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Gail’s Restaurant Discovery – L’Alivi
We had friends visiting from the USA and were thinking of somewhere to go for lunch in the Marais. I am not often in that area so I didn’t have a lot of ideas. We […]
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Gail’s Resto Discovery – Chez Minnà
Our latest discovery is a lovely Corsican restaurant on the very hip rue d’Hauteville, Chez Minnà, (which is Corsican for grandmother). A modern vintage style makes it feel like entering someone’s home rather than a […]
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Gail’s Resto Discovery – Au Petit Panisse
For those that read our restaurant discoveries on a regular basis, you will notice we sometimes have a hard time leaving our immediate neighbourhood. We did, however, decide to do that on a recent warm […]
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Gail’s Resto Discovery – Chaumette
With so many changes on the restaurant scene in Paris, it is often difficult to find a place serving traditional dishes. This summer we tested Chaumette, which has been owned and managed by Vincent Spirito […]
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GAIL’S RESTO DISCOVERIES – SUNSET
It’s never too late to write about a ‘not so new’ place and this time, our pick is one we love in our local neighbourhood. Sunset, a ‘bar à manger’, opened November 2015 after huge […]
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GAIL’S RESTO DISCOVERIES LE YACHT CLUB
Following the successful opening of ‘Les Niçois’ restaurant, bar, pétanque in the 11th, Luc Sananes and Olivier Chini have expanded to the 9th arrondissement in September 2017 with ‘Le Yacht Club Paris’. They call it […]
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Gail’s Resto Discovery – Les Foodies
The story of Les Foodies starts at the prestigious cooking school, Le Cordon Bleu, where Alex Kogan, the owner, and Davide Galloni, the chef, met. Together, they opened their restaurant in March 2017 with a […]
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Gail’s Resto Discovery – Fichon
Question: What happens when former caviste and wine enthusiast Matthieu Dewilde, teams up with chef Katsuhiko Sato (who formerly worked with Yannick Alléno and Alain Dutournier)? Answer: Matthieu creates a ‘Boissonnier’, a Cave à Poissons! […]