Classic
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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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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Jean-Michel, the young sommelier/maitre d’, welcomed us and I sauntered into the kitchen and chatted with the chef.
Chef Yannick Bernouin goes to the market every day and selects that which he finds most appealing and inspiring based on the estimated number of diners.
Fois gras that had been marinated overnight in cognac and [...]
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There is the Montmartre overrun by tourists: Sacre Coeur, and la Place des Tertres, and the village on a hill of les Montmartrois.
I was meeting Chris, my Australian mate from Sydney for lunch to discuss the rental of his 2 BR flat just off the Rue Lamarck, high up in that Montmartre.
His choice, [...]
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Foto credit Corrine LaBalme
It was a quiet Monday and my colleague Corrine LaBalme of LA BELLE FRANCE was writing a feature about the Batignolles area of the 17th and wanted company. She had heard good things about RIPAILLE but this was her first visit to this quaint neighborhood bistro.
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M, Claire and I had seen my pal, the blues pianist Mitch Woods perform two vibrant shows at the Meridien Hotel on Friday night and we wanted to extend the fun over lunch on Saturday
The schizophrenia of February Paris weather continued as early spring Friday became late autumn Saturday. We found shelter and a [...]
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Off the beaten tourist path in the 15th arrondissement discerning diners are discovering pleasures worth the trip. Young chef Guillaume Delage brings an innovative approach to classic seasonal dishes and his wife charms the front of the house.
I wanted to see what Alec was so excited about and we were joined by the wine [...]
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One of Henry Miller’s favorite spots to shnorr a free meal from one of his pals, Le Zeyer. with its burnished brass fittings and railings, mirrors and spotless glassware is an example of the elegance one expects in a Parisian brasserie.
A tuxedo clad maitre d’ passed my luncheon companion and me off to a [...]
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I first heard about this quaint bistro nestled off the beaten track in the 13th from my pal Alec Lobrano, author of Hungry for Paris but my introduction was from Barbara Wild of Frenchgardening.
In the pinball, networking world of Paris Through Expatriate Eyes I found Barbara through cookbook author Paula Wolfert who [...]
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At the end of a morning of shopping for Sunday dinner at the Marché d’Aligre I can often be found sipping a glass of red from the extensive list of wines, some for as little as 2.5 euros a glass, accompanied by a plate of rillettes de porc with a bowl of cornichons that [...]
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