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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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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 [...]
Continue Reading →Clément, our 25-year old sommelier went into the cave containing over 25,000 bottles representing 850 different wines and started our meal with a Bourgogne Blanc Cuvée ML from the vineyard of Jean-Michel’s father Michel Lorain.We took our first sips with a velouté of asparagus topped with a quail egg. We finished it with foie gras [...]
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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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