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Paris, The Palace Hotels: Part I

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Originally posted on September 8, 2017. Paris, a city of over two million, has 20 arrondissements (neighborhoods) in its inner circle. The Cathedral of Notre Dame, on Isle de la Cite (1st a), is considered the center of Paris, with each arrondissement spiraling like a snail’s shell from there. Use the Notre Dame as your […]

Meet Me at Freddy’s June 2022

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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 […]

Hotel Lutetia Bids Adieu to Summer

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Summer is coming to a close in Paris, and Hotel Lutetia, the only palace hotel on the left bank of the Seine, is bidding the season adieu. The hotel’s recent email explained: Bidding Adieu to Summer in Paris Paris is at its finest during summer, but so too as summer comes to an end – […]

Summertime in Paris

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Traveling to Paris during the summer can be a risky affair because so many of the city’s residents are on their own vacations. But, Paris resident and expert David Lebovitz suggests there are still good reasons to visit in August if you know where to go. He writes: While it’s not quite August yet, things are winding […]

The Best of the Paris Palace Hotels

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Beginning in 2012, the 159-room Paris Ritz underwent a four-year, multimillion-euro renovation, reopening on 6 June 2016. While the hotel has not applied for the ‘Palace’ distinction from the French ministry of economy, industry and employment its Suite Impériale has been listed by the French government as a national monument. The newly renovated and re-opened Hotel Lutetia […]

Le Chateaubriand Still One of the Ten Best Restaurants in Paris

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On her Paris by Mouth substack, Meg Zimbeck recalls one of her earliest reviews, Le Chateaubriand, and notes that it is still among the top ten restaurants in Paris. She writes: I recently heard from Gail Simmons, Top Chef judge and professional eater, asking me if Le Chateaubriand was still any good. I had no […]

Burgundy—A Study in Contradictions

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Originally posted September 7, 2018. There are only two kinds of Burgundy, so the saying goes among wine aficionados: The big names and everyone else. The big names: Rousseau, Roumier, DRC and a few others that you might see “in just a handful of restaurants, such as Restaurant Daniel in New York City, and only […]

Your Survival Guy in Paris: A Sunday Lunch to Love

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OK, where is Your Survival Guy’s favorite lunch in Paris? Glad you asked. Answer: the next one. But, seriously, what makes a great lunch, great? One measure is when you’re back home, you want to replicate some of those flavors and memories that made it special. La Fontaine de Mars is where we eat Sunday […]

Your Survival Guy: GNMA, L’Ami Louis, and You

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Happy Friday. I want you to go to the most controversial restaurant in all of Paris. But first, a bit of business. As you know, Your Survival Guy isn’t big on selling positions. My default position is to hold forever. With that said, it doesn’t mean I operate with my head in the sand, far […]