A long walk through my new-to-me local neighborhood yielded tons of options for wine bars and restaurants- I was sad I wasn’t staying longer to try them all! Maceo looked like an excellent combination of wine bar and restaurant, so it’s where I secured my reservation for one. The restaurant is old school pretty and…
Tag: Paris
Le Jardin- Paris
After a lackluster dinner at Langosteria in the Cheval Blanc, I opted to cleanse my palate and experience by wandering over the garden terrace to complete the resto and bar offerings of the upscale hotel. The sun was setting and I’d secured a prime table for the occasion. There was the minor issue of the…
Langosteria- Paris
Let me tell you a secret. While Langosteria is well-situated on the upper floors of the gorgeous Cheval Blanc Hotel in Paris, the real gem is Le Jardin next door. It’s bold pops of color paired with good service and a short, but somehow thorough menu that boasts the fruits of summer is a nice…
Le Tout Part Deux- Paris
After an absolutely incredible “find” of the not at all hidden Cheval Blanc and it’s rooftop restaurant, Le Tout, back in April, I knew I would be returning for my surprise solo trip in October. Lucky for me, the weather was 75 degrees! The last week of October! So, I opted out of their full…
Shiro- Paris
If you’re looking for a way to properly indulge on a Friday or Saturday night in Paris, consider Shiro. While the resto has a full menu during the week, on the weekend it only offers an omakase menu so all you have to decide is whether you want six or eight courses and how much…
Hotel Le Bellechasse- Paris
She’s baaaack! Me! I’m that she! And as a woman of her word, I’m returning to Paris for a couple top secret weekends this year. Recently was one such weekend and after such an incredible mid-chemo jaunt to Le Bellechasse, well, I knew I just had to return. The room I had this time was…
L’Antre Amis- Paris
If you’re living in Geneva, chances are you might find yourself with friends from Paris who can send you to neighborhood haunts rather than restaurants you’d find written up on blogs and in guidebooks. L’Antre Amis is just that- a neighborhood gem and recommendation from someone who used to be of that neighborhood. Tucked onto…
Hotel Jobo- Paris
I’m sure that Josephine Bonaparte would have been cool with this sassy moniker given to a Marais hotel in her name. It just exudes a hair flip, doesn’t it? I can’t recall how this place ever got on my list of places I was determined to stay, but it had been there for some time….
Evi Evane- Paris
Beautiful, fresh food that doesn’t cost a fortune and isn’t cheese based! Evi Evane, what a lucky find, tucked away on a side street just a few blocks from St. Suplice. This will absolutely join my rotation of Parisian regular restos. Yum. Yum.. Yum… My charming waiter was my only insight into the kitchen as…
Le Tout Paris at Cheval Blanc
After scouring menus across all of Cheval Blanc’s restaurants, I just couldn’t bring myself to pull the trigger on the commitment of a meal…or they were closed…or full…it just didn’t seem to be in the cards for me to visit this fabulous looking new hotel. However, walking to La Samaritaine, I just happened to pass…
Hotel de Crillon- Paris
I’ve always had a love affair with hotels out of my pay grade, perhaps stemming from an article that I read many years ago where the writer stayed one night in all of the major Paris luxury hotels. They challenged each hotel to room service, ranking club sandwiches(!), and tasks for the concierge that weren’t…
Cocorico- Paris
A very sunny afternoon with only an open spot to eat at a tiny cafe table on the sidewalk…people watching in St. Germain, a crisp white, and an order of the casual restaurant’s namesake…it had to be done. A very easy Parisian lunch spot whose address I will keep on file.