Bistros
The flagship of three stylish Paris restaurants is in the 17th arrondissement. It was 1 May, a national holiday in France and M, our sommelier and I had our choice of tables. A large table ronde afforded us a view if the street over the “café curtains.
We were immediately offered mini-gougères [...]
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On the site of chez Maitre Paul an institution for over 40 years, Monsieur Le Prince is representative of new French bistros with young chefs–fresh interpretations of classics. The décor is modern but warm in tones of grey and a few well-placed mirrors to “enlarge” the space.
It was a rainy April day and René and [...]
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Le Méchoui du Prince
It was a cold, blustery day–typical of April in Paris and I yearned for something substantial. I was having lunch with my friend and printer Eric Boulin and he had what turned out to be a better idea-couscous at Le Méchoui du Prince near le Théatre de L’Odéon.
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The new restaurant L’Instant d’Or on the avenue George V sits directly across the street from the Hotel George V and the Prince de Galles. The signage is comparable to 1920’s speakeasy so I suggest that you approach it slowly or you’ll walk right on by and that would be a big mistake.
Headquarters for March Madness and all American sports events.
Only in Paris-an Australian Irishman opens an American-style sports bar featuring Canadian beers (Moosehead and Alpine) with all the trimmings including juicy burgers, classic high cholesterol noshes and a curiously Canadian concoction called Poutine-created in Quebec consisting of fries topped with fresh cheddar [...]
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Caffé
The talented Breton chef Thierry Burlot returns to his Italian “roots” having opened Armani in Saint Germain over ten years ago.
In this new collaboration with Thierry Costes he has combined the best of Les Costes–style and design with his signature of the finest ingredients, elegantly prepared and attention to the [...]
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My daughter discovered this charming, family run restaurant that like almost all Paris Asian restaurants combines the cuisine of at least two countries–in this case Vietnamese and Chinese. Big bowls of soup, Pho and crevettes with ravioli were being inhaled by neighboring diners and at 10 euros a perfect one-dish meals.
But [...]
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If you’ve been to FISH in the last eight years then you’ve been served a drink by Hayden Clout, the Kiwi barman.
He’s piggy-backed that experience and joined with former FISH chef Matthew Ong to create this combination bistro and cave where you can walk out the door with very drinkable [...]
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The Union Jack proudly flies above the entrance to the Hôtel Westminster signaling an oasis of British tradition planted between the Place Vendome and Garnier’s Opéra.
Step into the Duke’s Bar and you are at once in an elegant Mayfair men’s club–mahogany bar, oversized green leather club chairs, deep green fabric covering [...]
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I was a few minutes early and M was stuck in traffic so I shmoozed with director, Sebastien Rival, over a glass of Bruno Paillard-Brut Rosé, accompanied by feathery, lightly fried fingers of sole with a mango vinaigrette on the side-eat your heart out Mrs. Paul.
Chef Mickael Féval popped out of [...]
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