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It's been in the wings for quite a while now. The old team from Benoit left months ago in preparation for this, thus the recent drop in quality. How it turns out remains to be seen...
IN my book Benoit has been a rip off joint for the innocent tourists.Food is poor and very expensive,however service is solicitious.One can do a lot better in paris.
Duscasse the business man that he is wants to capitalize on the name.Tourists still flock to the place because its mentionned in all the guides as this wonderful parisian tradional bistrot..
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I eat solo often and in all kind of restaurants from 3 stars to ordinary bistrots.
I find that i get a better treatment generally.I am usually given a table that overlooks la salle,as if on purpose, to enjoy the goings on,( while seeping wine) .Also dishes follow each other without any delay,better than when i am with company. The best is the interaction with ones neighbors.Everyone is friendly,open, interested and usualy interesting.Often i have a wonderful time and end up with a list of everyone's favorite restaurant.
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I reviewed le pavillon des princes a few months ago,where i quoted gilles epie's reasons for leaving la petite cour.It was disagreements with his partners.I had a long conversation with him.i think he is trying to regain his 1 star. His menu is similar to la petite cour.
Go and enjoy this restaurant before it gets overun by tourists.
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This is my list of the best 2004 new restaurants in paris
-Le meurice
-Les ormes, in their new location
-L'entredgeu
-L'ourcine
-Au petit marguery under new management
-Pavillon des princes.Gilles epie's new restaurant
-La grande rue.It opened in late 2003
-La chaumiere
-les papilles
-Thierry burlot
-la table du Lauriston
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I would like to thank everyone who’s written me by whatever means to comment on the Digest. Year’s end is traditionally a time of appraisal and I would welcome any feedback on the Digest on this thread or if you wish on a PM or email.
Your digest has been very helpful to me. At a glance it has made me aware of new restaurants and what's happening in paris.Invariably i have followed up on them ,since i make a point of visiting worthy new restaurants.
I should add that i seem to aggree with your comments after you had an opportunity to eat there as well.also i have found myself in disagreement with the reporters from figaro.Sometimes i am under the impression as if th're promoting the place.Keep the good work.you're doing a wonderful job.
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Last week, December 11th, in Le Figaro’s “Propos de Table,” Jean Miot wrote up L’Ami Jean, 27 rue Malar in the 7th, 01.47.05.86.89, closed Sundays and Mondays, menu at 28 €, a la carte = 35 €; which has an all game menu at 48 €. I have eaten there not altogether felicitously but others have done much better and this review tempts me to try again.
I have eaten a few times at l'ami jean and i think the food is average.THERE ARE
many other restaurants that are offering gibier that are much better ,such as
-Lauriston.the sanglier i had a few days ago was outstanding
_L'entredgeu
-Au petit marguery
- even, a la biche au bois or le repaire de cartouche
Bon appetit
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After reading all of the favorable reviews, I recommended the bistro Lauriston to my co-worker and he liked it so much he decided to forgo the bistro in the 8th in order to return to the bistro Lauriston a second time. Many thanks again for all of the recommendations.
Understandable; as you know I loved it when I ate there December 2nd.
For those who might conduct a search of the site and want more ideas about restos in the area, the Figaroscope of 18 Feb 2004 has ideas; you must pay but it may be worth it.
I am having dinner at lauriston tonight.will report
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We're hoping to be in Saumur for a few days between Christmas and New Years. Any ideas, experience of restaurants and chambre d'hote/hotels in the region?
This week end i am staying and dining at Le fleuray outside amboise and at L'orangerie du chateau in Blois. Note that most worthy places are closed for the winter.
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Any suggestions for a bistro in the 8th, near George V? I can't seem to find anything in any of my guides.
Merci!
Flora. avenue george v.Its actually across from the hotel.
Also walking distance. L'angle du foubourg, bath's etc
Bon appetit
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I have eaten at L'angle du faubourg a few times.1st time when it opened.I took the fixed menu and i was quite impressed.I have been twice since ,choosing mostly a la carte and i found the food and everything else just average.
