Tartes Kluger has been on my restaurant list for quite some time. I first read about it in Le Fooding, a French publication about restaurants and food. The food’s concept: simple and organic, and the restaurant’s atmosphere: casual with communal tables and take away, struck me more as New York Sunday brunch than Paris, that I was intrigued. This place indeed oozes more American with its minimal wooden decor and cluster of food magazines, but the Parisian staff and ingredients along with a view of the tiny rue du Forez keeps this place grounded in France.
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January 28 2011 | bakeries & restaurants and paris and thoughts | 15 Comments »
A few weeks ago I had lunch at the historic Hôtel du Nord, made famous by Marcel Carné’s 1938 movie of the same name. While the movie’s plot line centers around the grim emotions of prewar France, the restaurant is everything but cheerless. Filled with mismatched wooden tables and a chic crowd, this is the exact place to go for a very Parisian experience.
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January 19 2011 | bakeries & restaurants and paris and thoughts | 5 Comments »
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As soon as Intermediate was over, my mom came to visit me for a few days. It was the perfect occasion to have my first taste of Joël Robuchon. Who better to share the moment with than another foodie and love of mine? The food was excellent, the atmosphere was sleek but casual, and by the end of the night we were both stuffed and smitten. The genius of Chef Robuchon lies in his ability to express the decadent flavors of French food by means of simplicity. He highlights only the best aspects of haute cuisine and comfort food. The modern, sushi bar inspired interior allows for a new and different experience, but the quintessential French flavors evoke a sense of tradition and comfort.
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December 12 2010 | bakeries & restaurants and thoughts | 5 Comments »
Although I’ll be in Paris for about a year, I decided to pack light, or rather, as light as possible. This is extremely difficult for someone who is a sentimental pack rat who likes to keep everything from useless trinkets won at state fairs to report cards from the sixth grade. I did my best to cut back and consolidate, but ended up having to ship an extra bag and carry on a mini suitcase that was 15 pounds overweight. It sounds like a lot of stuff, but once I got here I realized that I really did cut back on a lot (including an unconscious decision to leave out pajamas).
I wanted to bring a lot of books on Paris but narrowed it down to three: Clotilde’s Edible Adventures in Paris by Chocolate & Zucchini blogger Clotilde Dusoulier, Hungry for Paris by Alexander Lobrano, and Zagat: Paris Restaurants. Yea, they’re all about food. I’ve been ferociously highlighting and jotting down addresses of places that sound good. My list is probably already long enough to take a year to get through!
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May 30 2010 | bakeries & restaurants and france and paris and thoughts | 5 Comments »
I haven’t cooked in my “new” kitchen yet. There have been plenty of other foodie distractions and interests that have kept me away from the apartment. I’m actually hoping that I can keep on eating out so that I don’t have to face the kitchen. It was so utterly disappointing to walk into my new life as a to-be pastry chef only to find that the “kitchen” was actually the laundry room with two hot plates and a microwave almost as old as I am. I just had to laugh because it felt like one of those moments when a kid gives you a hunk of mud and calls it food. I’m being negative. At least it’s kind of adorable when a kid does that. I’m just trying to ease my way into that part of the house. It’s only been a week since I arrived, so I’m giving myself another seven days to get over the hot plates and try frying an egg.
In the meantime, I have many restaurants and cafes I can write about to show how I’ve been avoiding you-know-what.
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May 26 2010 | bakeries & restaurants and france and paris and thoughts | 8 Comments »
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