…require substantial investments, unfortunately, but then there are hardly meals more satisfying, more festive, more splendid. In Paris, you’ll go Rive Gauche to hunt down your perfect, wild seafood and sooner or later you’ll end up buying your fish and shellfish at Poissonnerie du Dome close to Tour Montparnasse where they sell fare that is… [Read more…]
October 11, 2010
…that’s what I sadly have to offer today. Had around 40 friends at home to celebrate on Saturday, we’ve killed 18 bottles of champagne, 12 bottles of Pic St. Loup, 6 bottles of Pommard, we’ve been eating lots of sushi, a beef fillet cooked in a salt crust, a real foie gras with fig chutney,… [Read more…]
September 7, 2010
…from Du Pain et des Idées for instance, a quite famous bakery at the crossing of Rue de Marseille and Rue Yves Toudic, only a stone’s throw from Place de la République. I didn’t know it, actually, I just walked by the other day and the beautiful things on display caught my attention. Have a look:… [Read more…]
July 9, 2010
…on a Chinese day weatherwise, it was cloudy but steaming hot in Paris today and I had to change my shirt three times. First time came this morning after I came back from the street market on Boulevard Richard Lenoir (you know it already, don’t you?). Have a look, it’s a weird selection: Seems, I had… [Read more…]
July 6, 2010
…that’s what French people say when they sit down in a bistro like Astier in Paris, a picturesque little restaurant complete with chequered tablecloth, l’ardoise (that’s a chalkboard) and even original Laguiole knives on display tucked on the wall. The experienced traveller could shy away and with good reason: beware, this could be a tourist… [Read more…]
June 30, 2010
…to make customers feel good and open their wallets. That’s what they really understand perfectly at La Grande Epicerie on the left bank of the Seine river next to Bon Marché: to stage food, and to let even simple staples look like precious goods or even art. The Epicerie is kind of a Parisian brother… [Read more…]
June 16, 2010
…a bistro that has been all the rage in the past one or two years or so? Let me quote Meg Zimbeck first who once wrote about one of her preferred places: “In a city with so many incredible restaurants to try, repeat visits are a sure sign of love.” Well, I agree, and yesterday I’ve… [Read more…]
June 15, 2010
…and gives birth to the herbs I need day by day. There’s basil and thyme, rosemary and mint, they’re standing in clay pots like brave little soldiers ready for combat in sauces and terrines, in stews and salads. I’ve never understood why people spend money on those basic ingredients that everybody can grow at home.… [Read more…]
June 14, 2010
…especially when you’ve bought it at the Boucherie Vosges in narrow Rue de Pas de la Mule just off Place des Vosges. This little butcher shop deserves all the praise because here you can find real professionals behind the counter who lead there knifes with perfect mastery. You want a lamb’s leg in boneless slices?… [Read more…]
June 10, 2010
…in Paris, a plush Grand Hotel only a stone’s throw from the Elysée Palace whose actual occupant Nicolas Sarkozy is said to be a regular costumer. This honour has caused the Bristol‘s chef Eric Fréchon some damage though. In 2009, when the Michelin guide finally awarded him with the maximum 3-star-listing, the decision was instantly blamed… [Read more…]
May 30, 2010
…in Paris quite often consists of the leftovers from lunch. Parts of a roast find themselves transformed into a delicious Hachis Parmentier, the stew from midday might have turned into a jelly while cooling down – just to be served with a salad on the side in the evening. A sandwich or oven-roast toast can… [Read more…]
May 27, 2010
…were served at Le Pamphlet today, an excellent resto-bistro in the somewhat hidden Rue Debelleyme in Paris. I see the chef Alain Carrère in the streets here a lot, he’s a generous man who likes eating himself, obviously, every now and then he’s walking a silly little dog and they make a lovely couple. Today,… [Read more…]
October 25, 2010
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