Address: La Régalade (14 Avenue Jean Moulin 75014 Paris – 01 45 45 68 58) Chef: Bruno Doucet Have been there before? Yes Ambience: busy, lively and convivial Food: rustic, very generous… A Parisian bistro that sets the standards of how “a typical Parisian bistro” should be. What is in the plates?…

Melons for 500 dollars are a bargain compared to the current price of black truffles in Paris. One kilogram in Fauchon shop costs 3000 euros. Or, you just need to cross the place de la Madeleine and you will have even a “better” price at La Maison de la Truffe –…

Claude Colliot ( 40, rue des Blancs Manteaux, 75004, Paris, tel.01 42 71 55 45) is only two weeks old. Maybe you can feel the freshness of the place in the decor and the attitude of the waiters, but the cooking of Claude Colliot is solid and memorable (He used…

..club sandwich with foie gras, black truffles and celery. Obviously, Fauchon continues its tradition of high end “fast food”…

I know, I know I am a little biased – I speak a lot about Joel Robuchon. I do agree that the venture has become “ a luxurious chain”, but to be honest until now the concept is working perfectly well. One of the reasons for the restaurants’ success is…

Yves Camdeborde is called “the pope” of “bistronomie”. Years ago he quit his career of “chef étoilé” at Crillon and went for the democratization of gastronomy by opening La Régalade. Since 2005 Yves Camdeborde runs Le Comptoir du Relais ( 9 carrefour de l’Odéon, 75006, tel. 01 44 27 07…

As I’ve posted almost two years ago Le Temps au Temps bistro quintessentially represents the “bistronomie” idea. No “brigade” in the kitchen, three waiters for one table or expensive tableware. The pocket-size bistro on Paul Bert street has only one waiter and two people cooking. One of them is basque…

Joel Robuchon is a man of fashion. And the fashion of the moment is called Japanese food. Yoshi is the first Joel Robuchon’s Japanese restaurant in the world. It was opened in Metropole hotel in Monaco where there is one Robuchon’s restaurant already. The chef in the kitchen is 39…

Alain Ducasse is French haute cuisine, French haute cuisine is Alain Ducasse. Well, maybe not, but without doubt, he is one of the famous French chef in the world and his name has become a synonym of the French gastronomy. It was my third time at Alain Ducasse’s Parisian location…

Lobster from Tetou from my last night dinner. Usually, I don’t like lobsters because of their often chewy texture, but this one was not chewy at all and the sauce was to die for. It is made of the “lobster juice” (the water lobster was boiled), cognac, butter, lemon and…