French Food Guides 2006 – Part 5

[John Talbott]

French Food Guides 2006 – Part 5 – Fooding: The Guide 2006

How does one summarize this year’s “Fooding Guide” to Paris restos? This second (in my memory) compendium, shepherded by Alexandre Cammas, lists 400 places grouped in ten categories (those that are: toooo good, bistrots, “feeling,” “terroir”-ish, not pricey, wine oriented, cafetherias [sic], foreign, where one can see and be seen and bars) with eight new/improved symbols (a sort of happy face, zippy food, where to be seen, where one can hear, spend a lot, get fresh products/veggies, sit outside and dine late.)

And why bother? The Guide was published this year on November 17th as a supplement to Liberation and not sold separately; thus you couldn’t buy one today if you wanted to. I’m indebted to Felice for picking up a copy for me.

Well, one reason is so you’ll be on the alert for next year’s edition or try to bum a copy off a French foodie friend. And second, because, along with its competitive sibling, Omnivore, it’s pushing towards less stuffy, more accessible and less pricey food and its picks and descriptions are indicative of where Cammus et al think the field should be headed. OK, so what’ve’we’got? (NB: I’ve heavily pared down the 400 trying to select those that members or I have been passionate about).

Tooo Good‘s restaurants include: Le Comptoir, Fogon, Ze Kitchen Galerie, l’Ami Jean, Gaya, Flora, Chez Jean, Repaire de Cartouche, Villaret, Avant-Gout, Cerisaie, Regalade, Beurre Noisette, Thierry Burlot, Troquet + Les Magnolias.

The Bistrots include: l’Ardoise, Chez Denise, Café des Musees, Mon Vieil Ami, Epi Dupin, Affriole, Les Anges, Bon Accueil, Carte Blanche, Georgette, Vieux Chene, l’Ourcine, Bis de Severo, Giufeli, Pere Claude, Marches du Palais, Table Lauriston + l’Entredgeu.

The “Feeling” places include: Angl’Opera, Chez Omar, Les Don Juan, Les Papilles, Fish La Boissonerie, Le Timbre, Bellota-Bellota, Cinq Mars, Ambassadeurs, Senderens, Le Temps Au Temps, La Cave de l’Os a Moelle, Abadache, Chapeau Melon, Baratin + Boulangerie.

The “terroir” ones include: Aux Lyonnais, Au Bascou, Baracane, Fables de la Fontaine, J’Go, Chez Michel, Cagouille+ Les Coteaux.

The nicely priced places include: Le Bar a Soupes, Bouche a Oreille + Noura.

Some of the wine places/bars were: Les Papilles, La Cremerie, Fish La Boissonnerie, Vin de Soif, Verre Vole, Bistrot Paul Bert, Muse Vin, Cave de l’Os a Moelle, Petrissans, Chapeau Melon, Vin Chai Moi + La Cave est Restaurant.

Those included in the “Cafetheria” section: Angelina, Café Marly, Le Fumoir, Cafe de Flore, La Cuisine, Delicabar, La Cuisine, 1728, Pure Café, Café Bibliotheque + Le Sancerre.

I won’t list the foreign places but fyi, the American one is: Thanksgiving.

To see and be seen, consider: Le Costes, l’Ecailler de la Fontaine, l’Ami Louis, le Georges, Apicius, Market, Table de Lancaster, Grange Bateliere, Café Guitry, Hotel du Nord, Square Trousseau, Bon + Cristal Room Baccarat.

And then, some of the bars are: Harry’s, Andy Wahloo, Culture Biere & Sancerre.

Edited January 1, 2006 by John Talbott (log)

[Felice]

There's also an online version on the fooding site, but it doesn't have the articles that were in the pull-out.

Just go to the "guide".

www.lefooding.com

[fresh_a]

Alexandre CAMMAS

[John Talbott]

Alexandre CAMMAS

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Sorry Fresh A, A. Cammas is not A. Camus, I've corrected.

[fresh_a]

Thanks for thanking me.