Category Archives: Review

Food Diary: Dragoncello, Sydney

Posted on 28 February 2015 by andyq

My pal Daniel went here with a friend who has worked as a chef and said it was worth a try though he was a little worried about the service. I concur with both sentiments. We were here on a … Continue reading →

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Restaurant Review: Septime, er, no, the Pause Cafe

Posted on 28 January 2015 by andyq

This review of Septime the Pause Cafe is for lunch on 28 January 2015. So, while this is not a review of Septime, it is a little story about it, as well as living in a foreign land. Last year, my … Continue reading →

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Restaurant Review: Chateaubriand, Paris

Posted on 23 January 2015 by andyq

 For the 2014 World’s Best Restaurants, Chateaubriand is ranked #27. I ate here about four years ago, after reading a story in the New York Times about how French style was turning to upscale bistros rather than the traditional formal … Continue reading →

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Restaurant Review: L’Alsacien, Paris

Posted on 23 January 2015 by andyq

So, I tell my better half that I want to try this Alsatian bar that I pass by to get to my most frequent parking station for my Vélib (that’s free French bike for those not in the know). It’s … Continue reading →

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Restaurant Review: Le Pourquois Pas, Paris

Posted on 18 January 2015 by andyq

Paris’s outer arrondisements can seem a little far away, but they’re really not. To get them can also depend on train or bike route. To get home from Bagnolet in the 20th, my Vélib cycle is an easy 20 minutes, … Continue reading →

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Restaurant Review: China (Paris)

Posted on 15 January 2015 by andyq

Ah, you get what you pay for… Let me say first of all that while my better half refused to come to this restaurant with me, I thought: hmm, those dumplings in the window look good. See, I’m addicted to … Continue reading →

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Choux Smackdown in Paris!

Posted on 23 November 2014 by andyq

Strolling along rue Montorgueil just north of Les Halles, a very ornate shop front caught our attention. Stohrer is apparently the oldest pâtisserie in Paris, dating back to 1730. They served royalty, and there was a photo of Queen Elizabeth … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Michel Houllebecq’s The Elementary Particles

Posted on 10 November 2014 by andyq

The Elementary Particles by Michel Houellebecq My rating: 2 of 5 stars When in France… Well, I’d heard about Houellebecq for years but never picked up anything until ‘The Elementary Particles’, much celebrated and much discussed, though I stayed away … Continue reading →

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Restaurant Review: Le Caviste Bio

Posted on 9 November 2014 by andyq

A meal in an organic wine store: why not? Le Caviste Bio 50, rue de Maubeuge 75009 Paris +33 148783003 We could have guessed, by thinking about the name of the restaurant a little harder, that a restaurant wouldn’t naturally … Continue reading →

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Restaurant Review: Au Cul de Poule, Reims

Posted on 9 November 2014 by andyq

An interesting contemporary take on the French bistro with great service and champagne. A mini-break in the Champagne region. Hotels were booked up in Eparnay so here we are in Reims. A quick survey of Tripadvisor a few days in … Continue reading →

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