Spring’s Wines Direct from Paris to the USA
Great news for those of you who have loved the wines at Restaurant Spring or the boutique tastings enough to wish you had some at home. The wine team headed by Josh Adler has just launched the Spring Wine Club USA to ship your favorite bottles via air freight directly from Paris and then UPS [...]
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Wine Bar + Bistro: Aux Deux Amis
David Loyola’s lively neighborhood wine bar near the Canal St. Martin is popular for its casual retro-diner ambiance, quality products and affordable home style cooking, tapas and natural wines.
The Insider: Frenchie’s Sommelier Laura Vidal
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.
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The Insider: Spring Restaurant’s Marie-Aude
Guy Savoy. Pierre Gagnaire. Daniel Rose. Her career may have started with these trailblazing chefs, but look out world, Marie-Aude is making a name for herself. From a romantic place to have a drink with her fiance to where she shops for cooking supplies, Marie-Aude takes us on a local’s tour of the city she loves.
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The Insider: Three Michelin Chef Guy Savoy
Guy Savoy is one of the most respected chefs in the world – and one of my dearest friends. Bless his heart, the 3-Michelin starred man known for his outrageously sinful artichoke soup had to break the news to this Southern gal over twenty years ago that an artichoke wasn’t a dip. Gasp. Although the recipe for the award-winning soup is a secret, what’s not is how he’d spend a “perfect” day in Paris.
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Latin Quarter Market Tour: Thurs & Sat Mornings
Come with me as a local for the morning to experience an authentic Parisian neighborhood and learn about French market life, bread, cheese, wine, chocolate, pastries and seasonal produce. I’ll introduce you to the shop owners, artisans and market vendors that have become extended family after two decades of living in the quartier – so [...]
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Why a Perfect Parisian Bistro Will Never be Perfect
Who doesn’t love a great neighborhood bistro? Lately, I’ve heard from lots of visiting folks who found some of Paris’ most beloved bistros disappointing, most notably Bistro Paul Bert. Shouldn’t an authentic bistro conjure up images of tables filled with locals, casual friendly service, affordable comfort food classics and carafes of tasty house wine? They [...]
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RSVP: Neo-Bistros are the New Food Temples
Paris has its share of cyclical food changes like any other metropolitan city. When I first called the St. Germain des Pres neighborhood home some 20 years ago, the Left Bank was different than it is today. Not better, not worse, just different. I remember lots of typical French bistros filled with smoke and local characters [...]
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Verjus Wine Bar & Restaurant
Braden and Laura’s neighborhood wine bar and restaurant on the Palais Royale is an extension of their popular Hidden Kitchen dinners, staying true to the pristine ingredient tasting menu with a wine pairing optional formula.
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A Taste of Paris: Custom Food + Wine Tours
When I launched my series of custom food + wine walks called “A Taste of Paris” last spring, taking guests on location with me to eat & drink through Paris’ vibrant food neighborhoods – requests poured in for more custom itineraries. If you are coming to Paris to learn more about the food industry, bistros, [...]
Bistro Paul Bert Set to Open “La Vie en Rouge” Wine Bar
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, [...]
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Restaurant: Albion
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 [...]