Reviews of reviews: The week of October 22th, 2012

Monday-Tuesday, in A Nous Paris, Jerome Berger gave 3/5 dots to Vivant Cave, 43 rue des Petits-Ecuries in the 10th, 01.42.46.43.55, closed weekends, running about 30 E for items such as pumpkin soup, chicken with cepes and a chocolate dessert ; while Philippe Toinard awarded 3/5 to La Bonne Cecile, 24, rue Notre Dame de Nazareth in the 3rd, 01.42.72.08.92, closed Saturday lunch, Sunday dinner and Mondays, where for about 35 E at dinner or on 15 and 18 lunch menus, one gets leek soup, cod and an apple tarte.   The also announced the opening of a new South-West place – Canard & Co., 192, rue de Grenelle in the 7th, 01.45.51.94.75.

Tuesday in Le Fooding, Matthieu Jauniau-Dallier reviewed Ma Cocotte, 106 Rue des Rosiers in the St. Ouen flea market, 01.40.11.54.14, open 7/7, where for 51 + E one has neobistrot cooking and good wines.

On Wednesday in Figaroscope’s « Nouveauties A La Carte » Emmanuel Rubin gave 2 hearts to the Korean chef’d but Japanese Yoko in the 8th as well as Antoine Heerah’s new place in the 18th, coordinates given before.  The trailing three got 1-heart apiece : Les Novices in the 18th, Le Bistrot de Mauna Loa in the 17th and L’Atelier Artisan Crepier in the 9th.

Figaroscope’s Dossier this week by Colette Monsat, Alice Bosio, Hadrien Gonzales and Francois Simon was on cheesecake, rating the following from 1-10 :
She’s Cake
Jacques Genin
Bagel Tom
Pariseven (ex-Secco)
Berko
Columbus Cafe
Jean-Paul Hevin
Smith’s Bakery
Adele’s Family
Schwartz’s Deli

And again, Francois Simon broke from the theme and went to Comme Chez Maman in the 17th where he says to go.

In his Croque-Notes, Saturday, Francois Simon went to Serge Vieira in Chaudes-Aigues.

In L’Express, Francois-Regis Gaudry reviewed Pirouette, coordinates given before ; Marie-Odile Briet listed Latin american places in Paris and Mina Soundiran covered three fast food places : Chipolte, D’jawa & East Side Burger.

Sunday, Francois Lemarie in the JDD femina very positively reviewed Clandestino, coordinates given before and Aurelie Chaigneau recommended places for kids that included MILK, Les 400 Coups, Quai Ouest & Cantine California.  In addition, in femina, Francois Lemarie wrote of cafes of the « new grind » : Coutume Cafe, Ten Belles, Kooka Boora, La Cafeotheque, Van Hoos & Sons, Le Rocketship, Terres de Cafe & Cafe Lomi and Marie Anne Bruschi wrote up several places to take kids : Au Cafezoide, Au Petit Bazar, Au Cafe Grenadine, Au Pousette Cafe, Au Petit Cafe du Monde Entier & Aux 400 Coups.