Updated July 7th, 2022 We unfortunately didn’t bump into New Zealander Drew Harre or American Juan Sanchez at this summer’s “layover“ at Freddy’s (Left Bank, Rue de Seine, Paris). I first met the business partners for what is now the better part of a decade ago. Neither is French, but they make Freddy’s, along with […]
L’Ami Louis, Perhaps Paris’ Most Controversial Restaurant
L’Ami Louis is always one of our first, must hit, bistro stops when in Paris. And Louis holds court with an iron hand. You had better to be ready with your full table order when Louis hits (I’m ready) your table. I would go for the plates of roast chicken, grass fed steak, escargots, white […]
Your Survival Guy in Paris: Peking Duck
July 2022. Paris, France: It’s a great time for a check-in with one of my all-time favorite posts on Paris, this one originated by Your Survival Guy. Some surviving!—Dick Young UPDATE: Travel is obviously a harrowing option at this stage in the COVID-19 scare, with France especially hard hit by lockdowns and mandates. Once this […]
Your Survival Guy in Paris: Awakened from His Slumber, “Dad, I’m Going to London”
You know, it’s the little things in life that matter. At Le Bristol Hotel, it’s the ornate China used for your morning cappuccino. Or it’s the place setting that’s perfectly adjusted to make room for a late arrival to your party, whose alarm apparently never went off, making it “no inconvenience at all monsieur/madame.” A […]
The Most Controversial Restaurant in Paris?
One either loves or hates CHEZ L’AMI LOUIS Many visitors find the prices high and the staff a little off-putting. Debbie and I continue, after numerous visits through numerous years, to be enthusiastic supporters. The best roast chicken, green salad, escargot, and foie gras merit the price received. And the wine carte, a little cumbersome […]
La Fontaine De Mars: Best Sunday Paris Lunch
Since Debbie and my earliest days in Paris, we have been Sunday lunch regulars at La Fontaine De Mars, located in the 7th Arrondissement of Paris. Most of the Sunday regulars tend to be older locals who dress for Sunday lunch and simply walk over from a nearby apartment to meet up with varying family […]
Dick & Debbie Young’s Most Visited Paris Restaurant
Debbie and I began our Paris Palace hotel and restaurant anecdotal evidence-gathering hunt back in fall of 2010. We have since visited every Palace multiple times and dined at literally dozens of restaurants/bistros/cafes. Our travels] have been concentrated in the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, and 16th Arrondissements. Over the coming year, you’ll be able to […]
PARIS Survival Guy INTELLIGENCE: The Job Market’s Case of Long Covid
I just want to get this bit of intelligence out to you from my recent three-week research trip to Paris. As I wrote to you yesterday, Paris is open for business, but it feels more like a soft open, with staffing shortages being the main reason. In my conversations with locals, they tell me that […]
Paris Greetings
Originally posted October 22, 2018.
Paris: How Hotel Lutetia Can Challenge Le Bristol Hotel?
We just returned from three weeks in Paris, during which time we made our annual Palace Hotel anecdotal evidence gathering tour. Approximately a dozen magnificent structures feature a Palace plaque on each Palace building. Until recently, all the Paris Palace hotels were located on the Right Bank. Now the newly renovated Hotel Lutetia, located in […]
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