16th to 20th Arr.
The flagship of three stylish Paris restaurants is in the 17th arrondissement. It was 1 May, a national holiday in France and M, our sommelier and I had our choice of tables. A large table ronde afforded us a view if the street over the “café curtains.
We were immediately offered mini-gougères [...]
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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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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 was meeting the PR agent extraordinaire, MM (Marysse Masse) for lunch at one of her favorites. Just a few blocks from L’Etoile it’s a quietly elegant spot that attracts business types and the odd romantic couple at lunch. Evenings are decidedly more romantic.
MM opted to start with a woodsy [...]
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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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A spinoff of the very successful bistro gastronomique L’Agapé, Bis represents the sophisticated cuisine of that spot but with the relaxed atmosphere of a bistro du coin.
You know that you are in for a very different experience as soon as you enter the dining room with its bold, red walls and brightly colored tableaux [...]
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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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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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