There is rarely anything pristine about a restaurant, but even though I found the name to be rather strange, Pristine had good press and was open on Sunday evening, so I headed over to the ninth arrondissement to meet up … Read More
When I arrived at Caluche, a pleasant bistro in the fifth arrondissement, I was not disappointed to find that the wild scene depicted in a colorful painting on the wall was not replicated in the restaurant. Perhaps on another occasion, … Read More
Choosing a restaurant by looking at its facade and peering through the window is usually not a good idea, but I lucked out the other day when I picked Kitchen 32 for dinner with my friend Jean-Michel. I was probably … Read More
It’s rather worrying when the restaurant you plan to eat at is called Pagaille, meaning “chaos,” but I was confident that that was just some kind of ironic private joke on the part of the owners. Pagaille is one of … Read More
Two Italian journalists who live in Paris told me recently that their favorite Italian restaurant in the city was Chez Marius, so it was rather disconcerting to arrive there for dinner only to discover that the bistro in question, located … Read More
There’s no better place to take visiting Americans out to dinner in Paris than an old-fashioned bistro serving the classics of the genre, even if they are Americans who once lived in Paris and know it well, like my friends … Read More
I have already complained here about the difficulty of finding a restaurant open on Sunday night, but, once again, after Calice a few weeks ago, I lucked out when I chose L’Entente, a British restaurant – yes, it’s true – … Read More
A rave review in a French magazine recently led me to dine with three friends in an inauspicious-looking restaurant on a busy street in the Château Rouge area of the 18th arrondissement. Called Le Normandie, it looks like any old … Read More
Summer weather has finally arrived in Paris after a couple of months of cool, cloudy days with frequent rain showers. On a fine day, Parisians treasure nothing more than a good terrace. Usually, they are happy to take anything, even … Read More
Eunoe is the name of a river invented by Dante for his Divine Comedy. After passing through Purgatory, the dead take a dip in the River Lethe, where they forget their earthly sins, then in the River Eunoe, where they … Read More
