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Hidden on a quiet street between la rue Saint-André-des-Arts and the bustling Boulevard Saint-Germain l’Epigramme had escaped my view…until now!
On the site of his former print shop, Sarkiss, an Armenian Turk expatriate from Istanbul (Parisian for 42 years) has installed a superb etoile-trained [...]
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A Terrance Favorite
Amore on la rue Mazarine
I was escorting a group of flaneurs up the rue Mazarine when in front of #39 stood a tall, charming Italian-Enrico, the owner of this brand new (5 days) restaurant. Since Italian will be my next language we chatted amiably and I [...]
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Groundhog Day 2013
New owners-same old high-quality, rib sticking menu. Actually, Dimitri has been running the front of the house and Remi has been behind the stove but now they are working for themselves and you can feel the pride in the warm welcome.
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A Terrance Favorite
Now Astier…… a gem of a restaurant. Walked in and was warmly greeted by M. Robert. He and Arnaud, the waiter, helped me organize my table and explained the ” onslaught ” of food that was to materialize, in patient English. We all had the 35 Euro [...]
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The baby brother of the cavernous Bistro Fernand offers an edited version of their soul-satisfying, cuisine grandmère in a quieter and more intimate setting.
Friends from San Francisco were in town and we began by sharing two entrées: a rillette d’oie avec pain grillée and [...]
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Thirty years ago Sergio, a Parisian transplanted from Naples met Patrizia on the beach at Rimini (Fellini’s Amarcord) and six months later a Parisian Pizza empire was launched.
Believe it or not one does occasionally tire of foie gras, oysters, champagne, cote de boeuf [...]
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A TERRANCE FAVOURITE
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 Vietnamese dishes.
A Terrance Favorite
I had just finished hugging and kissing my guests after another Paris Through Expatriate Eyes literary salon with Gourmet’s European correspondent and author of Hungry for Paris, Alec Lobrano and was joined by two regulars in search of dinner.
But why search-I merely turned to Page 49 of [...]
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A Terrance Favorite
Fredéric Hubig understands hospitality. Whether at the classic bistro Astier or at the sleek but cozy Café Moderne you can expect a great chef, warm and professional service and an excellent, reasonably priced wine list.
Alec Lobrano and I recently organized one of [...]
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A Terrance Favorite
This cozy wine bar near the Bibliotheque Nationale is the brainchild of the proud possessor of a highly developed brioche, the charming Scot, Tim Johnston. In addition to an impressive roster of reasonably priced French wines he showcases wines from New Zealand, California, Australia [...]
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