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French food news: Paris’s best new restaurants (to date)
By Ann | June 27, 2009
Bonjour, mes amis, and welcome to another edition of French food news. What’s going on in the French food media this week? Le Figaroscope has a super-helpful roundup of twenty new Parisian restaurants — the best places to visit this summer. Heading up the list is a restaurant I really want to try, Yam Tcha (4 rue Sauval, 1er, tel: 01 40 26 08 07). Le Fig says: “A minimalist, dim interior, sixteen sets, and a kitchen manipulated confidently by a young female chef, formerly of the 3-star l’Astrance. The result? Menus that delight daily, without artifice; a combination of modernity, intuition and Asia, beautiful produce, and culinary science. Strong gastronomy, as is seldom seen; surely, the revelation of the season.” WOW!
Lots of other intriguing places mentioned on Le Fig’s list, (including a California-style sushi place, Rice & Fish (22 rue Grenata, 2ème, tel: 01 73 70 46 09), which, come to think of it, is probably only of interest to people who live in Paris — because if you’re visiting the City of Light, who wants to eat tempura-stuffed maki?). Click here for the article, including lots more recommended restaurants and addresses.
Almost more interesting than the article itself is its sidebar, a preview of places to open in the Fall. Highlights:
–Eric Fréchon, Paris’s newest 3-star chef at the Bristol, will open a second restaurant in the same hotel. He’ll also oversee Mini-Palais, a chic cafeteria in the Grand Palais.
–Star pâtissier Philippe Conticini will open a new boutique on rue du Bac, where he’ll focus on classic desserts (no foie gras macarons for him).
–An American chef in Paris, Daniel Rose, will finally open his new restaurant in the 1st. Spanning three floors, it’s a much larger, more ambitious venue than his original eatery, Spring.
–Have you ever wanted to dine while floating in the sky? From September 11-15, Cuisine Créative will launch (quite literally) their newest venture in the Jardin des Tuileries: a table in a gondola, 50 meters above the ground, with food provided by Paris’s greatest chefs. If you think that sounds crazy, check out the photos — not to mention the prices (um, €1400 per person?!). Click here for Le Fig’s full article on the Fall preview.
In other, Anglophone, news, Publishers Weekly has a short but interesting Q&A with Diane Abrams of Gourmet, on the highs and lows of the magazine’s cookbook club.
In the NY Times, columnist Alex Witchel wonders why Italians don’t drink spirits with food. The answer? The two just don’t taste very good together. Hm, I think the whole of Europe could have told her that. The accompanying recipe for meaty, cheesy, melty risotto balls sounds delicious but way too labor intensive (especially since I don’t deep fry).
For a glimpse of gritty, real-time China, the blog Breathing in Beijing, offers witty observations on internet firewalls, calender regulated heat and air-conditioning, traffic, pathetic Chinese TV (they are showing highlights from the 2008 Olympics in constant rerun), and more.
Hungry for pizza? I ate at one of my favorite Paris pizzerias, Maria Luisa, last night and updated the post with new and improved (eg: not blurry) photos. Check it out here.
Finally, how can I share a lovely Paris day with you? I spent a happy hour yesterday photographing the gorgeous flowers at the Jardin du Luxembourg. What color! Variety! Texture! Enjoy the pretty pictures!
Happy Friday weekend and happy eating!
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June 27th, 2009 at 7:53 am
No aphids on those blossoms, n’est ce pas? What an amazing explosion of color! (In the Maria et Louisa photos as well!)