Monday in l’Express Pierrick Jegu reviewed the wine bar Le Porte Pot, 14, rue Boutebrie, Paris in the 5th, 01-43-25-24-24, open Tuesday-Saturday in the evenings for bio wine, cheese and charcuterie, costing about 12 euros and François-Régis Gaudry declared Jean-Luc Tartarin in Le Havre his restaurant of the week.
Monday-Tuesday, in A Nous Paris, Jerome Berger reviewed two places and gave each 3/5 dots: Agapes, coordinates given before, where he essayed the snails with bacon, veal kidneys and rice pudding and Variations, 18, rue des Wallons in the 13th, 01.43.31.36.04, closed Sundays with a 20 formula and a la carte 45 € where he sampled some of the big chalkboard – a scallop salad, duck terrine and pastas; meanwhile his colleague, Philippe Toinard gave 3/5 dots to the world food place Sorza, in the 6th.
Tuesday, in Le Fooding Chloé Aeberhardt wrote up Al Taglio, a pizzeria in the 11th that serves the likes of a pizza with truffles for 3 €.
Wednesday, Emmanuel Rubin in Figaroscope gave two hearts to two places: the picture and lead review to Lilane, coordinates already given, where he talks of the langoustine raviolis, paleron of beef and Swiss sable with raspberries and the two hearts to: Arthur, 25, rue du Faubourg St Martin in the 10th, 01.42.08.34.33, closed Saturday lunch, Sundays and Monday night, menu-carte at 40.50 € for a tartare of shrimp tails and lobster, chicken breast marmite with Armagnac and a baba. One heart each went to: the bobo-hotel sited, Alain Senderens-supervised Mama Shelter, 109 rue Bagnolet in the 20th,01.43.48.45.45, open 7/7, starts at 40 € but climbs steeply, for Caesar salad, lamb stew and rhubarb crumble and Jours de Fete, 72, quai de Jemmapes in the 10th, 01.40.18.38.84, closed Sundays, with two lunch formulas at 16 and 23 €, a la carte 20-35 €, for roasted Brie salad, duck breast pastilla and sautéed veal. A busted heart went to Les Valseuses in the 6th that sounds Asian and Italian.
In another section of the Figaroscope, there’s an article by Colette Monsat on where to take your friends from the country and suggests: l’Ecailler du Bistrot, Jeu de Quilles, La Regalade, Beurre Noisette, L’Os a Moelle, Chez Georges, Josephine + La Gazzetta.
Wednesday in the “Dossier” Colette Monsat et al wrote extensively about eating lunch on Sundays. It is posted here. News of Francois Simon’s “Hache Menu” is there as well. Another box on cult dishes at brasseries on Sundays is on the brasserie topic.
Wednesday as well, Heidi Ellison, editor of Paris Update, subbing for Richard Hesse, tried Cul de Poule and noted, as has been noted before, the labeling of all the products; the meal was a hit.
Wednesday-Thursday, in Le Monde, Jean Claude Ribaut wrote two articles, the first about the reopening of Mere Brazier in Lyon and the second about sautéed banana pina coladas at Mere Brazier.
Saturday/Sunday, in Bonjour Paris, Margaret Kemp wrote about Mauro Colagreco, named Chef of the Year by G/M and John Talbott wrote an essay on “Paris mid-range restos empty: has the market hit bottom?”
In the September-October A Table, Emmanuelle Robin (that’s right, not Emmanuel Rubin) wrote an article about the “new chic cantines,” that categorized the following as qualifying: Cojean, Chez Bert’s, Jour, Cuizines + Soup & Juice.
In the November Travel & Leisure Green Guide, Claire Downey suggested we eat at BioArt + Arpege. Deeper inside, Christopher Petkanas discussed “Village Fare” in Provence, suggesting the Café de la Lavande in Lardiers, l’Auberge in Pantaleon les Vignes, Le Bistrot de Pierrerue in Pierrerue, Les Deux Nines in St Jurs and l’Oustau de la Font in Reilhanette.
In the November Saveur, in an article on the Auvergne, David McAninch recommended the following: Le Bouchon Fromager in Aurillac, La Poterie in Salers and the Restaurant Puech in Calvinet.
Pizza with truffle oil, non?
Posted by: adrian | October 27, 2008 at 10:14 PM
Adrian, I suspect you're correct, sprays and such being ubiquitous these days rather than true ingredients but the headline did read "UNE PIZZA À LA TRUFFE POUR 3 EUROS."
Posted by: JohnTalbott | October 27, 2008 at 11:58 PM