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Bistro Brasserie Resto Café Bar
By John Talbott
A few years ago a guy I didn’t know was opening a restaurant in the United States and wrote me asking if I could recommend some typical bistros in Paris serving good food that would supply the “typical bistro look” he sought. “Sure,” I wrote back. Last Updated ( Thursday, 07 August 2008 )
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What to Do When You Are Unsure Where to Eat?
By John Talbott

I wrote before about finding out if places were still in business. In this essay I explore what to do if you don’t know where to eat. Most of us who are food-obsessed spend much too much time researching restaurants and restaurant options whether we’re eating a few blocks from home or in the middle of La France Profond. Thus, before leaving home we have a pretty good idea of where we’re going (and have reserved, as I wrote of last week).
Last Updated ( Sunday, 03 August 2008 )
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Bellagio & Clipper Buzz
By Margaret Kemp
I've said it before, and I'll say it again, Menut is the perfect name for restaurateurs. And Bertrand and George Menut tick all the boxes, they are passionate, hard working and dedicated. They have several great restos in Paris, Grand Cascade, Chez Georges, Porte Maillot, Ballon des Ternes. They recently transformed Bellagio, always a terrific Italian, into a sumptuous palazzo type trattoria, with pizza- bar next door, possibilities to “order out”, lovely décor and terrace. Last Updated ( Sunday, 03 August 2008 )
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Why I could never be a real food critic
By John Talbott
Firstly, I enjoy writing more than eating. Thus, if reviewing were a job rather than reporting is just my hobby, I think I’d regard it as work not fun. Second, I enjoy trashing places much more than praising them; like the supposed number of words in Inuit for snow, there are so many more negative adjectives to describe food and its preparation than positive ones that it makes writing critical critiques much easier. Last Updated ( Sunday, 03 August 2008 )
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Le Bristol Garden & Grenelle Buzz
By Margaret Kemp
I had lunch with Bernadette Chirac at The Bristol to-day! Well not really, Mme C was at the next table with a party of ladies who do, and very chic they were too. The Bristol’s buzzing with celebs, Joan Collins and Percy popped in and out. “We’re staying here”, she said. Alright dear, no need to gloat. Last Updated ( Saturday, 19 July 2008 )
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What’s new in Paris?
By John Talbott
Ninety-nine per cent of people who call or email me about restaurants have one of three questions. 1. I need a nice place for two evenings, simple but good food, near my hotel that’s in/near …… 2. Can you send me your current top-ten list – which only later they tell you ½ of were “too far away” – translation 20 minutes on the Metro. 3. Price is no object, what’s the best place now in Paris?

Last Updated ( Saturday, 12 July 2008 )
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A Taste of Home
By Nam Giang
One can consider Paris the ideal destination. It has it all—beauty in its gothic architecture, grace in the harmonious waters of the Seine, glamour at night when the City of Light luminesces, and intellectualism beneath its layers of history. But the city remains simply a destination—I was getting homesick. Having exhausted the tourist attractions, the sidewalk cafés, the lovely shops, I missed the meals I had at home before I arrived in the city. So, I went in search of Vietnamese cuisine, and lucky for me, I found a little bit of home in Paris in the form of Pho Banh Cuon 14, or simply Pho 14. Last Updated ( Friday, 01 August 2008 )
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Is this Place Still in Business?
By John Talbott
My recent experience arriving at a restaurant I called Resto 1 and having them say that they were sorry but the kitchen was not functioning that day even though I’d called just a few days before to make sure they were open Sundays and served a regular menu (carte) rather than only brunch (which I detest). Last Updated ( Saturday, 12 July 2008 )
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Passard's Vie en Rose Buzz
By Margaret Kemp
Alain Passard's in his kitchen, it's hot and bustling, too small, a silent ballet’s going on between the pots and pans that's fascinating. Carolyn Carlson should come and design a pas de deux between Passard, his pagre, (see photo) and his joy at creating his new dessert Bouquet de Rose. Last Updated ( Friday, 01 August 2008 )
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The Fable of the Lion and the Squirrel
By John Talbott
It is widely believed that Louis Pasteur said "Chance favors only the prepared mind;” that von Causewitz maintained that “We try first to discover what lies ahead of us;” and that chess players like the late, less-than-great, Bobby Fisher see not 1, 2 or 3 moves ahead but the whole game to come. Last Updated ( Friday, 01 August 2008 )