Category Archives: France

April 10, 2011
1:37 AM
by: Uhockey

Chez L’Ami Jean, Paris France

After a luxurious lunch at Le Cinq and many hours of walking, art, shopping, and more walking in between our dinner plans on the second night in Paris would be somewhat similar to those on day one – a member … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Basket, Bread Pudding, Chez L'Ami Jean, Dessert, Food, France, Paris, Pork, Vacation

April 9, 2011
4:38 PM
by: Uhockey

Le Cinq, Paris France

“You’ve never seen a room like it” said one friend. “The service is the best I’ve ever experienced” said another. “Éric Briffard should have three stars – he should have had it a year” said yet another. With these statements … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Basket, Dessert, Foie, Food, France, Ice Cream, Le Cinq, Lobster, Macaroon, Madeline, Paris, Pork, Tasting Menu, Vacation

April 9, 2011
12:19 AM
by: Uhockey

Le Chateaubriand, Paris France

My mother always told me to avoid judging a book by its cover but I’m not going to lie, when we first walked up to Le Chateaubriand my first thought was “is this the right place?” Ranked by S. Pellegrino … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Basket, Dessert, Food, France, Ice Cream, Le Chateaubriand, Paris, Pork, Tasting Menu, Vacation

April 8, 2011
4:30 PM
by: Uhockey

La Bigarrade, Paris France

…as is the case with almost any flight I take we arrived late to Paris – 55 minutes late to be exact and with the hassles of customs and transportation our expected 9:00am arrival had us running dangerously late for … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Basket, Crab, Dessert, Food, France, Ice Cream, La Bigarrade, Macaroon, Paris, Tasting Menu, Vacation