Window Wednesday

 

A testament to balanced living.

Hugo on feeding the mind through books, Descartes on feeding the body to support the mind.

Fish Friday

 Sea bream and chorizo float atop layers of two velvety sauces, sweet potatoes, and beneath (quelle surprise!), sweet green pea purée.

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 May newsletter:

 Why the French are so saucy

Bistro bliss

As Christmas approaches the whirl of dining out with family / friends has begun.

On this night, simple yet warming classic French fare par excellence at a local Michelin bistrot that's become a favorite.

 

Above: fresh sea bream atop Tarbais beans; duck in two servings; rognons de veau (veal kidneys - not shown); cochon de lait w/purée

 

Below: two of our entrées (fricassée de girolles; ballotine de foie gras de canard maison); settling on a wine

 

 

 Remerciements: 

Chef de cuisine André le Letty, former sous-chef at La Tour d'Argent

 

Le Bistrot Du Maquis

 69 rue Caulaincourt 75018

 

 

Serious eating

No clowning around when it comes to the food and natural wines at this restaurant where Paris chefs head on their night off.

Above: Beef Wellington eat your heart out -
foie gras-laced duck breast encased in a light pastry with apple compote maison

Clown Bar

(a former canteen for workers at the Cirque d'Hiver next door)

114 rue Amelot 75011

A bouillon in Pigalle

Bouillons were after-market soup kitchens in days of old and this one lives up to the tradition of elegance, simplicity, great prices, great food.

Above: herring w/its potato salad; pot au feu w/spinach walnut side salad

 

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Bouillon Pigalle

22 Boulevard de Clichy 75018

Bistro on a square

Bistro on a cobbled square between meal times.

Lunch meet

A bistro on a quiet square behind the Palais-Royal Gardens.

Bistrot Valois

1 Place de Valois 75001