Where do you guys go for natural wines in Paris? There is this new place near Republique / Oberkampf area! Last week I had the pleasure of meeting some friends for the new wine bar opening of La Chambre Noire (82 rue de la Folie M?ricourt Paris 75011) it was Tuesday night and the theme was a revisit of the traditional French Cheese and Sausage?platters; paired with a careful selection of "Vin Vivant" / Natural wines.? You can enjoy your "planche", at the bar, inside the quaint unfinished d[...]
There is an Asian food invasion in Paris right now! We ate at Hero for the lunch special of 15 Euros. my order was the Sweet and sour chicken with rice (accompanied by 4 tiny sides) and a ginger beer. ?If you go at lunch time, remember they close at 2:30pm to reopen later at 7pm - we got there at 2:00pm and the staff was kind enough to still serve us with out a rush. Hero Paris Address:?289 Rue Saint-Denis Paris, 75002 France Open: everyday except mondays. ?12noon to 2:30pm and 7pm to 11[...]
Brasserie?Barbes?is a new place to eat in?Montmartre?with a massive renovated 3 story space complete with a dessert bar ?on the ground floor and?terrace too for dance parties or just taking in the rooftops of Paris. The place seems to be a catch-all for all types of dinners; romantic, family or hipsters. The only people I??didn't see much?were?locals, you see the?Barbes?area is a rich mixture of immigrants from north Africa, mostly Algerians who were all too absent from such a big space in?their[...]
Paris is slowly making a name for itself in the craft beer world. And with the 2nd Annual Paris Beer Week?around the corner what better time to round up a little beer guide. ?On this occasion we had a little "tete a tete" aka chit chat with Paris' beer expert and expat Nicole Richardson about some of her best bar locations in the french capital. ?She's the author of the?beer blog Tasting Nitch.?? A map follows at the end of the article! Hang with us:?FACEBOOK?**?GOOGLE +?**?PINTEREST? Photo[...]
Monsieur baba has been on my to do list for a while now. It's location on Rue Fb. St Denis gives it some stiff after work, happy hour competition - with the likes of PNY, Chez Jeanette, Le Napoleon and Chateau D'Eau to name a few. I finally went in one friday early evening to have drinks and discovered their happy hour menu of 5.50 Euros for a plate of cheese and hams with a drink! Let's not get ahead of ourselves, it's just enough for one person. It will not feed Jesus and the multitu[...]
Autour d'un Verre came to mind recently when my girls and I wanted to dine at a local restaurant with good food and a nice selection of wines in the 9th Arrondissement. I mean when in Paris - you do like the Parisians, right? Arriving late - as I always do, my friends where already enjoying their starters including a simple yet delicious seasonal tomato ceviche (Tomate?Ancienne) of green,yellow and blood red?tomatoes sprinkled with some olive oil and what I guessed was large sea salt. I joine[...]