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• Le Gaigne in the 8th: Not Like the Old Place in Many Ways.

  

  4.0 Le Gaigne, 2, rue de Vienne in the 8th, 01.45.22.23.62 (Metro: Europe), closed Saturday lunch and Sundays, is a restaurant with the same name and same chef... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Comptoir Tempero in the 13th: This Guy is Exciting; the Food, the Feeling, the...

  

  7.8 Le Comptoir Tempero, 124, Blvd Vincent Auriol (you remember him, the first president of the Fourth Republic from 1947 to 1954, well I do) right off the... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Bobby & Bobette in the 18th: A Montmartre Place Without Visitors? Impossible,....

  

  5.8 Bobby & Bobette, 14, Rue Houdon in the 18th, 09.81.76.04.80 (Metro: Absesses) is a place whose truck I passed a while back and thought its mothership... Read more

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

• El Greco & El Senator in Madrid

  

  I went to the Prado this morning and the lines were horrible; luckily a Press Pass opens them up and in a few minutes I was at the temporary show on El Greco an... Read more

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

• Arriba by Ramon Freixa at the Platea Madrid & El Jardin Del Miguel Angel

  

  Arriba is one of Ramon Freixa's latest ideas, sited like a theater in a huge food court at the Platea Madrid, (a take-off on Milan and Bolona's Eatily) 5, Goya... Read more

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

• Le Bouquet Du Nord in the 10th & Jose Luis on Serrano in Madrid

  

  5.1 Le Bouquet du Nord, 85, Rue de Mauberge in the 10th, 01.48.78.29.97 (Metro: Gare du Nord) was my fall-back resto choice after I realized that Rosa Bonheur... Read more

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

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

  Monday-Tuesday, in A Nous Paris, Jerome Berger reviewed and gave 3/5 dots to Le Vaisseau Vert, 10, rue de Parme in the 9th, 0149.70.03. Read more

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

• Les Petites Ecuries in the 10th: Coolest Toilets of the Century, But..........

  

  2.5 Les Petites Ecuries, 38-40 Rue des Petites Ecuries in the 10th, no telephone listed and no reservations taken apparently (Metro: Chateau d'Eau), open 7/7,... Read more

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

• Wallace in the 15th: How Many Strikes and You're Out? Four?

  

  5.9 Wallace, 90 Rue de Cambronne in the 15th, 01.47.34.28.39, open 7/7 (Metro: Vaugirard) was a place I talked my two friends from the 15th into going because i... Read more

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

• Le Marsangy in the 11th: It's No Longer Your Grand-folks Place.

  

  6.3 Le Marsangy, 73, ave Parmentier in the 11th, 01.47.00.94.25, (Metro: Parmentier) changed hands a year ago (after 25 years) and for the last 2 months has bee... Read more

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

• Le Vaisseau Vert in the 9th: Where Do the ChowHounders Go In the Fall?

  

  6.4 Le Vaisseau Vert, 10 Rue de Parme in the 9th, 01.49.70.03.55, closed weekend lunches and Sunday and Monday dinners (Metro: Liege) has yet another Japanese... Read more

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

• Le Machon d'Henri in the 6th: Why Do Americans Shout in Restaurants?

  3.0 Le Machon d'Henri, 8 Rue Guisarde in the 6th, 01.43.43.29.08.70 (Metro: Mabillion or St Germain des Pres) open 7/7, was a place rec'd to me by a trusted... Read more

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

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of September 1, 2014

  Monday-Tuesday, in A Nous Paris, Philippe Toinard reviewed and gave 4/5 dots to Le Safran at 51-57 rue de Courcelles in the 8th, 01.58.36.67. Read more

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

• T. Reeves: Dining Out in Paris: a Review

  I rarely review books here but Tom Reeves, whom I don't know amazingly because he sounds like a great lunch partner sent me his new book "Dining Out In Paris"... Read more

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

• Le Safran in the 8th: Ever Notice That French Upper Class Men No Longer Dye Thei...

  

  4.7 Le Safran, (seriously not to be confused with 7.5 Le Servan in the 11th) 51-57 Rue de Courcelles (Metro: Courcelles) in the 8th (in the Hotel du... Read more

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

• The Bistro Des Dames in the 17th: Another Great Garden Restaurant with Damn...

  

  6.5 Le Bistro des Dames, 18 rue des Dames in the 17th, 01.45.22.13.42, (in the Eldorado Hotel), open 7/7 (Metro: Place de Clichy) is a place that I suppose has... Read more

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

• Passerelle in Boulogne-Billancourt: A Wonderful Meal on the River; All We...

  

  7.3 La Passerelle, 52, quai du Point du Jour in Boulogne-Billancourt, 01.46.20.49.44, (Metro: Marcel Sembat, then Bus 126, then quite a hike), open 7/7, has bee... Read more

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

• Nina in the 14th: Another Star on the Rue Du Chateau - with Incredible Combos...

  

  7.4 Nina, 139, rue du Chateau in the 14th, 09.83.01.88.40, closed Sundays, was recommended to me by a cherished source and a blogger friend reconfirmed that... Read more

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

• Le Cafe Des Musees in the 3rd: After a Changeover of Chef and Management, One...

  

  4.9 Le Cafe des Musees, 49, rue de Turenne in the 3rd (Metro: hummmm, St Paul), open 7/7, was reputed and reported to have had a changeover of management and... Read more

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

• The Comptoir Canailles in the 9th: What's Going on Over There?

  

  6.5 The Comptoir Canailles, 47, rue Rodier in the 9th, 01.53.20.95.56, closed Mondays (Metro: Anvers) is as nifty a place as you’d want to find. Read more

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