Frenchie’s Laura Vidal left the financial world of Montreal behind to become one of only a handful of female sommeliers in Paris. From the one place where she could eat and drink all day on Sundays to where she shops for wine, Laura takes us on a local’s foodie tour of her top ten favorite addresses in the city she loves.
Ex-pat foodies Braden Perkins and Laura Adrian have a winner on their hands with their new wine bar & restaurant Verjus (pron. vair-zhoo). Verjus is actually the juice of unripe wine grapes appreciated in cooking for its acidity, sometimes referred to as ”verjuice.” Prior to coming to Paris four years ago, Braden worked with Seattle celeb chef Tom [...]
While I was waiting for an Australian journalist at the bar of Bistro Paul Bert, my buddy Bertrand Aboyneau – the owner – opened a bottle and shared a little ham as he showed me ten pages of future plans designed by French rock star architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte who has created the Paul Bert’s latest project, [...]
On a recent blustery day by the Louvre with only twenty minutes between appointments, I was starving and didn’t have time for lunch. Then I remembered, “Spring has soup AND wine!” Nothing beats a great bowl of soup when hungry, tired or cold – the healthful benefits immediate in just breathing in the steam or even better, [...]
Who knew that a brand new restaurant could feel so comfortable so soon after launching? During a recent lunch with visiting friends from Nashville, Albion had a faint aroma of new wood flooring but felt like it had been there years. Open only five days, it was packed with French-speaking locals which indicates that this [...]
“Of course you can’t do a food segment without talking about Paris… but first things first, in Paris if you’re going there and haven’t been, find an expert to take you around. I love Wendy Lyn from The Paris Kitchen, the ultimate foodie and connoisseur of all things delicious in Paris…” – Nilou Motamed, features [...]
