road and the previously mentioned Italian Caffe... Read more

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