From fancy tastings to juicy free-for-alls, we’ve rounded up the city’s best options to help you celebrate the 60th annual festival of Beaujolais Nouveau.
Aaron Ayscough finds “silken meats” at Spring Boutique, John Talbott boos Le Baratin, Christophe Wakim hisses at L’Emir Café, and Bruno Verjus toasts a brand new book.
- Lobrano calls Shang Palace “a tour de force of modern Asian luxury dining”…
- Soup’s (back) on at Spring Boutique…
- Does François Simon like Vivant? “Oui, il y a des dingos du produit. Cuisine simple au dépouillement angélique.” Crazy good products, angelically spare cooking (more or less). [Le Figaro]
- Caroline Mignot, back from vacation, hits Boco for lunch, where the gimmick is organic food from famous chefs, packaged and served in jars. CM opts for veal confit with prune chutney from world’s-greatest-ovary-possessing-chef Anne-Sophie Pic. “Sincerely, it’s very good,” she concludes. [Table à Découvert]
- Pudlo revisits Goumard, which was a runner up in our consideration of Five Great spots for oysters, and finds it to be more relaxed and affordable now. Oh, and also: the seafood spot is now also serving meat. [Gilles Pudlowski]
- Adam admits to bouts of bipolar disorder brought on by the consumption of Tanzanian chocolate, and prescribes H&V’s Hugo Arabica to anyone who might be experiencing similar symptoms. “If I were just eating Tanzanian cacao by itself, I’d be sitting there saying, “I can taste all the high and low notes, but where’s the rest? What’s happening in my mouth?!” And with this piece, instead of feeling like my tongue is going insane, the coffee comes to the rescue.” [Paris Patisseries]
- Pudlo would like us to know that he was at Le Chardenoux des Près and even has a picture of himself and Cyril Lignac looking like besties to prove it. His review is scathing, however. Ha, no, that’s not true, it’s totally glowing and gushing, of course. [Gilles Pudlowski]
- Lobrano, for his part, says ChardeNO freaking way to Lignac’s “tourist-targeted money spinner.” “Yes, the kitchen is able enough, and the food’s pretty good, but when did 50 Euros become an acceptable tab for a casual bistro meal?” Maybe he should ask Pudlo. [Alexander Lobrano]
There’s a free tasting of chevreuil (deer) charcuterie tonight at Spring Boutique, accompanied by €5 glasses of Cornas. That and other Paris food & wine events in our weekly roundup…
The annual festival of barely-fermented wine is almost upon us, so we’ve rounded up a few ideas to help you get your headache on.
Les Caves Augé
11am-7pm
Free dégustation of Vins Nouveaux direct from the barrel, “ni filtré, ni collé, ni sulfité…” Winemakers to include Mas de l’Anglore, Chassorney, Morentin, Foillard, Foulards Rouges.
Practical information View a map of all of our wine shops here.
Address: 52 rue de l’Arbre Sec
Nearest transport: Louvre-Rivoli (1)
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, noon-8pm; closed Sunday and Monday
Telephone: 01 58 62 44 30
Website
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Free Tastings June 24 (Thursday) at Les Taulières: tasting of two Cabernet Francs from the Château du Petit Thouars (selection 2009 and reserve 2008) from 7pm. Later on, Sébastian du Petit Thouars (winemaker/DJ) will be spinning a special Cab Franc-inspired mix of music from 9pm to 1:30am at 10 rue de la Fontaine [...]
Free Tastings June 18 (Friday) at Le Vin en Tête Batignolles: Tasting with winemaker from Domaine Meyer (Alsace) from 6:30-9pm at 30 rue des Batignolles, 75017. June 19 (Saturday) at Caves Augé: Tasting featuring wines from the Loire valley (free). From 11am-7pm at 116 boulevard Haussmann, 75008. June 19 (Saturday) at La [...]
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