Digest: 2009 Paris Restaurant Reviews

[John Talbott]

The Week of June 29th, 2009

Tuesday, Julie Gerbert, in Le Fooding reviewed Les Grandes Bouches, coordinates given last week, where she enjoyed the food and wine save the dessert.

Tuesday as well, ANP‘s Jerome Berger gave 3/5 dots to Le Patio, in the Crillon, which serves Piege-directed bentos with summer products (all courses on one tray) for 45 and 55 €, 7/7 and Philippe Toinard reviewed Anacreon, coordinates in the guidebooks, which has yet another chef who serves fish not drowning in sauce, but lacks brio ; lunch menu at 19 € and a la carte 20-40 € is closed Saturday lunch and Sunday.

Monday, in l'Express, Marie-Amal Bizalion reviewed Le Bistrot d’Edouard in Marseille and Wednesday published Yves Nespoulous’s review of Chez Bruno in Dijon.

Wednesday, Emmanual Rubin’s « C’est nouveau » in Figaroscope rated and reviewed 3 places with one heart – Renoma, coordinates Googleable, serving smoked salmon, eggs and veggies and sorbets for 50 and a lunch menu at 20 € ; Les Bains-Douches, 7, rue du Bourg l’Abbe in the 3rd, 01.53.01.40.69, fatally open at night, serving unimpressive Asian sounding mets for 40 and 60 € ; Les Aprioris, 82, rue des Archives in the 3rd, 01.48.04.39.14, open 7/7, serving lunch menus at 13 and 19 € with a duck breast terrine, tartare of the day and a cheese plate. He also gave two broken hearts to the Fujiyamesque Sous Les Cerisiers in the 6th and Le Jean Baptiste, in the 5th in place of Helene Darroze’s Toustem serving scallops (out of season) and spiritless chicken on a 18 lunch menu and 40 € a la carte.

In a terrifically valuable “Dossier” Wednesday, Colette Monsat and Sylvain Verut provided categories of places open all summer, as follows:

Greenside

Chalet de l’Oasis

Père Lapin

Gordon Ramsay

Le 51

Le Saut du Loup

Rosa Bonheur

Good Bistrots

La Fontaine de Mars

Cafe Constant

Zinc Caius

Père Clause

Maree Passy

Foreign

Delices d’Aphrodite

Ratn

Zyriab

Madame Shawn

Les Cailloux

Recently opened

Cru

Glou

Bar Terrasse de la Gare

Cantine Merci

Terrasse BBQ du Mama Shelter

And Francois Simon went to the Lancaster, coordinates in the guides, where he recommends folks to go for a « super good » dinner at 258 € for two.

Wednesday as well, Richard Hesse, in Paris Update revisited two places : Spring (for the lobster roll) and l’Ardoise Gourmande for a regular meal, reliking both.

Saturday/Sunday, in Bonjour Paris, Margaret Kemp wrote about Alain Ducasse and John Talbott wrote an essay entitled “Cultural Differences II: Italy, US and France.”

Saturday in Figaro’s “Croque Notes,” Francois Simon talks about “street food” in particular sandwiches. In addition he and Alexandra Michot cover two places on the Riviera: Les Pecheurs + La Passagerie.

Sunday in the JDD, Astrid T’Serclaes reviewed Passage 53, coordinates previously given and Aurelie Chaigneau had an article on “tables in the sun,” that included: Drouant, Primo Piano, Villa9Trois, Cantina Mundo, Mama Shelter, Le Café suedois.

Sunday in the NYT Mark Bittman had an article on his favorite Paris bistrots: Le Gaigne, l’Epigramme, Itineraires + Les Papilles.

In WHERE recently, Alexander Lobrano has recommended Chez Andre in May, Chamarre Montmartre + Oth Sambath in June and Le 58, La Table d’Eugene, Guilo-Guilo + Jardins Plein Ciel as well as and the Westside Kitchen for picnics/sandwiches and Samesa + Le Meeting in July.

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[John Talbott]

The Week of July 6th, 2009

Tuesday, in Le Fooding, Anna Polonsky reviewed the tapas-sangria place Rosalito, in the 10th.

Wednesday Paris Update published Richard Hesse’s review of Aux Crieurs de Vin in Troyes.

In the weekend FT, Nicolas Lauder discusses the following places open on weekends: L’Ambassade d’Auvergne, Rose Bakery, Hôtel Amour, Miroir + Benoit.

Saturday/Sunday, in Bonjour Paris, Margaret Kemp wrote an article entitled "Giscard d'Estaing, Oto-Oto, Copenhague, Violon d'Ingres, Auberges & Bistrots” and John Talbott wrote an essay entitled “Cultural Differences III: the UK, US and France.’

Sunday in the NYT Seth Sherwood had an article on Aix-en-Provence that included the following restaurants: Le Passage, Chez Feraud + Pierre Reboul. And I missed “digesting” Matt Gross’s budget selections in Paris on June 28th: Bistrot Victoires, Churrsaqueira Galo, Spring, Cul de Poule + Bar a Soupes.

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[John Talbott]

The Week of July 13th, 2009

Monday in Le Fooding, Elodie Rouge reviewed Le Bar’Ju in Tours.

This week, A Nous Paris’s Jerome Berger gave 3/5 dots in his review of the diner-looking Japanese-California Rice & Fish, coordinates given before.

Wednesday, Paris Update published Richard Hesse’s review of the bar a manger Le Garde Robe about which he had mixed things to say.

Friday on his website, Francois Simon reviewed Le Chamarre Montmartre, concluding it was a successful succession.

Saturday/Sunday, in Bonjour Paris, John Talbott wrote an essay entitled “The ‘50’s, Lobrano and me: Trips down memory lane.”

Sunday in the NYT Matt Gross’s Frugal Traveler’s column in the NYT covered Lyon and recommended: Ouest Express, Pain & Cie, La Famille + Le Petit Flore.

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