My boyfriend recently informed me that he had made a dinner reservation: “Someplace new… someplace I think you haven’t heard of.”
“That’s not possible,” I replied, and I meant it. For the past six weeks, in preparing to launch a new website, I’ve been following the restaurant press quite closely. If I hadn’t heard of it, [...]
I recently quit a long-held day job in order to write full-time [trumpets! confetti!] about food. In making this decision, I had to consider a range of possible negative outcomes: abject poverty, creeping obesity, and budding alcoholism. I hadn’t considered, for all my worrying, the risk of becoming one with my pyjamas.
Since October, my days have [...]
3, rue Richer, 75009. 01 47 70 67 31.
Open for lunch Thurs–Fri, and for dinner Tues–Sat.
Closed Sun and Mon.
The area around Grands Boulevards has suddenly (and surprisingly) become cool. This major thoroughfare, not far from two landmark department stores, used to be nothing but chains. In recent years, however, a handful of hype restaurants has [...]
29, rue de Cotte, 75012. 01 43 47 47 05.
Closed Sun and Mon.
Located in a bustling market neighborhood behind Bastille, La Gazzetta has been a favorite for several years. With soft lighting, leafy palm trees and polished dark wood, this beautiful space would be a hit among the local bobos no matter what was happening [...]
I first learned about this tiny bistro from Hungry for Paris, that excellent book of bedtime stories by Alexander Lobrano. He recounts, in the review of Chez la Vieille, the story of his first encounter with the namesake old lady (Adrienne Biasin), as well as the things (classic dishes, cheek-pinching) that came from her hand.
My first [...]
Ze Kitchen Galerie is a restaurant that I avoided for many years for one simple and superficial reason: that name is stupid. The faux-French pronunciation . . . the dual-purpose (food/art) pretension . . . I can barely think about it without rolling my eyes.
But perhaps there’s another reason for my tardy arrival at the [...]
It’s been more than a year since my last visit to the Cantine du Troquet. Since that time, I’ve told countless friends that this informal Basque resto is among my favorite spots. Still, it’s been hard to find my way back to this southern corner of Paris, which lies three subway lines away from my nest [...]
Warning: In the years since I first visited their table, I’ve become friends with Braden and Laura. There’s not an ounce of objectivity left. Nonetheless, I couldn’t resist when the Girls’ Guide to Paris recently asked me to share the Hidden Kitchen story.
Supper clubs—also known as underground restaurants and speakeasies—have been popping up in [...]
