Tag: restaurants
Chef Talk: A Young American Apprentices with Jean and Pierre Troisgros, Masters of Nouvelle...
In 1974, David Glass went to France to study art history but no sooner had he arrived than his interest forked off into the heart of modern French gastronomy with apprenticeships with Alain Senderens then Jean and Pierre Troisgros.
Pirouette in the Time of the Coronavirus
Last night I dined with a friend at Pirouette, a contemporary, bistronomic restaurant with a sizable wine list in the Les Halles quarter of Paris. Today I received a text message from the restaurant asking if I’d recommend Pirouette to others, on a scale of 1 to 10.
Kei Kobayashi: Exceptional French Chefs Aren’t Always French
If the name Kei Kobayashi sounded more French then perhaps this exceptional chef would have more American and British clients at his restaurant Kei, near Les Halles. As it is, he has a faithful French clientele, Japanese clients and a smattering of other well-informed international gastronomes. No need to wait for him to earn a third Michelin star to put Kei on your culinary map of Paris.
Paris by All-Night Bistro: La Poule au Pot
It’s 2am on a Tuesday night and I’m enjoying a bowl of French onion soup at La Poule au Pot in the Halles quarter in central Paris. What may sound like an unreasonable hour to be out dining on a weekday is in fact the perfect time to get to know one of the most esteemed traditional bistros and most venerable bistro owners in the capital.
Le Vieux Crapaud: Admirable Bistro Fare Near the Arc de Triomphe
Country fare meets upscale neighborhood near the Arc de Triomphe at Thomas Boutin’s Le Vieux Crapaud, where venturesome eaters enjoy frogs, pig’s ears, snails and pigeon while their dining companions savor admirable preparations of more familiar traditional bistro cuisine.
Paris Restaurants: 10 Ways to Keep It Simple and Simply Good
Those who live in Paris know that it isn't all about fine dining but about dining with fine friends. Here's a selection of 10 restaurants and other eateries throughout Paris for when you want to keep it simple, simply good.
Café Bouillu: Eggs-istentialism and Carpaccio-Diem in the Odeon Quarter
In an area where philosophers, revolutionaries and writers once roamed, this chic new bistro off boulevard Saint-Germain offers diners tasty lessons in eggs-istentialism and the pleasures of carpaccio-diem.
On the Champs-Elysées: Dining à la car(te)
Corinne LaBalme test drives the Fall 2014 menu at Renault’s newly re-conditioned showroom/restaurant on the Champs-Elysées. * * * When car-conscious journalists showed up at Renault’s Paris showroom for a press conference about the 3rd Generation Twingo last month, the F-word (femme) was on everybody’s lips.
The French Ardennes, Part 1. Charleville-Mézières: The Runaway Poet, Great Beer Bars and the...
Two hours by train from Paris, in Charleville-Mézières, capital of the French Ardennnes, near the Belgian border, the author glimpses the flight of Arthur Rimbaud, sets out to investigate beer and beer bars and encounters the giant lizard Mawhot.