Restaurant Review: L’Oga (Paris)
Sunday, February 14th, 2010
Valentine’s weekend, Paris’ most-popular restaurants are packed full of couples, literally cheek to cheek. Reservations are a must and, for the special occasion, most places propose a set menu with entrée, plat and déssert. As our tradition goes, we hopped on the metro and stepped through the doors of one of the city’s well-liked, yet [...]
Eating Local on the River Loire
Saturday, September 5th, 2009
We didn’t really know if we were supposed to eat the heads or not!
Looking back at our most-recent two days in the Loire Valley, I’m still proud of myself for trying the tiny fish you see in the photo. Friture de petits poissons was listed as an appetizer on La Croisette’s menu. We were [...]
A Whole Fish
Monday, August 31st, 2009
Un bar entier is exactly what we asked for on one of our most recent trips to the fish monger.
Until then, I had steered clear of anything waiting on ice with eyes and a tail. Being surrounded by the waves and the sea and all during vacation, it just made sense to dive in and [...]