The Bon Vivant Blog

So, this is our favourite new food guide (caution: it’s really only for France, and it’s written in French) – it’s not a restaurant or hotel guide – it’s a guide of delicious, special food products produced (mainly) in France. It is really a well-organized, well-written list of ‘the best of the best’ in many, [...]

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This was a great, very interesting, inexpensive meal in a small, quaint, charming fish restaurant with excellent service. And if I had a friend in town who wanted an relatively inexpensive but still semi-formal lunch in the 7th, I would definitely consider taking them here. The food was definitely interesting – a squid ink risotto, [...]

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So La Rotonde is one of the Parisian institutions of Montparnasse – its list of famous figures of the 20th century that have drunk (and probably been very drunk), eaten, and discussed the meaning of life behind its doors would make up most of the early 20th century Who’s Who of the literary and art [...]

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Short summary: Everything a ‘Bib Gourmand’ should be – would definitely go again. Longer summary: An old fish market that has been turned into a ‘gastropub’ (according to le guide rouge), but I think this term does it a disservice. This is pretty much the perfect french bistro. Great atmosphere – plaster/stone and beams, a [...]

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DB Bistro Moderne 2551 West Broadway, Vancouver info@dbbistro.ca Reservations: yes – opentable or phone 604-739-7115 Price: Above average but not crazy Would we go back: Yes The famous chef Daniel Boulud took over the old Feenie’s site. DB is famous for, among other things, the original DB burger – a $28 sirloin burger filled with [...]

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Lameloise Hôtel Restaurant Lameloise Relais and Chateaux 36, place d’Armes 71150 CHAGNY-EN-BOURGOGNE (FRANCE) phone: +33 (0)3 85 87 65 65 fax: +33 (0)3 85 87 03 57 E-mail : lameloise@relaischateaux.com Closed: Wednesday all day, Tuesday noon and Thursday noon, January 1st to 24th, from July 8th to 14th and from December 22nd to 31st Cost: [...]

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Paul Bocuse www.bocuse.fr Open daily all year round lunch : noon to 1.30pm dinner : 8.00pm to 9.30pm L’Auberge du Pont de Collonges – 40 Rue de la Plage – 69660 Collonges au Mont d’Or Tél. : (33) 04 72 42 90 90 Fax : (33) 04 72 27 85 8 Cost: Really really expensive [...]

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So we tried to tackle the list that a newspaper in France, Le Figaro, printed listing the best croissants in Paris. The list reproduced below: LE CLASSEMENT DES MEILLEURS CROISSANTS DE PARIS (List of Best Croissants in Paris) 1 – Pierre Hermé 2 – Triomphe 3 – L. Duchêne 4 – Mulot 5 – Lenôtre [...]

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Fauchon www.fauchon.com 24-26 place de la Madeleine, 8ieme arrondissement, Paris Hours: 8am – 9pm, Mon – Sat, CLOSED SUNDAYS Phone: 01.70.39.38.00 View Larger Map Just go there. It is french institution with two stores in Place de la Madeleine filled with beautiful food products – particularly exquisite (or should I say exquisite-looking since we never [...]

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First of all – although the guide book and apparently many magazines had written no reservations, they actually accept reservations for the dinner service but only the first seating at 6:30pm.  I think they also accept reservations for certain times as lunch at well and it would be worthwhile to call for the exact times.  Given that [...]

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