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The one big problem that remains, is the immigration one... It may be possible to work illegally, but that's a little precarious... Without papers, it's pretty near impossible to work here.... Unless you worked for an American company that had establishments here in France (hotel business , for example) that, after a while, would be willing to transfer you here for a limited period... Other than this, I can't think of any possibilities..

Lou-Drop me a line if I can help with anything...

Hi Jen- nice idea, but you've got a few challenges: #1: Do you have any European citizenships (or any European grandparents, to be able to get a passport)? #2: Do you speak French? #3: Are you patient? (the current job scene in France is very bad thanks to the current political situation) These are all keys points affecting your possibilities here...

Try this too: Tipping in France

They need some new blood.... if only they'd change that cranky Maitre d' as well...

Great news! Welcome ! Look forward to reading your articles !

David, sorry for this extremely tardy response, but, no, I haven't tried the restaurants in the Passage Brady , but do know the area.

Actually, Yugaraj just sent me their press release, and their menu looks really interesting: classic Indian cuisine using excellent French products (volaille de Bresse,etc). I'll give it a try soon..

Marty's is just down the road from me... still haven't been there. The dining room is very kitch, but it looks like they servce excellent seafood..

It's a shame, a great team and a beautiful dining room... The hotel is really suffering as well, with an occupied room rate of %12 or something like that. During the early days of the Iraq war, as they are located next to the American Embassy, the whole area was blockaded, including the entrance of the hotel!

Check in the fridge : "Q&A with a Concierge in Paris", by yours truly!

How about the "Red Bull Inn". My parents used to take me as a child to dine at this restaurant, which apparently was part of a chain in Pennsylvania. Anyone else know anything? I was decorated as a sort of pseudo-English, turn of the century pub, and the waitresses, with ample cleavage, were dressed as a sort of fin-de-siecle bar wench. I loved it!

I would say that they are professional food critics who judged what they experienced and saw. Voila. People disagree about personal preferences all the time. Some people like some restaurants, others don't..

Too bad! I, for one, love to get all dressed up for a nice, memorable dinner. It adds to the experience. I understand, in seeing much of my clientelle here in Paris, that the people who don't dress the part (to the extent of wearing jeans,etc) tend to be the wealthy ones , who do what they want, and don't give a crap about what others think. Ex: "If I can pay the bill, I wear what I damn well please" (I heard a client say once). Sad but true.

Great! Sorry, Claude!

So if it is obvious which one can be drunk, then it is redundant to specify it. EXACTLY- that's why I pointed out your having "specified" it!

I like Gill, and in general trust his judgement. He's highly intelligent, even though many don't like him personally..

That's what he said: "The wine, not the domaine"

True enough. But jeans in a three macaron is kinda taking the piss, as they say...

..and I'm sure all the other diners looking for a really elegant experience appreciated that jerk..

He said he didn't mean Loiseau..

Last I heard, Senderens was still alive and cooking at Lucas Carton...

I'm sure that many great French chefs have mastered any number of cooking techniques and traditions, either incorporating them into their cooking, or for the sheer knowledge and experience. Many of these subtle "experiments" may be tasted in the cuisine of chefs like Gagnaire or Ducasse. As an interesting aside, Pascal Barbot of L'Astrance has an Israeli,a Japanese, and a South American in his kitchen. But the diners marvel at the latest wonderboy of French gastronomy... Just goes to show you how diverse and wonderful contemporary cuisine is, and how many disparate influences may combine to create an enjoyable dinner...

La Chamarre in the 7th district of Paris? They recently got one star, and the cuisine is French/Mauritian, with one French chef and one Mauritian chef...

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