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Hungry pandas

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

I can’t get enough of this news story. Apparently, a hungry wild panda broke into the pig pen of some neighboring Sichuan farmers and started gorging on their leftover pork ribs! This story is amazing to me because: A) Pandas are herbivores; their diet is mostly composed of bamboo. B) There are very, very few […]

RIP, Gourmet magazine

Monday, October 5th, 2009

I just heard the news. According to this New York Times report, after 68 years, Gourmet magazine will cease publication in November. I can scarcely type for shock. No more impractical-but-sumptuous menus. No more messily gorgeous food photography — the most beautiful in the business. No more eye-opening travel pieces.
Writing for Gourmet was always my dream, […]

French food news: Vacation edition

Friday, July 17th, 2009

Bonjour mes amis! Goodness, another Friday, another week over, another edition of French food news. So, what’s going on in the French food media this week? Not a whole lot. Most of Paris is on vacation, including Le Figaroscope. Those who are not on holiday, are soaking up beach vibes at the Martin Parr exhibit at […]

French food news: Secret Paris pâtisserie club

Friday, July 10th, 2009

Bonjour, mes amis! Welcome to another edition of French food news. Alors, what’s going on in the French food media this week? Well, in that grand French tradition, Le Figaro has been on strike — which I only discovered when my newspaper didn’t arrive for three days in a row — resulting in… no Le […]

French food news: Paris’s best new restaurants (to date)

Saturday, June 27th, 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 […]

French food news: Snobby Paris, best mojitos, and some good news for restaurant diners

Friday, June 19th, 2009

Bonjour, mes amis! Welcome to another edition of French food news. Alors, what’s going on in the French food media this week? Le Figaroscope devotes their weekly round-up to Paris’s best mojitos. Interesting for some, perhaps, though I am not a fan of the sweet drink, plus anything having to do with mint makes me […]

French food news: Romantic, cool, large, or kid-friendly tables in Paris (not necessarily together)

Saturday, June 13th, 2009

Bonjour, mes amis, and welcome to another edition of French food news. Minnie the cat (photo above) is wondering, and I’m sure you are too… What’s going on in this week’s French food media? (Besides, that is, more swooning over Obama’s visit to Paris.) Alors, this week Le Figaroscope finally breaks free of its al fresco dining […]

Where the Obamas ate in Paris

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

Maybe you’ve heard — Paris had five very special visitors over the weekend: President Obama, the First Lady, First Daughters Malia and Sasha and First Grandma Marian Robinson. And yes, we know the family climbed the belfry at Notre Dame, visited the Eiffel Tower at sunset, and toured the galleries of the Centre Pompidou. But let’s […]

French food news: Paris’s al fresco MANIA, 1930s-era chow, and cute-cuter-cutest!

Friday, June 5th, 2009

Bonjour, mes amis, and welcome to another edition of French food news! Let’s see, what’s going on in the French food media this week (and also last week)? It’s officially al fresco MANIA for Le Figaroscope, which has now covered Paris’s outdoor dining spots three weeks in a row.
Two weeks ago, there were gardens to dine in, and […]

French food news: Al fresco dining in Paris, Sriracha mania, my window box garden

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

I think everyone in Paris has summer fever. Le Figaroscope certainly does — they’ve devoted this week’s food news to al fresco dining — this coming hot on the heels of last week’s article enumerating the best spots for a pre-dinner cocktail (many of which featured outdoor terraces).
So, where do these garden restaurants hide? The Bois de […]

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