From Paris with love

I’m such a sucker for the New York Times online (even more so for the print, but at 14€ for the Sunday version I’ll pass). While I am often appalled with their so-called French correspondents and the lackluster photos that accompany Frenchie articles, I admit to reading their articles, all of them. They remind girls [...]

Whether it’s a Château Margaux ‘82 that will have you eating buttered pasta for the next month or a quirky (read: happily affordable) boutique wine, Alexis at Cave Elzevir can accommodate. Aside from sales, crash courses in oenology and monthly tastings, Cave Elzevir really has a heart. Perhaps it’s the Armagnac flowing through the family [...]

Rumor has it that back in the good ‘ole days (when Clinton and Chirac were still in office) the two had a dinner at L’Ami Louis. Much to the chagrin of Chirac, whose favorite delicacy is veal head, Clinton wanted a more classic cut of meat. Clinton’s hollywood friends surely suggested that Clinton dine at [...]

It’s going through the press like a newly starred Michelin. Which I suppose makes sense as it did take home the Michelin “Bib” award for affordable gastronomy, but is it worth all the hype? The food is fanciful and poetic yet… to read more click here.
Spring
28, rue de la Tour d’Auvergne
75009 Paris
Open Tuesday-Friday
Menu at [...]

It’s art that lives and breathes, and you can even sleep there too. Just when everyone thought that the Palais de Tokyo (modern, modern art, too the point of garbage bin like) lost its cachet, they have come back with a new director and the best modern, maybe even post-modern work, Everland, by two Swiss [...]

Darn good French bistro style food, a mean steak tartare and fabulous french fries. A local haunt for the employees of the Mayor of Paris and artsy/magazine (Beaux Arts) folk. Terrace for the warmer days. 15-20€ for main courses. Reservations can usually be made the day of.
20 rue Rambuteau
75004 Paris
01 40 27 90 90
Metro: [...]

When you don’t know what to do you take a stroll. The French are masters of aimless wandering, the French word is flaner (verb) or flaneur (noun). A well sourced “flaneur” usually has a couple sights to see, such as the local outdoor market or a favorite boutique window. The flower and bird market is [...]

The popular rue des Abbesses (18 arr.) has always had some pretty good bakeries, but it has been the baguettes and little breads that are taking over Amélie Poulain land. During my first year in Paris I consumed more fougasse from Coquelicot than imaginable. A fougasse is a thin bread, sometimes intricately woven [...]