Heidi Ellison
Le Servan
Sister Act Promises Great Things
When a friend invited me to eat at a new Paris restaurant, Le Servan, I immediately turned to the Web to learn more about it, but could find only one mention – amazing in the age of seemingly omniscient and … Read More
Chez Dong & L’Alexandra
Fiery Szechuan and Mom’s Meat & Potatoes
This week, I happened to eat at two very different Paris restaurants recommended by friends who live near them. These are the kinds of places you would probably never find on your own but that offer a pleasant meal if … Read More
MandooBar
Korean Food, Pure and Simple
Eating at Mandoobar bears little resemblance to most restaurant experiences; it is more like like being invited to the home of a foodie friend for a Zen-like culinary ritual. Once you have found the place, hidden behind scaffolding on a … Read More
My Crazy Pop
Popcorn’s Lettres de niblesses The craze for all things American in Paris is spreading. After improving on hot dogs and even hamburgers, the French have now done the same for – believe it or not – popcorn. An inferior version … Read More
JanTchi
Korean Theme for a Monday Evening
Trying to get a table at a good Parisian restaurant on a Monday evening is like trying to get an invitation to a big-name designer’s fashion show if you are not Anna Wintour – nearly impossible. Since I have recently … Read More
Blue Valentine
Plenty of Noise, Little Excitement
I was surprised by how easy it was to get a reservation the very next day at Blue Valentine, supposedly the hottest new restaurant in Paris. In spite of its odd but poetic name, the title of an anguished song … Read More
Les Garçons et Guillaume, à Table!
Dearest Mommie Gives Birth to Actor
The title of Les Garçons et Guillaume, à Table!, the movie that swept this year’s Césars (the French Oscars) with five awards, including best film and best actor, says it all. When he was a child, that was the phrase … Read More
Le Bar à Burger
A Better Burger? Not Quite
Now that burgers are ubiquitous in Paris – mostly of decent and sometimes excellent quality – the trick is to make a better burger. After reading a few complimentary reviews, that was what I expected of the new Bar à … Read More
Les Vinaigriers
Rustic Charms in a Trendy Hood
The revival of the previously nondescript streets south of the Canal St. Martin continues apace. Just a month or so ago another new restaurant replaced a pizzeria behind the facade of a rustic-looking building at the corner of Rue Lucien … Read More
Golf Drouot
Rocking to aNostalgic Beat Henri Leproux, founder of the Golf Drouot, with Johnny Hallyday and Eddy Mitchell. © Jean-Louis Rancurel Last week, a little-known (outside of France) clan gathered in the City Hall of Paris’s ninth arrondissement to celebrate its … Read More