Parisian ‘Coup de Coeur’: Da Pietro, delicious Italian place

‘UN petit restaurant qui ne paie pas de mine mais où on y mange bien.’ That is usually the way the French describe a restaurant which doesn’t look great but where the food is delicious. Da Pietro, on Rue Mabillon, next to Odeon, fits perfectly in that category. Like a true, authentic Italian restaurant, the [...]

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Parisian ‘Coup de coeur’: Chez Michel, traditional Brittany food

AUTHENTIC, rustic and tasty. These are the three words that define Chez Michel, a restaurant located two steps away from Gare du Nord and considered as one of the best bistrots in Paris. Not a sight of a traditional Parisian Croque-monsieur or a boeuf bourguignon, though: Chez Michel serves authentic Brittany dishes which Thierry Breton, [...]

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My parisian ‘Coup de coeur’: Angelina and Jean Paul Hévin

AS some of you may know, I am truly, lovingly addicted hot chocolate. There was a time when I didn’t consider a meal complete with out a yogurt, but that lofty position of crowning a meal now undeniably goes to a good hot cup of cocoa. Luckily enough, Paris has a lot to offer in [...]

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Introducing my Parisian “Coup de Coeur”

HELLO again … or should I say ‘bonjour’. Following my last post, my dearest half and I have now settled down in Paris, ready to discover the wonders of French cuisine and food products. As some of you asked me if I would (could?) keep on blogging in English I first thought that it could [...]

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