I Cugini, 33, rue de Paradis in the 10th (Metro: Chateau d'Eau), 01.48.01.65.34, closed Sunday and Monday is a place that fit my new boss's requirements: open Saturday, near enough to her place and quiet enough to be able to do some business. It opened earlier this year and has the sparkling but genuine feel of a neighborhood trattoria. Its menu is pretty representative of those in most major Italian cities, no surprises but no goofiness either.
The Boss-lady had pasta (tortiglioni) with gorgonzola (not pictured) which I thought was quite fine but she thought stuck a bit to the stomach; our collaborator/friend had the daily special - penne with porcini that was also quite good but my linguine with vongole was about the best I've ever had, even though it needed doctoring (massive amounts of freshly ground black pepper and parmesan [I know, I know, no cheese with seafood pasta for purists, but I'm not]) to bring out the maximal flavor.
For dessert we three shared a delicious tiramisu.
With 2 pichets of rosé and coffees our bill was 76.40 E, ergo 25.46 E pp.
Go? If you're hankering for solid, genuine Italian food and Volare is on strike, sure!
lol it took me a few Google searches to figure out that Volare wasn't a resto in Paris.
Posted by: Michael Goode | August 28, 2010 at 06:46 PM