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Bistro Pierre Lapin

{UPDATE: Bistro Pierre Lapin has closed.] People are impressed with (and a little envious of) the French and their relationship to food, especially a meal. So much so that UNESCO addedย the gastronomic meal of the French to their list of Intangible Cultural Heritage designations. The gathering around the table to eat is something most cultures engage in, of course, but it seems to carry special…

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Cafe de la Nouvelle Mairie

News of a favorite classic French restaurant, Moissonnier, closing from a reader (thanks for the tip, Annette) reminded me of the challenges of running a good restaurant. The food was traditional French, done right, prepared with care by the chef/owner, with his wife tending to the details in the dining room. A drive-by location, and a younger generation not as interested in quenellesย in cream sauce…

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Bistrot Paul Bert

Shortly after I had arrived in Paris, I was havingย dinner with Romain at Bistrot Paul Bert. Nearby, a couple wasย speaking English and when I struck up a conversation with them, I asked how they knew about the restaurant. They mentioned they saw it on a “Best of” list inย a culinary/travel magazine. So it wasn’t a secret back then, nor it is now. And with good…

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La Bourse et la Vie

[UPDATE: The restaurant has changed its format offering a fixed-price meal (currently โ‚ฌ67) that includes starters and main courses, but not desserts or sides. I haven’t been back since they instituted the change.] When Daniel Rose opened his first restaurant, Spring, it was a small, seasonally driven restaurant on an unremarkable street in theย 9th arrondissement. Word quickly spread about the talented chef, who helped fuelย aย revolution…

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