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L’Os à Moelle

L’Os à Moelle

L’Os à Moelle

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……

12
Feb '07
Olivia in the Printemps brasserie

Olivia in the Printemps brasserie

Olivia in the Printemps brasserie

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…

8
Feb '07
Arpege – in love with vegetables again

Arpege – in love with vegetables again

Arpege – in love with vegetables again

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…

2
Feb '07
Le Cinq (Four Seasons George V)

Le Cinq (Four Seasons George V)

Le Cinq (Four Seasons George V)

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…

3
Jan '07
Sud – Ouest Monceau

Sud – Ouest Monceau

Sud – Ouest Monceau

If you search for a “hidden treasure” in Paris only known by the locals, here is my insider tip. It is a place that is strangely not listed in any important guides (I checked Zagat and Gault Millau-it is not there), yet it probably serves the best cassoulet in Paris.…

31
Dec '06
Apicius

Apicius

Apicius

The two stars Apicius is one of those gastronomic restaurants that made me fall in love with the art of “haute cuisine”. First time I dined there was for my birthday party a long time ago, when the restaurant was still located on avenue de Villiers in the 17th. I…

29
Dec '06
Chez L’Ami Jean

Chez L’Ami Jean

Chez L’Ami Jean

I’ve read so much about Chez L’Ami Jean in other food blogs (especially in the anglophone ones), that I had to defend my” food blogger honour” and to check it out myself 🙂 Probably because of this particular fact that it is well known by jet setting foodies, the ambience…

20
Dec '06
Le Relais D’Auteuil by Patrick Pignol

Le Relais D’Auteuil by Patrick Pignol

Le Relais D’Auteuil by Patrick Pignol

Patrick Pignol’s « Le Relais D’Auteuil (31 Boulevard Murat, 75016, tel 01 46 51 09 54) is a small place with “grande cuisine”. You can be sure to leave always happy when you dine in this 2 Michelin stars restaurant in the 16th. (Update February 2007. This year it has…

15
Dec '06
Le Divellec, Paris

Le Divellec, Paris

Le Divellec, Paris

The name of Jacques Le Divellec, the owner of one-star Le Divellec, is a synonym for superb and high-quality seafood. Besides of extremely fresh oysters, Le Divellec is one of those few Parisian fish restaurants which bake turbot filets how they have to be – thick and juicy. This time…

14
Dec '06
Macarons au Foie Gras by Pierre Herme

Macarons au Foie Gras by Pierre Herme

Macarons au Foie Gras by Pierre Herme

The highly anticipated Pierre Herme’s creations for the holidays season: “Macaron chocolate and foie gras” (the red one) and “Macaron églantine, figue foie gras” (the golden one). The sucré-salé aspect ( salty foie gras and sweet chocolate) is particularly strong in the chocolate macaron. Tastewise, I thought Herme would manage…

11
Dec '06