Reviews of reviews: the Week of November 16th, 2015

Monday-Tuesday, in A Nous Paris, Philippe Toinard noted that the Bistro Volnay, three dots, same coordinates, has passed hands after 7 years from Magali & Delphine to Philippe Marques ex-Senderens, who is a wine expert but also serves for 34 & 38 E lunch and 65 E dinner, dishes such as pied de cochon & ris de veau and Saint-Nectaire;  and Jerome Berger awarded 3 dots to the previously mentioned L'Amarre in the 11th.

Tuesday in Le Fooding, Tina Meyer reviewed Uptown, 18, rue Francoeur in the 18th, closed Mondays, Brunch Sundays, 01.84.05.62.79,  where an ex-Agape chef serves items such as Black Angus steak, cabbage and exotic desserts for 36-50 E. Paris

Wednesday, in Figaroscope, Emmanuel Rubin reviewed his usual 5 places giving three hearts to the previously reviewed La Table du 11 in Versailles and 2 hearts to the previously mentioned AG Les Halles in the 1st and the Singaporean Warung Makan in the 9th.  One heart each went to the vegetarian Le Veganovore, 55 rue de Paradis in the 9th, 0148.24.90.06, closed Sundays where 10-15 E gets you soup, rice and a lemon cream as well as La Tarte, 5, rue de Damiette in the 2nd, 09.73.53.37.82, open til 6:30 PM but closed Saturdays and Sunday at dinner – cost – 10-15 E for various tarts, pear-goat cheese, Lorraine, and chocolate.

And in his Hache Menu, Rubin wrote up La Coupole for old times sake.

The Dossier this week by Alice Bosio, Colette Monsat and Hugo de Saint Phalle was about the new breakfast places in town and included: Season, Capucine, Hotel Bachaumont, Gros, Caffe Stern, Coffee Club, La Maison Plisson, La Bourse et La Vie

Also Wednesday Heidi Ellison’s Paris Update liked Le Mazenay, 46, rue de Montmorency in the 3rd, 06.42.83.79.52, closed Saturday lunch, Sundays and Mondays, where for about 40 E she enjoyed great service and good food – escargots, oysters, partridge/sweetbreads/liver parmentier and chocolate tart.

Thursday, in L’Express, Charles Patin O'Coohoon wrote up the previously mentioned 41 Pasteur, Francois-Regis Gaudry the Thai Mr K in the 2nd and Mina Soundiram wrote up the previously mentioned Bistrot Montcalm in the 18th.