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My boss has just sent me the following email request:
can you come up with a fun/tasty resto a reasonable distance from here for our lunch on Thursday
Our office is in the 16th, between La Muette and the RER station Henri Martin.
Does anyone have any suggestions? I'm not so sure about our price range, but I would say not too expensive. So, Astrance and La Table de Robuchon are out.
Off the top of my head I was thinking Natachef.
Does anyone have any ideas.
Merci!
A new restaurant Le frugier,137 ave versailles may be the answer.See my review of a few weeks ago.
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We tried Couleurs de Vigne for a light dinner a couple of weeks ago. It is as Freckles and Lou describe it. The owner is tremendously charming; his welcome is generous.
WE went to Couleurs de Vigne this past Tuesday, just for a bit of wine. The owner advised us he was complet, with the first table arriving at 20:00. I told him not to worry as we still had 45 minutes. What a sweet man! We had a delicious Chateauneuf du Pape and a plate de Charcuterie between 4 of us. It came to 24 euros.
As we were leaving he came rushing to put my shawl on me and kiss me goodbye. ( was the only female in the group) If he hadn't won me over already he would of right there and then. I can't wait to return and have dinner there.
Does anyone know what time his last seating is at? I forgot to ask!
They don't have specific seatings.People walk in and out all the time to buy wine since its a neighborhood place and its really not a restaurant.The best thing is to call to make sure that have room.I agree that the owner is a nice man . His wife who's a corp lawyer is very charming and warm and helps by cleaning the dishes.
When i asked her why is she doing this.She said "On fait tout quand on est amoureux.
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Eric Frechon at Bristol is very interesting too. Esp. if you do not order the relatively tame menu degustation and try his more rustic dishes which stem from his cuisine bourgeoise/bistro origins. I like him.
I had a great meal at the Bristol about a year ago; I did have the degustation; the Crab soup and Turbot were delicious and very memorable. The service was fantastic, and the Winter room is great.
Last time I was in Paris I ate at a 1 star called Braisière in the 17th. There wasn't one on the menu, so we asked if one was possible. The chef came out and spoke to us and asked about our likes and dislikes and put a dego together for us; it was very good. After the meal the chef came out and spoke to us about our meal. The place itself was small and quite nice. The english amongst the staff was minimal though. The menu was 70 euros each for 7 courses. The food is country french; the chef is from the Gascogne.
As I have mentionned earlier Le Meurice and Le Bristol are my favorite 2 star
restaurants in Paris.Among the 1 star restaurants la Braisiere is one of my favorite
for the reasons mentionned above.THe chef and his sister,the hostess go out of their way to please you and the total cost for the experience is a steal.Its also a very french place.Few tourists.But they are made to feel welcome.
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Eric Frechon at Bristol is very interesting too. Esp. if you do not order the relatively tame menu degustation and try his more rustic dishes which stem from his cuisine bourgeoise/bistro origins. I like him.
I had a great meal at the Bristol about a year ago; I did have the degustation; the Crab soup and Turbot were delicious and very memorable. The service was fantastic, and the Winter room is great.
Last time I was in Paris I ate at a 1 star called Braisière in the 17th. There wasn't one on the menu, so we asked if one was possible. The chef came out and spoke to us and asked about our likes and dislikes and put a dego together for us; it was very good. After the meal the chef came out and spoke to us about our meal. The place itself was small and quite nice. The english amongst the staff was minimal though. The menu was 70 euros each for 7 courses. The food is country french; the chef is from the Gascogne.
As I have mentionned earlier Le Meurice and Le Bristol are my favorite 2 star
restaurants in Paris.Among the 1 star restaurants la Braisiere is one of my favorite
for the reasons mentionned above.THe chef and his sister,the hostess go out of their way to please you and the total cost for the experience is a steal.Its also a very french place.Few tourists.But they are made to feel welcome.
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Eric Frechon at Bristol is very interesting too. Esp. if you do not order the relatively tame menu degustation and try his more rustic dishes which stem from his cuisine bourgeoise/bistro origins. I like him.
