THIS RESTAURANT IS NOW CLOSED One of the friends I dined with recently at Auberge Flora proclaimed it the best restaurant meal she’d had in the 10 years she’s lived in Paris. For me that vote would still go to … Read More
The Mori Venice Bar is the kind of place you seek out when you want to feel cosseted while enjoying a long, relaxed and relaxing meal in a calm atmosphere. The service, although sometimes a bit slower than warranted by … Read More
It’s not new and it’s not a gourmet’s paradise, but Au Vin des Pyrénées is a longstanding favorite that’s worth knowing about for many reasons: the always friendly welcome from cheerful, youthful staff who actually seem to care about their … Read More
Building for Better Days Jean Prouvé (1901-1984) proved his talent as an innovative designer and builder over and over again during his long career, but he doesn’t seem to have received the respect and recognition he deserved from the French … Read More
Children absorb and reflect the world of their elders. At Drancy, the internment camp in France from which over 67,000 Jews, 6,000 of them children, were deported to the Nazi extermination camps, “ordinary life sometimes took over,” said Odette Dattroff-Baticle, … Read More
The food and decor are simple and pleasing. The ninth arrondissement is turning into a hotbed of good little neighborhood restaurants. We have already reviewed a number of them here (including Le Pantruche, Les Saisons, L’Office and Le Garde Temps), … Read More
THIS RESTAURANT IS NOW CLOSED The party began at the Paris restaurant Jour de Fête even before we arrived. When I called to say my friend and I were running a bit late for our 9pm reservation the other night, … Read More
AMERICAN BISTROT IS NOW CLOSED, BUT PIERROT IS STILL GOING STRONG. Vegetarians, avert your eyes now. This review is about restaurants where meat meets carnivore, to the latter’s great delight… While Pierrot and the American Bistrot vary greatly in style, … Read More
THIS RESTAURANT IS NOW CLOSED First there was Velly, a neighborhood bistro in Paris’s ninth arrondissement that was good enough to attract gourmets from all over the city. When Velly’s well-liked owner sold, it became Villa Victoria, which, since the … Read More
THIS RESTAURANT IS NOW CLOSED I can brag about having eaten incredible meals chez Eric Frechon, now chef of the three-star restaurant Epicure at the Hotel Bristol, back when he owned a plain little bistro in the 19th arrondissement where … Read More
