Elegant French
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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From the frosted glass entrance you have no idea what delights await.
Step inside this long, narrow, pristinely modern space designed by Zette Cazalas and Jesus Pacheco of Zendco WWW.ZENDCO.COM that is somewhat enlarged by overhead mirrors and the feeling for me is very Japanese. Twenty can be seated face to face along the [...]
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Walk into Jamin and you access a tradition of five decades of fine dining. Launched by the Bordelais chef, Jean Jamin, the stoves have been manned by Gérard Bresson, Dominique Bouchet and Joel Robuchon, who earned his third Michelin star while on his way to international repute.
Current owner Alain Pras brings an imposing pedigree [...]
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From a 1930’s era glass and steel cupola that recalls the neighboring Eiffel Tower, you will be bathed in natural light when you dine in this beautiful space in Shangri-La’s first European property.
Warm red chairs and celadon walls create a touch of Asia as do a select few menu items while maintaining a definitively, [...]
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This gastronomic gem in the new Shangri-La Hotel had only been open for a few weeks and the press attaché had been commanded to fill the French press with copy before turning her attention to la presse étrangère.
Now it was my turn. The abeille (bee) was the symbol of the Emperor Napoleon and [...]
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Start with an Italian name, add a French menu, stir in a Swedish chef and decorate with sun-bleached mint-colored walls, ceiling fans, palm trees recalling Havana when Meyer Lansky ran the town and you have one of the most satisfying and reasonably priced bistros in town.
My pal and videographer Dr. PP took a few [...]
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Just off the bustling Champs Elysées, tucked into a corner of the Warwick Hotel is the W Bar. Blonde wood walls and brown leather chairs offer a soothing change from the famous boulevard. At night the lights soften and someone is likely to play the piano to add a romantic touch to a tète [...]
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Situated atop the Theatre de Champs-Elysées on the chic Avenue Montaigne Maison Blanche offers one of the most spectacular dining views in Paris. On this overcast, grey Paris day the sun was barely peeking through as I gazed up and across the Seine at the spire of the American Church, the dome of Les Invalides [...]
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My team and I had just finished shooting the first of three pilot episodes for a proposed TV show, an interview at the Café de Flore with Diane Johnson and we had piled ourselves and equipment into Julien’s car for the short ride across the Seine to the Grand Palais and Éric Frechon’s beautifully renovated [...]
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My first acquaintance with 3-star Michelin chef Eric Frechon’s cooking was at his Mini-Palais at the Grand Palais and I was now about to experience the elegance of 114 Faubourg at Le Bristol, the first Paris hotel to earn a 5th star deserving of ‘Palace’ status.
The Nez of Neuilly was waiting for me [...]
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