I had a great meal at the Bristol about a year ago; I did have the degustation; the Crab soup and Turbot were delicious and very memorable. The service was fantastic, and the Winter room is great.
Last time I was in Paris I ate at a 1 star called Braisière in the 17th. There wasn't one on the menu, so we asked if one was possible. The chef came out and spoke to us and asked about our likes and dislikes and put a dego together for us; it was very good. After the meal the chef came out and spoke to us about our meal. The place itself was small and quite nice. The english amongst the staff was minimal though. The menu was 70 euros each for 7 courses. The food is country french; the chef is from the Gascogne.
As I have mentionned earlier Le Meurice and Le Bristol are my favorite 2 star
restaurants in Paris.Among the 1 star restaurants la Braisiere is one of my favorite
for the reasons mentionned above.THe chef and his sister,the hostess go out of their way to please you and the total cost for the experience is a steal.Its also a very french place.Few tourists.But they are made to feel welcome.
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Eric Frechon at Bristol is very interesting too. Esp. if you do not order the relatively tame menu degustation and try his more rustic dishes which stem from his cuisine bourgeoise/bistro origins. I like him.
I had a great meal at the Bristol about a year ago; I did have the degustation; the Crab soup and Turbot were delicious and very memorable. The service was fantastic, and the Winter room is great.
Last time I was in Paris I ate at a 1 star called Braisière in the 17th. There wasn't one on the menu, so we asked if one was possible. The chef came out and spoke to us and asked about our likes and dislikes and put a dego together for us; it was very good. After the meal the chef came out and spoke to us about our meal. The place itself was small and quite nice. The english amongst the staff was minimal though. The menu was 70 euros each for 7 courses. The food is country french; the chef is from the Gascogne.
As I have mentionned earlier Le Meurice and Le Bristol are my favorite 2 star
restaurants in Paris.Among the 1 star restaurants la Braisiere is one of my favorite
for the reasons mentionned above.THe chef and his sister,the hostess go out of their way to please you and the total cost for the experience is a steal.Its also a very french place.Few tourists.But they are made to feel welcome.
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I have had similiar experiences with wine lists in France and find them very frustrating. A year ago I stopped in a restaurant at the end of lunch service and asked to see the wine list as we were having dinner there that evening. I told the sommelier that I had heard how terrific the wine selection was and I wished to peruse the list at leisure and possibly pre-select some wines that needed longer decanting. He was astounded and was extremely short with me (I am relatively fluent in french) and seemed insulted by my request. I never had understood why as I viewed it as a compliment on the quality of the wine list and how much I was anticipating the evening.
I think he felt that you don't need his services and was insulted.Had you complemented the list and told him that you wanted to become familiar so that with his help you could choose the right wines for the evening,he may have been more receptive.Its also possible that he was in a bad mood.
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What we are looking for in this dinner is great food, a warm atmosphere and a reasonable wine list. The food does not have to be "cutting edge", but I would like it to have a touch of excitement. .
There are 2 restaurants that meet your req'ts.
-Le meurice.Stunning interiors.modern cuisine with an inventive twist.Good wine list. good value for a 2 star experience.
-Le bristol.Remarkable interiors.Outstanding cuisine.knowlegdable sommelier.
This is another 2 star experience within your budget.
Happy anniversary
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John, people definitely don't go to the Murano for the food (even though the chef is formerly from "Sketch", and apparently does an ok job). They go for the crowd and design of the place, as well as having read the onslaught of recent select press reviews. Like the Costes (where the cuisine is widely acknowledged as abominable), it is filled with people who frequent also high-rated gourmet establishments, but are there (trendy places) for the buzz, and ambience.
The people who frequent Murano are so called hip people.they are attracted to beautiful and new places.They all dress up and like to see and be seen.so i agree with you Fresh-a.A few weeks ago i peeked into the place.its high design with lots of attractive people,superficial conversations all around.
