Bistros
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.
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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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Stan and Joann Hays were visiting from San Francisco and around the corner from their hotel, La Perle, I rediscovered Chez Fernand site of my first encounter with os à moelle.
It was 7:15 on a Saturday night and the dining room that would be full by [...]
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This was my first visit to the Hotel Castille and Assaggio since Chef Giulio Freschi arrived and I was super impressed.
For starters the room has been beautifully redecorated for greater intimacy and weather permitting, a lovely, open courtyard awaits diners for an evening under the stars.
I [...]
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We were met in the hotel lobby and escorted to a waiting elevator for our journey to the third floor home of Paris’ just opened Shang Palace and Chef Frank Xu’s elegant cuisine with strong Cantonese influences.
After settling in my daughter ordered a flute of Taittinger blanc de blancs, James [...]
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Philippe Excoffier served as chef at the American ambassador’s residence in Paris for fourteen years and collaborated with Ambassador Stapleton’s wife on a book about that experience.
A mere three months ago he and his wife Michele took over a classic bistro near the Eiffel Tower. [...]
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I was meeting the PR agent extraordinaire, MM (Marysse Masse) for lunch at one of her favorites. Just a few blocks from L’Etoile it’s a quietly elegant spot that attracts business types and the odd romantic couple at lunch. Evenings are decidedly more romantic.
MM opted to start with a woodsy [...]
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A neighborhood fixture since 1915, this belle époque charmer is redolent with character and characters (think Ninotchka.)
On any given day, owner Daniel can be seen on the rue des Sevres terrace schmoozing with neighbors, colleagues and customers while nursing bottled water, diablo menthe and eventually white wine over the course of [...]
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