This week in Paris: free tastings with two acclaimed natural winemakers – Christine Saahs (domaine Nikolaihof, Austria) on Thursday at Spring Boutique, and Angiolino Maule (Verona, Italy) on Friday at Le Vin en Tête, plus the massive natural wine fair Dive Bouteille in the Loire Valley.
Crêpes are warm and bubbly, they’re inexpensive, and in-house studies have found them to be the perfect hangover food. That makes them just right for December, when the weather is cold and wet, when the wallets are increasingly empty, and when there are wine tastings almost every single day. But where to go for the best galettes?
Our (now) weekly presentation of Paris food news including reviews of Racines 2, A la Biche au Bois, L’Ami Louis, Jeu de Quilles, Drouant, Albion, and Le Petit Cambodge, and with references to couch stuffing, stuffed goose, and pink labia.
From baguettes to boules, Paris is heaven for bread lovers. Click and zoom on this map to find a bakery near you, or one worth crossing town for.
Paris des Chefs is a three-day festival of food and design that’s packed with presentations from some of our favorite chefs. The organizers have provided fifteen free passes for Paris by Mouth readers – click below to learn how to win them.
Where can you score some great oysters in Paris? We asked our contributing advisors – a group of food-obsessed Paris writers – to name their favorite spots for indulging in some half-shell love. The overall favorite: Huîtrerie Régis.
Our (now) weekly presentation of food news and reviews, covering the recent King Cake fever, the killer fries at Blend, the pretty plates and downtrodden decor at Au Passage, bistro favorites Le Grand Pan, L’Ami Jean, and L’Auberge du 15, plus reviews of Epicure, Septime, Le Galopin, Neva Cuisine, Le Sot l’y Laisse and Ladurée.
Thank the baby Jesus and those three kings who traveled to meet him, it’s time again for the galette des rois! Our local experts have selected their favorite sources for the Kings’ Cake in Paris and crowned their own royalty, beginning with Christophe Vasseur of Du Pain et Des Idées.
Stop drooling on your laptop and make a truffle dish of your own, using this recipe for Guy Savoy’s Artichoke Soup with Parmesan and Truffles. It’s one of 60 easy-to-make recipes from the new book Simply Truffles.
It’s truffle season in Paris, and the knobby tubers are turning up on restaurant menus all over town. Most people, however, don’t know their Alba from their elbow, and can’t understand why a kilo of fungus might sell (at December’s Artcurial auction) for 1,913€. To broaden our knowledge about this luxe ingredient, we turned to truffle maven Patricia Wells, author of the new book Simply Truffles
Our (now) weekly presentation of food news and reviews, covering the opening of Alain Milliat, Blend, The Beef Club, and Youpi et voilà, the (soon) closing of Bigarrade, plus opinion on Albion, Les Affranchis, La Laiterie Saint-Clothilde, L’Intention and more.
The vast majority of Paris restaurants will be closed through January 2 (see our calendar of closures here), but a few will be open to help you celebrate the New Year. There are no bargains at this time of year, but we’ve broken down your options, most ranging from 90€ to (gasp!) 940€, and we’ve selected our top picks for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
The vast majority of Paris restaurants will be closed from before Christmas until after the New Year, with many reopening on January 3. To help you navigate this tricky period, we’ve contacted the restaurants in Our Paris Guide and have compiled a detailed calendar of restaurant closures.
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