About the Mouth
Paris by Mouth welcomes Patricia Wells
Jun 18th
The first cookbook I ever used (but not the first I ever owned) was written by Patricia Wells. I still own this sauce-stained copy of Trattoria and remember our first collaboration: penne all’Arrabiata, cooked for a boy during my senior year of college. Because it turned out well (the pasta, not the affair), Patricia Wells became my hero.
That affection was compounded when I later moved to Paris and began abusing a borrowed copy (thanks, Jennifer) of The Food Lover’s Guide to Paris
More recently, when I learned that Patricia Wells had started blogging, I went out on a (very long) limb and invited her to be part of Paris by Mouth. I didn’t actually expect her to respond to me, a girl who was devoted to SpaghettiOs during the same period that Wells was serving as the first (and only) American food critic to a major French publication.
But she said yes.
Patricia Wells is now the 12th (and final) Contributing Editor to Paris by Mouth. I think I’m going to celebrate tonight by making something delicious from Trattoria and by drinking something strong (I’m still in shock).
You can read more about Wells on her PbM profile and her own website.
Paris by Mouth launches with a party at Spring Boutique
Jun 1st
Before launching at 5:00 this morning, the PbM crew celebrated the new website with a few hundred glasses at Spring Boutique.
All photos by Nicolas Calcott
The crowd at Spring Boutique spills out onto the sidewalk
Drew Harré, Contributing Editor Wendy Lyn and Daniel Rose
Contributing Editor Clotilde Dusoulier, Laura Adrian and Ellise Pierce
Contributing Editor Phyllis Flick
Contributing Editor Christophe Wakim (and girlfriend Oanèse) in the spotlight
Elisabeth Fourmont, David Lebovitz, Editor Meg Zimbeck and Daniel Rose
Bruno Verjus, chasing the good stuff.
Assistant Editor Barbra Austin and Bertrand Celce
What We Do
Jun 1st
Paris by Mouth is a collaborative website, edited by established food writers, that is changing the way people find and appreciate delicious things in Paris. We take the food writing that is scattered all over the web, filter out the junk, and present it in a way that helps you follow the trends and find a place to eat tonight.
What You’ll Find on This Site:
Our Guide to Paris
In contrast to the guides that are compiled by interns typing from abroad, our selections have been made by editors who live in Paris and write regularly about food. As a result, our restaurant pages present the most up-to-date ideas about where eat, plus practical information about opening hours, atmosphere, price, and how hard it is to book a table. The collection of “trusted reviews” that accompany each address allow you to see how a restaurant is regarded by the eaters we esteem. Our “Find a Restaurant” search widget in the sidebar allows you to quickly find a restaurant based on price, location, and whether it’s open when you need it.
Blogger Buzz
We digest the latest food news, reviews and gossip about food and wine in Paris and republish excerpts (with author permission) on our site. We filter out the junk and post only trust-worthy information and opinion. Instead of reading forty different sites, our readers can rely on a single source to stay on top of new openings and local favorites.
Five Great
Our Contributing Editors (check them out here) have put their well-fed heads together to choose Five Great places where you can satisfy cravings that range from steak-frites to molecular cuisine. A new list of five favorite addresses, selected by a group that has published thousands of articles for food and magazines & websites, will be published regularly.
Daily Porn
Glistening food photography – a new image published every day – to compliment the millions of words on our site. To submit an image or link for our consideration, contact parisbymouth (at) gmail.com, or simply add your photo to our online Flickr group.
Eating & Tweeting
We use our @ParisbyMouth Twitter feed to share news about restaurant openings and local food & wine events. We also pass along the delicious ideas shared by local food-minded Paris tweeters. You can follow us here.
Thanks for stopping by!
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Meg Zimbeck
May 3rd
As the Paris editor for both Budget Travel and BlackBook, Meg Zimbeck has written more than 500 reviews of Paris restaurants, bars, hotels and shops. She’s also contributed articles for SAVEUR, the Wall Street Journal, Gridskipper, the BBC’s Olive magazine, and the seat-pocket magazines of United, Virgin Trains, and Gulf Air. Meg’s food photography has been featured in T Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, Travel + Leisure, Food & Wine, and Libération.
Meg is the Editor of Paris by Mouth.
Top 3 Paris Tastes
- Stack of ham croquettes from L’Avant Comptoir
- Butter soaked crêpe complète from Josselin
- Anything with smoked fish at Frenchie
Website
Book
Barbra Austin
May 3rd
Originally from Cleveland, Barbra worked in professional kitchens for more than a decade as a pastry cook, first in Colorado and then in New York where she worked for Jonathan Waxman and Gabrielle Hamilton, among others. She started blogging about food during a long stay in Paris in 2008 and hasn’t stopped. Now based in Paris, she leads gastronomic walks, is a regular contributor to Girls’ Guide to Paris, and is the Assistant Editor of Paris by Mouth.
Top 3 Paris Tastes
- Coucou de Rennes aux morilles at Chez Michel
- Rochers Pralinés from Patrick Roger
- Champagne any time
Website
Alexander Lobrano
May 3rd
Alexander Lobrano was European Correspondent for Gourmet magazine from 1999 until its recent closing, and has written about food and travel for Bon Appetit, Food & Wine, Travel & Leisure, Departures, Conde Nast Traveler, and many other publications in the United States and the United Kingdom since he moved to Paris in 1986. He is the author of Hungry for Paris: The Ultimate Guide to the City’s 102 Best Restaurants (Random House). He is currently working on another epicurean volume, and is a regular contributor to the New York Times T Style, among many other publications.
