Ethnic
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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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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I’d passed by the Marais location several times but being a purist I was reluctant to try it out not believing pastrami in Paris could compare to New York’s finest.
My pal Albert Nahmias had called for a meeting and when I arrived at his apartment door he ushered me into his car and we [...]
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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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Or as we call it Karole’s Afghan Café-think of Karen Allen’s Himalayan bar in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Karole’s is not a tourist destination, you won’t find it in guidebooks and my friends may pillory me for revealing our secret.
Just a block off Agnes Varda’s immortalized Rue Daguerre [...]
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The longer I live here the more non-French restaurants I discover. First there was Italian and now Asian. As you enter Oth Sombath your first impression is sleek, clean and modern as befits a bistro designed by Patrick Jouin whose concepts range from the Vélib’ to the Campanile Hotels and the empire of Alain [...]
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The answer to the question: Where can I find good Mexican food in Paris is Fajitas.
Completely par hasard I descended the Rue Dauphine towards the river, a route I had never traveled and just before I got there, slam, bang, Fajitas. It is authentic right down to the Vera Cruzano owner, Miguel Garcia, who [...]
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Sometimes all you want is a slice of pizza, a sandwich, a crepe, a falafel or a bowl of soup. And most of the time your favorite bistro won’t serve it.
We had just watched Bogey get shot by Cagney at the Action Christine and my pal, the crime writer Michael Genelin and [...]
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It was Saturday Jan 2 and most bistros were closed for the extended New Year’s holiday. Sandwiched between Huiterie Regis and the Golfe de Naples we discovered the Mandarin, a family-owned and operated Thai restaurant with a Chinese name and a few Chinese dishes.
The interior was clean and elegant as was the suit and [...]
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Return to Mavrommàtis (scroll down for original review)
Andreas Mavrommàtis arrived in Paris 30 years ago from Cyprus to study Psychology and thankfully got sidetracked into cooking. Today the Mavrommàtis banner flies over two restaurants in Paris, eight traiteurs and the Four Seasons Hotel in Limassol, Cyprus.
Jean-Luc Petitrenaud, [...]
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