Sharing is a good idea at Shan Goût. Photo by John Talbott This pocket-sized Chinese restaurant, lost in a little side street near the Gare de Lyon, is definitely worth a detour from your usual gastronomic route. The dining room … Read More
Mathieu Mercier’s “Lampe Double Douille” (1999). Buy-Sellf, CAPC. Courtesy of the artist The Centre Pompidou opened three small exhibitions last week, all of them hidden away … Favorite
Paul Cézanne’s “Nature Morte, Crâne et Chandelier”(1866-67). © Merzbacher Kunststiftung We probably have Damien Hirst to thank (or blame, depending on your point of view) for the current craze for vanities, those skeletal … Favorite
You won’t find nouvelle cuisine at Chez Grenouille. Pros: solid winter fare, excellent products, the restaurateur’s justified pride in his work. Cons: colorless decor The walk from my second arrondissement office up to Chez Grenouille in the ninth was longer … Read More
Mathieu Mercier’s “Lampe Double Douille” (1999). Buy-Sellf, CAPC. Courtesy of the artist The city of Bordeaux kicked off its second annual Block Party, a celebration of contemporary art, last Friday with openings in museums and galleries … Favorite
Comfort Food all’Italiano The chefs have nothing to hide at Innamorati Caffè. Finally, Paris has a few Italian restaurants offering something other than the standard menu Italy has so successfully exported around the world: pizza, lasagna, veal piccata, etc. In … Read More
Bertie and the Pizzamen Bertie the Gastrohound poses with the La Perla dream team. Bertie the Gastrohound will be five years old next month. He came into our lives as a three-month-old pup on July 15, 2003, in the midst … Read More
The chef prepares the food before your eyes at Caffè dei Cioppi. The first sign that things are going to go well at the Caffè dei Cioppi, a charming little Italian restaurant in a quiet little alley just off the … Read More
Ethnic Angel is not only a supermarket with exotic foods and great wine, but also a restaurant. I recently thought I had finally made it through to the status of valued client at Julhès, the snooty deli (cheese mostly, wines, … Read More
A DelightfullyGrueling Lunch Bol Porridge Bar. When I heard there was a new restaurant in the 10th arrondissement specializing in porridge, I had to go right away. I love my breakfast oatmeal, sometimes sweetened and sometimes Favorite
