The Daily Bite: Spring drops lunch & the downstairs wine bar

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

• Spring Restaurant is no longer serving lunch, except on Fridays. In place of lunch, the restaurant is adding a second seating for the tasting menu at dinner. In addition, the cellar – with the exception of four stools – is no longer being used as a wine bar. According to Josh Adler, ”we are serving the menu spring upstairs and downstairs by reservation now starting at 7 pm. The high seats at the bar are still available with no reservation for cheese, wine, and charcuterie, but there are only a few of them. We are encouraging more walk-ins to come early and/or later, and while we can’t guarantee seats, we can often find a place.”

Happy Plates

• Talbott gets fawned over at Les Coulisses Vintage, where the menu is “the menu is a combination of ambitious and predictable, with the former category including dishes like a deconstructed vitello tonnato and the former including a “terrific” chocolate mousse.  He and his chef friend conclude that “This is really interesting food.”[John Talbott's Paris]

• Pudlo calls Régis Versieux the young hot chef of the moment after visiting La Petite Cour in Saint-Germain. A dish of suckling pig served with the pigs’ crispy foot and a millefeuille of boudin noir is “absolument superbe!” It is also generous, copious, rich and very well-done. [Gilles Pudlowski]

Faint Praise

• Jérôme Berger calls Le Chardenoux des Près “un copier-coller de la carte du XIe,” serving a not terribly tender sauté of veal with green olives and a pistachio ice cream on a salad of unripe cherries. Still, he awards it 3/5 dots. [A Nous Paris]

Down the Hatch

• Aaron points to Les Quilles as a good example of the “irresistable” charms of a well-executed neighborhood restaurant. ”I can’t imagine crossing Paris to experience the bistro comfort food, suberb natural wines, and smart service the bistro-à-vin offers. But, as my friends and I agreed the other night, it’s a fine stroke of luck to live nearby.” [Not Drinking Poison in Paris]

New Additions to Our Paris Guide

• Our Paris Guide has more than 200 listings and is growing every day. Today’s addition is Cyril Lignac’s newest restaurant, Le Chardenoux des Près.