Hearsay

• Guillaume Delage, the chef behind Jadis, has something new in the works. Aux Verres de Contact will open in April in the 6th and will feature, as the name suggests, a menu based around the wine. [Cuit-Cuit]

Happy Plates

• How nice that Patricia Wells, who has written a best-selling book about Italian cookery, also loves the truffle cream pizza from Al Taglio. “The crust is thick and airy, the kind of chewy, long-rise dough my Italian mother used to make…” I didn’t need her seal of approval to justify my addiction, but it helps. [Patricia Wells]

• François Simon says that Isami (which seems to have escaped Nidra’s notice, see below) is without a doubt still the best sushi restaurant in Paris. [Simon Says]