I have been in Le Violon d’Ingres before its “price-cutting revolution” and I remember I was really enjoying my dinner. I don’t recall what I ate (it was few years ago), but at that time Le Violon d’Ingres was a very classic and bourgeois, “Rive Gauche” style place. Christian Constant, the…

As I’ve said in my Kinugawa post, Paris is not really famous for authentic sushi and Japanese restaurants. There is really a few… Two Kinugawa locations, Isami, Benkay… That would be all… Moreover, they all are very old fashioned… Not speaking about fusion Japanese restaurants like Nobu, which was closed few…

The new Fauchon boulangerie is my new favourite boulangerie in Paris. Its been a long time I’ve been waiting for a place that doesn’t limit itself with “jambon- beurre” sandwiches and boring “tarte aux fraises” cakes. And Fauchon has done it… Recently they have opened a contemporary boulangerie ( on…

If you search for French gastronomy for small prices, L’Os à Moelle (3, rue Vasco de Gama,75015, tel 01 45 57 27 27) is where you should be heading. The obligatory menu costs €38 and contains 4 courses, cheese, plus dessert. By no means the food is not “cheap” though……

There is nothing more sincere than the glance of a puppy asking for food… The image of Olivia (the lovely dog of Margarita). She is a professional food “asker”! As for the brasserie itself (it is located on the 6th floor of Printemps Haussmann), the place is beautiful and very…

No other restaurant in France is rated as controversially as La Villa du Havre. On one hand, it has only one Michelin star and that has been going on for a while already, on the other hand, Gault Millau guide (which is as reputable as the Guide Rouge, but not…

Turbotin (small turbot) as seen in the Deauville’s fish market ( Place du Marché). Images from trateur “Le Breton”, voted as ” le meilleur ouvrier de France”. ( 1 Place Morny, Deauville).

I’ll go straight to my point… I am not a big fan of vegetables. I know… When you do modelling and you are so skinny, everybody thinks that all that you do is stay on diet all your life and eat salad leaves… But not me… I have never been…

The Michelin France 2007 edition has particularly many changes… Some restaurants lost one-star dramatically, some got so expected (or unexpected) promotions. Here is a small summary of today’s Le Figaro article: The restaurants that have been rewarded with their third star : Pic (Anne-Sophie Pic) L’Astrance (Philippe Barbot) Lamelouse (Jacques…

I have been hesitating quite a bit to what to write about the last night’s dinner in Le Cinq . The talent of Phillipe Legendre, who obtained his three stars in a very short period of time, is undeniable, but on the other hand, there was nothing inspirational… From such a…