I treasure this little spot near the Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, and come often for the selection of natural wines and simple food. It’s neither expensive nor ambitious nor crowded, and the welcome from Nafouel is always sweet.
The evening began with an apology over the phone: “the owner is gone this week, so we’re only doing tapas.” It finished with some nail-in-the-coffin Crozes-Hermitage, taken while standing at the bar and listening to this song: I think I may have found my happy place. In this place, men who are handsome enough to have [...]
Pierre Jancou, the photogenic owner of Racines, sent me a sad email this morning: Finally Racines will be sold next friday and I will go to the Drôme region next to my family and have new adventures. However shocking it might seem, this isn’t the first time that Jancou has built and sold a thriving [...]
Hot Dish #1: Pierre Jancou Hot Dish #2: Pierre’s Agneau de Lait en Cocotte The latest issue of Gulf Life, the in-flight magazine for Gulf Air, has a new interview with Pierre Jancou. The charismatic owner of Racines was kind enough to share (along with his time and some tasty natural wine) this recipe for milk-fed [...]
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