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paris: i need to choose between le florimond and la fontaine de mars
Have a great time Redgirl. We are going back in mid-August, so I'm looking at your list for suggestions. Please post when you return!
paris: i need to choose between le florimond and la fontaine de mars
Went to both last August. Loved Le Florimond!!! Can't say the cream puff was all I hoped it would be, but we got great pix from it. The stuffed cabbage was a soul filler. Laurent made us feel we were in his home. We made friends with the couple sitting next to us. Lovely evening. Excellent food. Tables a little crowded, but not as bad as Ze Kitchen. We were so looking forward to Fontaine de Mars. It "looked" perfect. The nicest setting I could imagine. Must admit, we also were a little caught up in the Obamas having gone there for a date. Nothing was right with that meal. First we watched all three people at the table next to us get food prepared wrong. Our dishes were either tasteless, over or undercooked. After seeing what our neighbors went through, we didn't see much hope in sending ours back. From that point on, our mission was to get out of there as soon as possible. Too bad. It was our last evening in Paris. When I went inside to use the restroom, the atmosphere inside was so jolly. Filled with French people, not tourists. It seemed to be the place you would go to be where it's at. Unfortunately, it wasn't that for us.
Can you help me? ISO small town, great food, within a couple hours of Paris for 2-3 day visit.
Hmmm. Lots of notes about Chenonceaux/Loire Valley. Will look into that. Thank you to all of you for sharing your ideas with me!!! I appreciate it. xox
Can you help me? ISO small town, great food, within a couple hours of Paris for 2-3 day visit.
Lyon seems pretty large. Still charming? Want the few days away from Paris to be a slower pace.
Can you help me? ISO small town, great food, within a couple hours of Paris for 2-3 day visit.
Sounds nice. We're looking at Dijon too. If it's good enough for MFK Fisher...
Can you help me? ISO small town, great food, within a couple hours of Paris for 2-3 day visit.
I'm laughing. You're talking about restaurants, then the roasting of Joan of Arc. LOL
Can you help me? ISO small town, great food, within a couple hours of Paris for 2-3 day visit.
Would like to take train to cut off some travel time.
Can you help me? ISO small town, great food, within a couple hours of Paris for 2-3 day visit.
Thanks. Enough to do for 2-3 days?
Can you help me? ISO small town, great food, within a couple hours of Paris for 2-3 day visit.
Lyon sounds like a great idea. i think it's 2 hrs by train...Thanks!
Can you help me? ISO small town, great food, within a couple hours of Paris for 2-3 day visit.
Hello Chowhounders,
Will be going to Paris this August. Want to spend 2-3 days in a smaller town with great food, not too far away. Can you help me with any ideas? I would appreciate your input. Thanks. Randy
Panino from Santa Ynez finally in Woodland Hills!!!
The Woodland Hills location has recently closed. There is no info on the Panino website as to the reason. I heard there was a legal dispute because the owner of the Topanga Willows complex rented to two tenants with Italian themed eateries. If this is the case, I don't see what the problem was. They were very different businesses. The place next door to Panino is an Italian market that sells a few panino sandwiches--not very good ones, in my humble opinion. Oddly, Panino didn't sell panino sandwiches!! What a shame. It was a great sandwich place--very fresh and interesting ingredients. I hope it moves somewhere else in the area.
Le Bernardin - Dinner
Good to hear! We have reservations for pre-theater dinner there at the end of the month.
UWS dinner after Broadway theater matinee
Thanks for your reply. I have been to Nice Matin a number of times (usually stay in the neighborhood when I visit NYC) and like it a lot. Will look into Compass.
UWS dinner after Broadway theater matinee
Thanks for your suggestion. Is Kefi the fairly new-ish Greek place?
UWS dinner after Broadway theater matinee
Looking for interesting food, around $50 each without wine, on the UWS for a group of five for post matinee dinner. Could be Italian, French, seafood (not sushi), American, other I might not have thought of... Thanks!
15 East Review
I just read about this place this morning in the 8/13 issue of The New Yorker (Tables for Two). If you haven't read this review by Ligaya Mishan here's a quote: "...at the sushi bar on a recent night, surprises were legion. The slow-poached octopus was almost absurdly tender, having arrived live at the restaurant that morning and apparently massaged to death."
Leipzig, Germany
Does anyone know of any good restaurants in Leipzig, Germany? I'm not familiar with the the food scene in Germany and last time there (1984) ate lots of bratwurst and fries (w/ mayonnaise) & beer...
FRAICHE - culver city
We had a great meal at Fraiche last night. Ordered Speck and merguez sausage. Loved the chili based dip sauce for the sausage and the smokey speck, which I've never tried before was so very tasty. Caprese salad with green heirloom tomatoes homemade mozzarella and pesto drizzle was very fresh tasting. Mozzarella slightly undersalted which is easily remedied. Main courses Lamb spezzatino with ricotta dumplings. OMG. Food for the soul, that dish. Also had the veal cheeks, which I've never had before. Moist inside and slightly crusty outside and I appreciated the textures and tastes of that.It's a little rich for me but was well prepared. Desserts: a bombolino (like a beignet, dusted with sugar filled with almond cream) with Santa Rosa Plums. The plums will be out of season very soon so that will be off the menu. I loved it but am not a big fan of almond cream so that was my only problem. Panna cotta was fine, but not remarkably better than anything I've tried. Bread at beginning with olive tapenade very good. Overall excellent meal and good service.
Lunch in Chinatown in Vancouver Tomorrow
Any suggestions for lunch in Chinatown in Vancouver tomorrow (7/24) Thanks!
