Review of reviews: the week of January 18th, 2015

Monday-Tuesday in A Nous Paris, there were no restaurant reviews.

Tuesday, Le Fooding had a review by Raphaele Marchal of the Restaurant H, 13 rue Jean-Beausire in the 4th, 01.43.48.80.96 (Metro: Bastille) where the former second of Akrame Benallal serves on a 30 E lunch or 50 and 70 E dinner, items such as chicken breast, lieu jaune and rice dessert.

Wednesday, in Le Figaroscope, Alice Bosio, Colette Monsat and Hugo de Saint Phalle wrote about neo-classical dishes served in bistrots that included: a blanquette at the Petit Retro, a gigot at L’Amarante, veal cheeks at Les Affranchis, pot-au-feu at La Bourse et la Vie, lamb souris at Bon Vivant, joue de boeuf at Grand Coeur, civet de sanglier at Vitis and pork joues at Pottoka.

And Emmanuel Rubin’s Hache Menu covered the reopening with a new team (Bistrot de Paris, Chez Rene, Chez Georges, Chez Fred) of Savy.

In his reviews of 5 new places this week he gave 3 hearts to La Gentiane, 4, rue Stanislas in the 6th (Metro: ND des Champs), 01.45.48.11.39, closed weekends where for 40-50 E one can dine on items such as pork belly carpaccio, pot-au-feu and a waffle with Chantilly sauce; he then awarded 2 stars to three places – Boeuf Maillot, 99, ave des Ternes in the 17th, 01.45.74.10.57, open 7/7 (Metro: Porte Maillot) where for 28 and 35 E obeef salad, beef quarters and chocolate mousse; the “Yankee” Marlon in the 7th; Uptown, 18, rue Francoeur in the 18th, 01.84.05.62.79 (Metro: Lamarck-Caulincourt) closed Mondays but brunch on Sundays, which runs one 30-35 E for items such as braised cabbage, confited boar and apples with basil.  He gave a single heart to the well-known Pharamond, no under new management.

Also Wednesday, Heidi Ellison in Paris Update reviewed Botanique, coordinates already reported, which was only open for a gasto dinner upstairs in the evening but now is also open for tapas at lunch downstairs.

And Sunday, Aurelie Chaigneau reviewed the pizzas at Scalpello in the 6th (6.5); Homies, 26, rue Beautreillis in the 4th (7), 09.80.41.05.40, open 7/7 serving for 25-40 E items such as brochettes of chicken, gyozas and a chocolate-caramel dessert; she then returned to Juveniles which she deemed worthy of 7.5/10.