Meg Zimbeck
Steaming hot noodle soup served in a clay pot

Photos: La Taverne de Zhao

On October 22, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Cheap Eats, Photo collections

A few dishes from La Taverne de Zhao – a cheap and casual Chinese joint that has people lining up on a side street near the Canal.

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Pink Flamingo pizza Paris by Meg Zimbeck

Pink Flamingo

On April 14, 2010 · 7 Comments · In Cheap Eats

I’m a little in love with Jamie and Marie. Since 2004, this Franco-American couple has been raising some of the coolest restaurants (and children) in Paris. Outposts of their Pink Flamingo pizza empire open unerringly in the neighborhoods that need them most – places filled with broke hipsters, post-punk parents, and picnic lovers of every [...]

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Le Cantine de Quentin by Meg Zimbeck

Review: Le Cantine de Quentin

On February 17, 2010 · Leave a Comment · In Restaurants, Reviews, Wine Bars

52, rue Bichat, 75010. 01 42 02 40 32. Open for lunch Tues–Sun. Closed Mon. I  love bringing visitors to the Canal St.-Martin. This waterway in the 10th Arrondissement has in recent years become a magnet for hip and artsy Parisians. Good cafés and restaurants have been popping up around the water’s edge, and edgy boutiques [...]

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Edible Advent: Dec. 11

On December 11, 2009 · 14 Comments · In Edible Advent Calendar

Today’s challenge as part of the Edible Advent Calendar: Can you name this treat? Leave your answer (product/location) in the comments section below. The reader who has accumulated the most victories by December 24 will receive an edible Christmas present from me. I’ll keep your guesses hidden until the answer is revealed tomorrow on Budget Travel, then I’ll [...]

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Edible Advent: Dec. 5

On December 5, 2009 · 6 Comments · In Edible Advent Calendar

Today’s challenge as part of the Edible Advent Calendar: Can you name this treat? Leave your answer (product/location) in the comments section below. The reader who has accumulated the most victories by December 24 will receive an edible Christmas present from me. I’ll keep your guesses hidden until the answer is revealed tomorrow on Budget Travel, then I’ll [...]

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Smoking Obama

On May 29, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Food News

Barack Obama, among his policy priorities, wants you to “smoke and be happy.” He shared that wish with the purveyors at the Paradox Coffee Shop, who passed it along during my recent visit to Amsterdam. These guys seem to know him pretty well – they even sell (along with weed and smoothies) a limited-edition poster [...]

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