Les Enfants Rouges, a cozy little Marais bistro, takes its name from the food market next door, itself named not for any revolutionary connections, as one might think, but for an orphanage that once stood on the site (it closed … Read More
They were known as the elephant and the dove. Diego Rivera was larger than life, expansive, a fervent nationalist, communist and revolutionary, and a painter of giant frescoes on grandiose themes like the birth of Mexico and national identity. Frida … Read More
THIS RESTAURANT IS NOW CLOSED It’s been nearly five years since Richard Hesse reviewed Monjul for Paris Update, soon after this restaurant in the Marais opened. Since then, I have considered it one of my favorites and have been back … Read More
Lazare being the hottest new restaurant in town, I had to reserve three weeks in advance to get a table, but I finally sat down to eat there with two visiting friends from San Francisco on Sunday evening, expecting a … Read More
“Festive” is the best word I can think of to describe a meal I recently shared with three friends at Edgar, the restaurant of a new hotel of the same name in Paris’s garment district, the Sentier. The setting made … Read More
A mystery surrounds the new Paris restaurant Circonstances: why, with its excellent food and appealing decor, was it nearly empty at lunchtime the other day? Possible explanations: it has only been open for three months and hasn’t really been “discovered” … Read More
Writing reviews of Paris restaurants can be a tough job. I know, I know, it’s hard to pity me. But I rarely get a chance to go back to my favorite restaurants, because I’m always looking for one that I … Read More
THIS RESTAURANT IS NOW CLOSED I have been wanting – with some apprehension – to try Noglu, Paris’s new gluten-free restaurant, ever since it opened. The perfect opportunity presented itself last week when Dana, an American friend who is gluten-intolerant, … Read More
Since it was recommended in an article in The New York Times recently, I was sure that – after rather disappointing meals in the past few weeks at La Canaille and Le Cotte Rotie – my friend Connie and I were … Read More
THIS RESTAURANT IS NOW UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP Our meal at Le Cotte Rôti started off quite nicely. After greeting my two friends and me and ushering us to our table, the waiter enthusiastically explained in great (too much?) detail every … Read More