Top 3 Paris Tastes
- Steak Tartare at Les Petit Plats
- Pork stuffed ravioli in star anise bouillon at Les Fougères
- Udon with pork and squid at Hokkaido
Website
http://hungryforparis.squarespace.com
Book
Chrisos
May 3rd
Chrisos (aka Christophe Wakim) works as a quantitative analyst for a leading brokerage firm in Paris. He loves discovering new places and sharing his restaurant experiences with others. ChrisoScope started in 2006, when he had plenty of spare time, mostly as a digest for a small number of friends. A couple of years later, after more that 1000 restaurant reviews, he has undeniably less time to write about everything. However, as an advocate of amateur food blogging and independent restaurant reporting, Chrisos continues to publish posts on his experience in the restaurants of Paris.
Top 3 Paris Tastes
- Sole Meunière from 35° Ouest
- Steak Tartare with fries from l’Atelier de Joël Robuchon
- Soufflé au chocolat pur Caraïbe, glace aux speculoos from Auguste
Website
Clotilde Dusoulier
May 3rd
Clotilde Dusoulier is the 30-year-old Parisienne behind the award-winning food blog Chocolate & Zucchini. Born and raised in Paris, she discovered her passion for food while working in California as a software engineer. She started her blog in 2003 and its success has allowed her to start a career as a full-time food writer. She is the author of the cookbook Chocolate & Zucchini (Broadway Books, 2007) and of Clotilde’s Edible Adventures in Paris (Broadway Books, 2008), a book on Paris restaurants and food shops. She has also helped edit I Know How to Cook (Phaidon, 2009), the newly translated bible of French home cooking. She lives in Montmartre.
Top 3 Paris Tastes
- Spider roll from Rice & Fish
- Sunday poulet-frites from Drouant
- Chocolate loaf cake from Cojean
Website
http://chocolateandzucchini.com
Books
- I Know How to Cook
(editor)
- Clotilde’s Edible Adventures in Paris
- Chocolate and Zucchini: Daily Adventures in a Parisian Kitchen
Dorie Greenspan
May 3rd
Dorie Greenspan is a contributing editor to Parade Magazine and a long-time contributor to Bon Appétit. In the past 20 years she has written cookbooks – ten, to be exact – and won five James Beard and IACP awards for them, including Cookbook of the Year. She has also been named to the James Beard “Who’s Who of Food and Beverage in America. She’s been the co-author on two cookbooks with Pierre Hermé, written the Café Boulud Cookbook with Daniel Boulud, and had the great honor and terrific fun of writing Baking with Julia, the book that accompanied Julia Child’s PBS Television Series. Dorie’s latest book, Around My French Table, will be published in October, 2010.
Top 3 Paris Tastes
- The (made-with-three-different-kinds-of) Vanilla Macarons from Pierre Hermé
- Aged Comte from fromagerie Laurent Dubois
- Just about any wine suggested by Juan Sanchez at La Dernière Goutte
Website
Books
- Around My French Table: More Than 300 Recipes from My Home to Yours
- Baking: From My Home to Yours
- Baking with Julia: Savor the Joys of Baking with America’s Best Bakers
- Paris Sweets: Great Desserts From the City’s Best Pastry Shops
- Desserts by Pierre Herme
- Chocolate Desserts by Pierre Herme
- Waffles: From Morning to Midnight
- Pancakes: From Morning to Midnight
- Sweet Times: Simple Desserts for Every Occasion
John Talbott
May 3rd
John Talbott was surely born in France of a chef father and food critic mother but spirited away to a forced childhood in America where he learned to cook, write and eat. At 18, he returned for a summer and has been in love with France and Paris ever since. He began reviewing restaurants and privately compiling a list of favorites 25 years ago. Since 2004, he has been involved with web activities at eGullet, Chow and now John Talbott’s Paris. He eats out every day he is in France and tries to drag his incredibly understanding wife Colette, children and grandchildren as well as friends along with him.
Top 3 Paris Tastes
- Foie Gras at the old Chez Catherine
- Côte de Boeuf at Le Severo
- Wines from Les Caves du Roy
Website
Julot
May 3rd
For more than thirty years, Julot has been looking for the best food in Paris. Since 2006, he has been sharing his experience on websites like Chowhound (where he writes as “Souphie”), and working privately as a gastronomic advisor to visiting foodies. While primarily a writer, Julot has recently decided that photography is often a better tool to review most restaurants and other eats. His more than 140 annotated restaurant albums can be found here.
Top 3 Paris Tastes
- Pain des Alpages, e.Mayeur
- Ris de Veau, Tante Louise
- Vacherin Mont D’Or, Laurent Dubois
Website
Patricia Wells
May 3rd
Patricia Wells is an internationally recognized cookbook author, restaurant critic and teacher who divides her time between Paris and Provence. Her book Patricia Wells at Home in Provence (1996) won the James Beard Award for Best International Cookbook. She served as restaurant critic for the International Herald Tribune from 1980-2007 and for L’Express from 1988–1991. She remains the only American food writer to have been a restaurant critic for a major French publication. Her popular cooking classes in both Paris and Provence are usually booked more than a year in advance.
Website
Books
About Food in Paris
- The Paris Cookbook
- Food Lover’s Guide to Paris, 4th edition
- We’ve Always Had Paris…and Provence: A Scrapbook of Our Life in France
- L’Atelier of Joel Robuchon: The Artistry of a Master Chef and His Proteges
- Simply French: Patricia Wells presents the cuisine of Joel Robuchon
- Bistro Cooking
About Food in Provence and elsewhere
