Archive for the ‘vino & victuals’ Category

~aventures du louchette flâneurse: 50ème~

Sunday, January 3rd, 2010

We spent the afternoon on rue Montorgueil, the oldest market street in Paris. Elements of a salad Niçoise were purchased, as well as yet more foie gras (Alfonso is anticipating our departure, it seems), and another small Galette des Rois. Delicious cake (puff pastry and frangipane) with a surprise inside (une fève), what could be [...]

~aventures du louchette flâneurse: 47ème~

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

New Years Eve! A Blue Moon! Le Réveillon de la Saint-Sylvestre (New Years Eve feast) at Bistrot Paul Bert! A relatively quiet and very tasty evening of foie gras (Alfonso), truffles (Kim), and a splendid wine from Languedoc-Roussillon (Côtes Catalanes) winery Le Petite Baigneuse, Grand Largue.

Then the fire brigade, who have a station just down [...]

~aventures du louchette flâneurse: 45ème~

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

A pair of thirsty kids break up the workday with lunch at the always lovely Le Baratin. We had wanted to try the co-owner’s new Le Chapeau Melon, but food poisoning caused us to cancel our reservation Saturday, and Sunday the same caused the chef to cancel on us. Tant pis! They will remain closed [...]

~aventures du louchette flâneurse: 41ème~

Friday, December 25th, 2009

A very extravagant Christmas Eve spent on the Rive Gauche at La Coupole, a brasserie that opened in Montparnasse in 1927. The mood was lovely, humming and old-school. A birthday was righteously celebrated with singing and sparklers, our waiter took my camera and photographed the entire restaurant for us, and when someone dropped a large [...]

~aventures du louchette flâneurse: 40ème~

Thursday, December 24th, 2009

For the child in us all, I offer pictures from the Art Deco Le Clown Bar (opened 1902), at once charming and creepy, with a superb wine list, and next door to Napoloeon’s Cirque d’Hiver (Winter Circus). Joyeux Noël!

~aventures du louchette flâneurse: 39ème~

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

Christmas in Paris means Brasserie week for us, starting tonight with Bofinger. Our friend Christian–who read a bit of Faust at our wedding (Germany represent!)–is in town to share the holidays, and for Christmas eve, we will go to La Coupole, and I hope also to visit Julien.
Bofinger, an Alsatian joint, was opened in 1864 [...]

~aventures du louchette flâneurse: 34ème~

Friday, December 18th, 2009

“It’s not simply the terrible coffee that keeps me opposed to Starbucks,” I might say, world-wearily. “It’s the aggressive homogenization of the urban spaces of the world, by now a familiar, lamentable story. Oh Gap, oh Benetton!” And so forth.
Kindly imagine my horror when upon arriving at an address–a home I hoped to find intact [...]

~aventures du louchette flâneurse: 29ème~

Monday, December 14th, 2009

I paced the flat waving my arms in front of me like a crazy Italian, saying, “Oh. My. Goodness.” That’s what butter of French cream speckled with flakes of sea salt that crunch when you greedily snarf it makes me say. To myself. Which after a month alone (save one delightful visit) I will admit [...]

~aventures du louchette flâneurse: 28ème~

Sunday, December 13th, 2009

The website says “Click the right spot and magic raccoons appear.” Marché d’Aligre, one of Paris’ most famous markets, is made up of the well-heeled, covered Marché Beauvau (since 1777) and the more democratic outdoor expanse that includes both produce hawked by shouting Algerians (un euro un euro un euro!) and a true flea market [...]

~aventures du louchette flâneurse: 27ème~

Saturday, December 12th, 2009

Ladies and gents, I give you, Belleville (from Ⓜ Pyrenées all the way down rue du Faubourg du Temple)! I was loitering, waiting for Krung Thep to open for early dinner, (which was well worth the wait, tho the 10€ price tag on a cuplette of Tom Kha Gai is smiling robbery, no matter how [...]

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