Reviews of reviews – The week of February 13th, 2017

Monday, in A Nous Paris, Jerome Berger reviewed and gave 3/5 dots to the well-known L’Office in the 9th whose newest chef is one Benjamin Schmitt and Philippe Toinard reviewed and gave 2 dots to the well-known Ambassade de l’Auverne which had a change in ownership.

Tuesday, in Le Fooding, they reviewed La Roche de la Vierge in Toulouse.

Wednesday in Figaroscope, Emmanuel Rubin reviewed 5 new restaurants: giving 3 hearts to the previously reviewed Sourire in the 13th and the Italian Pacchio in the 9th.  Getting 2 hearts was the Japanese curry place Pontochoux and one heart each: the creperie Candelma in the 6th and the Carrousel Francais in the 1st.

His Hache Menu was on the Israeli restaurant Tavline.

Figaroscope’s Dossier by Alice Bosio, Colette Monsat and Hugo de Saint Phalle was on where groups of professionals eat:
Politicians: Chez Francoise, Loiseau Rive Gauche, Auguste, Divellec, Café de L’Esplanade, Chez les Abges, Les Souffles du Recamier, La Mediterranee, La Bastide Odeon
Fasionistas: Hanawa, Kinugawa, Toraya, Suchi Ginza Onodera, La Belle Epoque, Ferdi, Le Café de Flore, La Societe, Clown Bar, Vivant
Editors: Les Souffles du Recamier, Le Montalembert, Le Bistrot de Paris, Casa Bini, Le Dome, Lipp, Les Editeurs, Semilla, Blueberry, Chez Georges, L’Hortensia
Big Captains of Industry: Apicius, Pavillion Ledoyen, Laurent, Marius & Janette, Prunier, Taillevent, La Clarence
Cinema folk: Le Fouquet’s, L’Avenue, Le Petit Lutetia, Les Deux Abeilles, La Mascotte, Honore, Marche des Enfants Rouges, Le Café Charlot.
Medias and TV: L’Avenue, Savy, Diep, Ginger, Hanawa, Les Princes, Le Murat, Le Flandrin, Le San Francisco, Durand Dupont.

Heidi Ellison in Paris Updates went to the Resistants, 16-18 Rue du Chateau d’eau in the 10th 01.42.06.43.74, open for dinner only Tuesday-Sunday for about 30 E apiece.

Thursday, in L’Express Styles, Charles Patin O’Coohoon reviewed the previously mentioned Le Passage in the 5th and Francois-Regis Gaudry went back to L’Ami Louis, named by AA Gill in 2011, the worst restaurant in the world, where he was hardly impressed by the price-quality, noting that the foie gras was 6 E more now.  He also reviewed Le Clos aux Roses in Chedigny.

Sunday, in the jdd, Aurelie Chaigneau covered the previously mentioned Pontochoux in the 3rd (6.5/10), Grazie in the 3rd (6.5) and Boutique Yam Tcha in the 3rd (7)