Who doesn’t love candlelight in a restaurant? Normally I do, but not when it’s a hot evening in the middle of summer and the un-air-conditioned restaurant is small and cramped. The groups of candles were the first thing I noticed … Read More
Izakayas like Sōma are a welcome new addition to the Paris cuisine scene. The local version of these Japanese tapas bars run the gamut from holes-in-the-wall to rather more posh establishments like Abri Soba. Haikara is such a hole in … Read More
Last week, when I went to Sanjo, I was surprised to see that the restaurant, which had only been open for two weeks, was so popular that people were lining up outside to wait for a table: that’s a true … Read More
