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Posts Tagged ‘food’
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Last week I had a date with Kate, a friend who lives between Paris and Texas. Kate can cook and has a much better handle on Paris restaurants than I do, so I let her choose where we’d meet. She chose Abri, which didn’t have anything available for two weeks! Being a resourceful girl, I consulted my new best friend, Stéphane Jego, the chef at Chez l’Ami Jean, and faster than you can say “Euskara,” we had a table for two at Pottoka....
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It’s been said that the best view of Paris is from the top of the Tour Montparnasse, because one gets to see the entire city (including the Eiffel Tower) while avoiding the sight of the Tour Montparnasse itself, long thought incongruous with the rest of Parisian architecture. Indeed, this is the best view of the city, but why stop at just looking? Why not have a fantastic meal at the same...
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Every morning when I look out my window at the park below, I see clusters of Chinese women doing some sort of cross between jazzercise and tai chi. While it looks a bit ridiculous against the backdrop of Haussmannian buildings, I really can’t laugh, because from the very first day I arrived in Paris my own exercise routine disappeared from my life as fast as prepackaged...
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No one could accuse the French food scene of being boring or resistant to change—it seems a new experimental-gastronomy hot spot opens every other week—but there is something to be said for traditionalism. After all, French food is world-renowned for a reason. On an accidental trip to Brasserie Gallopin I rediscovered the culinary beauty of French classics, via one of the better brasseries in...
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by Kelly Page, Barbra Austin and Aurelie Douard
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In a break from our regular Foodie Fave column, Girls' Guide food writers Kelly Page, Barbra Austin, and Aurelie Douard look back on some of their favorite Paris restaurants of 2012. Whether you're after a quick lunch in Oberkampf, a girls' night out at a wine bar, or a tasting menu showcasing the best French ingredients, we've got the tip for you. Let's start things off in the 11th Arrondissement...
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When I was a little girl, the only part of ballet lessons that I ever remember enjoying was the part where we got to break free from the dreadful rigidity of the bar exercises and spin across the floor doing pirouettes. Because who doesn’t love twirling around in a tutu?
Les Halles' newest resto, Pirouette, promises to leave you with equally enjoyable memories. While most Paris restaurants in this particularly seedy corner of Les Halles...
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I was shopping in the Marais the other day and wanted to pop in somewhere for a quick bite. Though I enjoy Rose Bakery and Poilâne, I didn’t feel like throwing down 20 euros for lunch on the run, but I wanted something more substantial than Subway, which seems to be popping up on every corner now. Enter Plan B, a great little gem among Paris restaurants that opened last summer and did indeed turn out to be the perfect backup...
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The 9th Arrondissement is becoming quite the food mecca, with dozens of new Paris restaurants continuing to open each year. Les Affranchis, L’Office and Le Pantruche are all newbies, just to name a few. All have opened to much acclaim, and now it’s time to add Les Saisons to the growing number of new bistros in the area.
Tucked away on a small street off rue de Maubeuge...
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As I walked down the quiet rue de Bassano, off the Champs Elysées, and descended the staircase into the basement of the evening’s restaurant, I was worried. The place had only two other occupied tables when I arrived on a Saturday night at 8:30, and they left shortly after my drink came. My friends who joined me had the same nervous look on their faces as they walked into the somewhat random Paris restaurant, but after the first bite we relaxed and worried no...
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I’ve always had a special place in my heart for women chefs. While there are certainly a growing number of celebrated top toques of the female persuasion, it’s still a fairly male-centric culinary world. So when I heard that accomplished chef Florence Mikula opened her third Paris restaurant, I knew I had to go check it out.
Mikula previously owned and operated Parisian staples Les Olivades and the now-defunct Les Saveurs de Flora...
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