PARIS / La Buvette

PARIS / La Buvette

by | Feb 26, 2016 | MUSKOKA, RESTO

Camille Fourmont, owner of the gastro-thèque La Buvette, used to work at Le Chateaubriand and Le Dauphin and has brought her wine connaissance along with her.  White tiled walls with shallow wooden shelves are lined with bottles of mostly natural wines, with the...
BERLIN / a Jewish Deli

BERLIN / a Jewish Deli

by | Feb 20, 2016 | RESTO, Travel

Last time I counted, there weren’t that many Jewish (anything) left in Berlin.  Well, now my count has gone up by at least one. LOIUIS PRETTY, brainchild of gastronomic trio Oskar Melzer, James Ardinast and David Ardinast, is (appropriately) inspired by...
PARIS / Doughnuts… pourquoi pas?

PARIS / Doughnuts… pourquoi pas?

by | Feb 16, 2016 | PARIS, RESTO

The land of delicate pastries, cheese and vin has officially opened a doughnut shop.  Well, at least conceptually.  Brooklyn-born Alex Roberts is planning on opening up a patisserie filled with her home-spun favorites.  That is, if her kick-starter...
PARIS / Brasserie Barbès

PARIS / Brasserie Barbès

by | Dec 4, 2015 | PARIS, RESTO

When I think of the Barbès area in the top of the 18th arrondissement of Paris, images of a scruffy neighbourhood with a lot of dark nooks & crannies, a very ‘low’-street selection of discount stores such as Tatti et. al., and subway station that...
PARIS / afforable lobster at LES PINCES

PARIS / afforable lobster at LES PINCES

by | Nov 24, 2015 | PARIS, RESTO

A group of restaurateurs have opened an affordable lobster joint in the Marais.  Combining the decadence of  Parisian seafood with more familial lobster restaurants from the Northeast, USA, friends Damien Borjesson, Remy Bougenaux, Vivien Mathieu, and Louis...
PARIS / La Bourse et La Vie

PARIS / La Bourse et La Vie

by | Oct 19, 2015 | PARIS, RESTO

Le Bistot is currently experience a renaissance in Paris.  Another fine example is this bistrot du quartier, La Bourse et La Vie.  Located on one of my favorite streets in Paris (and a hop, skip and jump from my perennial fave Le Bistrot Vivienne), it was...