Yes, I am staying at the hotel.

Thanks! I don't depart until April 12th.

I have dinner reservations for for 2 nights (a Monday and a Wednesday during the same week) meeting two different sets of friends on an upcoming visit in April. My question: does the weeknight menu change every night, or will I likely be getting the the same meal on both nights?

I have a few concerts scheduled for an upcoming trip in April and would really love some sugeestions for post-concert dining for the following concert halls:

Salle Gaveau, 45 Rue La Boétie 75008 Paris, on a Monday night

Salle Pleyel, 252 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré 75008 Paris, on a Tuesday night

Theatre des Champs Elysees, 15 Avenue Montaigne 75008 Paris on a Wednesday night

Not looking for high art or a four-hour affair, just a wonderful late night supper at places that will take us in at 10:30pm or later.

Also any ideas for pre-concert drinks and nibbles would be greatly appreciated.

Most of the concerts start at 8 or 8:30pm and I'm guessing a good 90 minutes to 2 hours of concertizing.

Thanks in advance for the insights and suggestions.

All is well. I emailed the restuarant and they happily changed my reservation to 9pm. I fretted for naught. Thanks for all of the advice though. We will be celebrating a birthday dinner here and I just want to make sure it feels as special as possible...the full experience!

thanks for all of the helpful input. so, if we keep the 7:30pm start time how lonely will we feel? also we thinking this was going to be a good 3-4 experience for the full tasting menu plus a bottle or two of wine...true?

I just made a reservation for 2 at Taillevent in April 2013 to celebrate a birthday. We were offered a 7:30pm reservation on a Tuesday night. We are quite comfortable eating later and slip easily into late night dining when visiting our relatives in Spain. I've been reading here and elsewhere that 9pm is generally the most desirable hour to dine in Paris and we would actually prefer that but I didn't want to push my luck as we rarely eat out as upscale as Taillevent. So advice please: should I kindly request a later reservation now? Were we probably offered only 7:30 because it's roughly the equivalent of a 5pm dinner reservation in New York and we are obviously tourists visiting from the United States, or does Taillevent only offer one or two seatings for the evening? Thanks for any helpful guidance. We want to make this a wonderfully memorable cherished experience.

anyone know where I can pick some up? I tried Marty's in Newton and they looked at me like I had three heads.

Thanks. I'll try your suggestions if I have to go all the way into town. When I ask the meat managers at Roche Bros. and Stop&Shop they said they could special order, but the minimum was a 40# box...I'm cooking for home use, not restaurant proportions.

Does anyone where I can buy veal bones for stock? Can you recommend a good butcher shop? I just moved to the Cape this year and all the markets here look at me like I have three heads when I ask this question. Ideally I would love to find a good butcher near the Cape, but would travel as far as Boston or Providence. Thanks all!

Thanks all. Yes...the sausage/bacon option was what I was thinking too as a nice balance to the light eggy sweetness of the clafoutis. Some tangy cheese might be a nice foil too! I appreciate the advice.

I need a good side dish to prepare with individual cherry clafoutis I'm preparing for breakfast/brunch (I run a b&b). Any suggestions?

I shudder to wonder where the "Spain-haters" above have eaten in Spain. I have travelled in Spain extensively and have been consistently impressed. I never eat paella there, nor have I run into ANY mayo there. Where are y'all eating? Gas stations? Most breakfasts are light and include fresh cold meats, eggs, fresh bread, fresh squeezed juice, or more traditionally just a chocolate and churros.In Santiago I have returned to Casa Marcelo again and again...a small dining room surrounding the active kitchen for food that would be triple the price in NYC. In Madrid, try Jaime Renedo's ASIANA, culinary fireworks reminds me a lot of Blackbird in Chicago. In the northwest, the seafood in Galicia is so fresh and diverse, it is served simply steamed, no butter, no sauce...try some percebes along with a good bottle of albariño. The tapas in Bilbao are fantastic, each bar putting out a huge array of foods. In San Sebastian, Arzak's influence climbs into the hills...a dinner at Mugaritz two years ago ranks as one of my top five meals of all time...far better than any Paris meal I have had to date. And then there's Barcelona and the waves of influence flowing down from El Bulli. The southern coast cities are of a differnt flavor and tend to be more tourist-oriented, but there is no dearth of GREAT food. If you're going to have paella, Valncia is the place. From small bars and taverns to the grand luxe restaurants. Spain is having a prolonged culinary moment. The wines are terrific too...try some Ribera del Duero's or Bierzo's Try eating where and when the Spainiards eat: chocolate first thing, a fresh "snack" at 11am, a good big meal at 2 or 3, meet friends for drinks and tapas at 7 or 8pm, if you go out for dinner at night, do not plan on showing up before 10pm (midnight is the Spanish equivalent of NYC dinner at 8). For those of you who missed the great food there...please go back and dig a little deeper. Jeez, you don't know what you've missed!