Judging by the listings in our own Guide to Paris, at least half of Paris restaurants are closed on Sunday. Visitors to Paris, including veteran restaurant critic S. Irene Virbila, are continually confounded by the number of closed doors on dimanche. To help our readers find options that are open, we created [...]
- Pudlo gushes that L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon is “the standard measure of Parisian quality,” while conceding that there is plenty to dislike, including a chef in absentia, an ever-changing staff, and that fact that reservations are only accepted for the first seating. But by “miracle,” he says, “everything functions.” I think it’s safe to say that GP has never been made to wait for a table here. [Gilles Pudlowski]
- Aaron is not impressed with the wine program at Les Fines Gueules. “Not a single staff member seemed to know or have any influence over the wine list,” he realized when trying to find out if there were any
hipsternatural sparkling wines were available. Also? “There are only six whites. There’s a weird price jump throughout, with seemingly no wines in stock priced between 32€ and 60+€.” [Not Drinking Poison]
Happy Plates
- D-Leb highlights a textbook-perfect example of “using great ingredients and not doing much to them” at Les Fines Gueles, detailing a plate of burrata that’s been sprinkled with bits of gently toasted almonds to “bring out the flavors of the milky cheese by providing a bit of contrast.” With sliced ham and a pour of olive oil, it sounds like heaven on a warm Spring evening. [David Lebovitz]
- Emmanuel Rubin gives a whopping
to L’Abeille, the new gastronomic table inside the Shangri-La hotel. Chef Philippe Labbé’s dish of spring artichokes done two ways may be a “garden in the mouth,” but it’s an expensive plot with tasting menus priced at 210€. [Le Figaro]
On a lovely corner near the Place des Victoires, Les Fines Gueules adheres to the good-ingredients-prepared-simply formula. Open every day, noon-11:30 p.m.
Upcoming Food Tours
Taste of Paris
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Cherry tomato salad
22 May 2012
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Cherry tomato salad
(Delicious) Things to Do
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Paris Food & Wine Events
1 May 2012
Le Fooding’s Veillées Foodstock festival and another stellar (and free!) wine tasting at Caves Augé.
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Paris Food & Wine Events
