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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Le Clos des Gourmets (16 av Rapp, 75007, tel 01 45 51 75 61) is the right place for those who would like to feel the bourgeoise spirit of the 7tharrondissement, but still eat something relatively light and with themodern twist. The CV of the chef Arnaud Pitrois speaks for…

Maroccan is one of those few non-French cuisines which have really fluorished in Paris and in France generally. No surprise why- good couscous can be a real joy… Le Timgad (21, Rue Brunel,75017) is one of the best Maroccan in Paris. Couscous and tagines are fine and the dramatic…

Sormani (4, Rue du General-Lanrezac, 75017) is one of the best Italian in Paris (if not the best) and a living proof that Italian cooking simplicity and French cuisine sophistication can cohabitate. Also, Sormani is all about truffles like, for example, “lasagne a la truffe noire et au foie gras”…

The Pierre Herme’s fetish of the moment is nothing else but… vanilla… “J’aime la vanille pour la pureté de son goût!”,-writes Herme about his “Infiniment Vanille” pastry line. (Only available from 14th to 26th of November). And indeed, vanilla has been banalized and industrialized by all these giant companies who…