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Pierre, I don't agree that the French press has no effect on eventual reservations. Try reserving one of their three "hearts" the day after the article in the Figaroscope comes out...
I have many times thruout the years.Parisians don't rely or need figaroscope to decide where to eat.A visitor obviousely needs that info and relies more on publications.I do the same when i am travelling.
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Au Petit Marguery (in the 13th) is always on our dining list when we're in Paris--especially in the fall and winter, when the appetizer of fresh wood mushrooms is on the carte. The prix-fixe menu is now 37€, still a very good buy; the mushrooms require a supplement of 8€ as an entrée (we discovered too late that we could have ordered them as a main course). Next time...
My husband and I began with the mushrooms, of course: this time cêpes and girolles gently sautéed in olive oil, a hint of garlic, and parsley--they were delectable and unforgettable. Our friend had melon balls in Sauternes, also very tasty.
For our main course my husband had lamb, while our friend chose salmon. I had a pièce de boeuf aux cêpes (again!) in a lovely, rich red wine sauce--in the European manner I used bread to mop up every drop. We had a good bottle of Gevrey-Chambertin to accompany the mushrooms and the main courses.
For dessert we had soufflées Grand Marnier, while our friend had her favorite: crème brûlée.
It was an excellent meal, and the restaurant remains high on our list for Paris dining. Service is stylish, and the atmosphere is often like that of a celebration--family groups come for birthdays, and everyone seems to be having a very good time. Reservations are a must.
Au Petit Marguery is located at 9, Bd. Port-Royal.
I aggree au petit marguery is an excellent choice for tradionnal cuisine.Gibier in the fall is a must ,specially lievre royal a bit later.
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I had dinner recently in the following restaurants.
FRUGIER,137 blvd de versailles(16).01 46 47 72 00
A small rest with widely spaced tables and ardoise menu ,that's market driven.
Mme is the hostess and mr is the chef.so they care about the customer and the quality of the food.On a fri night it was mostly neigborhood people.The food at 22 and 28 euros was delicious.the chef's style is modern ,so overall this place is quite a bargain.Let's see how long this will last.
LE VIN DANS LES VOILES.8 RUE CHAPU.(16).01 46 47 83 89
This is a bistrot a vins.The owner is the host and the waiter,so service is slow.
The focus is on wines and they come from small proprioters.we had a delicious Lirac (26 e).the food quite good is std bistrot fare. very reasonable at 22e for 2 courses.
FABLES DE LA FONTAINE.131 rue st dominique,7th 0144 18 37 55
Seafood place by constant ,next to his rest le violon d'ingres.I ate an ok gambas as an appetizer and a very good bouillabaisse.total cost 38 e .
the place is very small and the hostess helpful
AUTHENTIC. AVE SEGUR.15TH
I had dinner last monday.I was the only customer.I had gambas salad as an entree,which was not bad and a magret de canard that was very bland,i did not stick around for dessert.
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Well, again, I'm the dissenter. I've been there twice and cannot figure out what the fuss is all about; it's not disgraceful food but it's not terrific either. For me the service was OK, level of noise fine but food without redeeming qualities.
I agree with you and i was trying to explain as to why it seems to appeal to tourists.To me its a place with no merit whatsover and that's why I wanted to get out as soon as possible.
Actually one could start a thread about what appeals to the average tourist versus locals.I have had numerous experiences with visitors who loved tourist restaurants that you see along the blvds and when taken to what i consider a worthy parisian restaurant they were unhappy.THe food there was too different from what they are used to ,while they can have for instance a steak and frites at a tourist spot.I want to emphasize that not all visitors fall in this category but there are enough to keep l'ami jean hopping.
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I have had falavels in beirut,cairo and israel.Its wonderful fast food and the one in rue rosier,paris is definetily very good ,even though its not auhentic.its jazzed up .Its a delightful new version. By the way the best was in beirut.
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I aggree with you about the tight and impersonal space.I don't understand what people see in le baron rouge. the wine selection is average.I am used to a friendly,
Warm place with a wide selection of reasonable wines.