Archive for June 2016

In my never-to-be-realized quest to identify and sample the 100 best dining spots in Paris, I spend hours reading the reviews from a variety of opinion pages, web sites, books and magazines, Trip Adviser, Zagat, Travel & Leisure, the list goes on . . . and on.  Notes and cross references are stored helter skelter…

One of my many pleasures, when in Paris, is to temporarily forget my sparkling-wine budget and take a sip from the champagne lifestyle of the city’s marvelous palaces of lodging and temples of haute cuisine. A Martini at the Georges V, a chef’s menu lunch at La Tour D’Argent, a cocktail at the Ritz’s Hemingway…