The Paris Update Restaurant Awards 2023
Last Year’s Best Paris Restaurants
February 1, 2023 | By Heidi Ellison | Restaurants, What’s New Eat & Drink
When I first came to Paris as a tourist a couple of decades ago, visitors often made the remark that it was impossible to eat badly here. After many a mediocre restaurant meal, I soon realized that that dictum was … Read More
Perception Restaurant
No Salt and Pepper
December 14, 2022 | By Heidi Ellison | Restaurants
I have always wondered how the best chefs come up with new recipes. Obviously, their prior experience and inspiration from other chefs play major roles – let’s not even mention those who just follow the trends or outright copy the … Read More
Maezaly Restaurant
Mom and Pop Deliver the Gourmet Goods
December 7, 2022 | By Heidi Ellison | Restaurants
If you live in Paris, with its multitude of great restaurants, why would you go to the suburb of Vincennes for dinner? Because that’s where Maezaly is located. Nicolas and Amandine, the son and daughter-in-law of my friend Mary, have … Read More
Les Marches Restaurant
Where Have All the Truckers Gone?
November 30, 2022 | By Heidi Ellison | Restaurants
Continuing in the genre of workers’ restaurants – see our recent review of Bouillon Chartier Gare de l’Est – we ate the other night at a “routier” (truck stop) called Les Marches. Popular with both Parisians and tourists, this restaurant … Read More
Piment Thaï Restaurant
Thai-ing One On
November 23, 2022 | By Heidi Ellison | Restaurants
My friend Carmela’s daughter Kailani, a young foodie who loves to cook and knows exactly what she likes, wanted to celebrate her 18th birthday by dining in a good Thai restaurant. The hunt was on. We all know a few … Read More
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