Brutus Creperie

Apart from the Crepe Crowd

April 25, 2018 | By Heidi Ellison | Restaurants

Most crepe restaurants seem more or less the same to me, even those known for using top-quality ingredients, like Breizh Café. My friend Terry recently introduced me to a creperie with a difference, however: Brutus on Rue des Dames in the 17th arrondissement.  Brutus distinguishes itself … Read More

Le Petit Canard

Duckfest

March 7, 2018 | By Heidi Ellison | Restaurants

Le Petit Canard must be the ultimate comfort food restaurant. It’s like eating at your parents’ house, that is, if your mother is a kindly lady with a sense of humor who takes great care of you and collects duck-related … Read More

Automne Restaurant

Mixed-up Seasons

February 21, 2018 | By Heidi Ellison | Restaurants

Automne is a long, narrow, nondescript little French restaurant in the 11th arrondissement with pale-green walls, wooden tables and an open kitchen in the back, where self-taught chef Nobuyuki Akishige labors away (the restaurant’s full name is “Restaurant Automne par Nobuyuki … Read More