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Small Plates Recommendations??
I didn't get out of Le Chateaubriand last night before 2AM, but I have no idea what his rules are. Small plate...sorta...
Ethnic food in Paris for a visitor from San Francisco.
If I never see another tarte flambee, backoff or fondue again, I'll die happy...
Bofinger
Actually, the only reason to go is because my cousin has a 20% discount card that extends to booze as well as food, and Flo booze is priced fairly. This pushes it over the edge for me.
Dinner before the opera (Bastille) - where's good?
I got Le Cafe du passage at 12 rue de Charonne.
They should be running and have decent small plates, could be bigger however...
Researching Boudin
I order it a lot too. Had a decent rendition at Le Repaire de Cartouche recently. It was a thick slice of a big, fat one.
Paris Itinerary Help - Primary question Le Cinq or Guy Savoy for lunch
I'd ditch Laduree for all but takeaway macaroons. Lunch there is touristy drech.
Sur Mesure par Thierry Marx, L'Abeille, Kei, Sola, La Truffiere, Le Diane, Le39V, Le Lumiere, Cobea, Le Quinzieme-Cyril Lignac, Arkrame, Shang Palace, Les Tablettes de JL Nomicos - any reports
Cyril got a star? Cool. Nice guy...
Salon de thé for breakfast (Paris)
Laduree has slipped. The macaroons are still decent, but it's a chain and feels like it: overpriced, tourist stuff.
Bringing cheese back home
yup. The USDA website doesn't count for much as the APHIS (Animal and plant health inspection service) agents have discretion to confiscate whatever they feel like. Its their call.
What's the deal with Frenchie?
I had a very good experience at Repaire de Cartouche on Rues Amelot/FdC a couple weeks ago. I did the Lieve a la Royale, but the veal chop was excellent also.
sure there are great baguettes to be had...but what about a BIALY or even a bagel??????
You can't get more Parisian than McDo, even for coffee and ice cream...
Arpege?
Try that to a US card and the restaurant will be on the losing end of a disputed charge.
good steak at Le Boeuf Couronné?
SOunds like torture. Showing someone an awesome cote de boeuf but then taking it away and giving them a few little pieces every 15 minutes cannot be counted as actually serving cote de boeuf at all. I wish I could do my job like that and get paid.
Mavrommatis or Greek food in Paris
The best food in Greece is in Thessaloniki, probably due to its diverse ethnic history...
Lunch at Ledoyen
I highly recommend to dine at many, many more awesome Michelin restaurants in order to acclimate yourself to their weirdness. Also, I wouldn't read too much into the subtleties you mentioned. Help is more likely thinking about their car payments or their favorite football team, if not focused on doing their job properly.
Healthy Food in Paris?
Maybe not relevant since you'll be in town, but if you hit a massive supermarket in the near suburbs, you'll find more than enough stuff to cook healthy. Might be a good idea to do a haul.
Anyone want to have lunch at Ledoyen next week?
Thanks. Hmmmmm, interesting. I love Pommard, and I'm totally into the beaujolais crus.
Anyone want to have lunch at Ledoyen next week?
Can Julienas handle that, or is it just stunt aging?
French fries fried in horse fat. Where in Paris?
I notice that horse meat is much more popular in Geneva than in Paris these days. In my neighborhood in Paris, I've seen two boucherie chevaline close down in recent years, but the Romande menus seem to feature horse often, and it's usually one of the tastier things to eat at bistros in and around Geneva. The cuts are very tender and not strong-flavored.
I spend a lot of time in Kazakhstan where a lot of horse is consumed. It's farmed here and usually eaten as horse sausage known as kazy.
Paris Food Map
I pretty much have all the good places marked in my GPS on my phone. I need someone to hack the phone to make a map like that.
uhockey's thoughts on Paris Restaurants - Part 3 - Guy Savoy, Josephine Chez Dumonet, Michel Rostang, Le Regalade St.Honore, Le Pre-Catelan, L'AOC
For the record, my friend and I kicked the terrine at La Regalade. There was about 500 grams there. We were hungry and had been drinking prior to arrival. It was one of the better terrine grise I've ever had. We ordered one of the better red burgundies from the wine list, and went nuts.
I am sure nobody cared as the place was total mayhem...
Anyone Been to Le Hangar?
"This is a small family owned and run establishment serving basic but well prepared French country food at very reasonable prices."
Everybody likes that.
The name always turned me off. Is it named after the steak? Is it some kind of aviation theme sports pub with pictures of Saint-Exupery or Rolland Garros standing next to biplanes and propellers on the walls?
I guess it's not...
'Zombie' restaurants in Paris
The Bar St Germain was good more recently, but I think they've wrecked that too.
Paris Trip Report: Chez L’Amis Jean, Chez L’Amis Louis, L’Arpege, Spring, Jules Verne
Looks like my meal from last Saturday at CAJ. FYI, I got reservations at 7:30 the day of.
a funny thing happened on the way to the bistro...
Buncha weirdos...
This has probably happened to me too, however...
Beaujolais region
Get out your GPS and hopefully these will be listed.
Around Pouilly, Fuisse and Solutre, my favorites are Renaud and Andre Besson.
