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The Most Controversial Restaurant in Paris?

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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

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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

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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: How Hotel Lutetia Can Challenge Le Bristol Hotel?

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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 […]

MONEY TALKS: The Best Service in Paris

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OK, Your Survival Guy just got back from a two- and half-week research trip in Paris. The six-hour head start in Paris-time compared to the east coast gave me plenty of time to gather my thoughts over a café crème and croissant. In a word, Paris is busy. But it’s not too crazy yet with […]

Happy Easter: Meet the Man behind the Sweet Parisian Macaron

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Standing on the steps of the Madeleine church in the 8th arrondissement, looking down Rue Royale, you can see the Place de la Concorde. Where Rue Royale meets Rue du Faubourg Saint Honore, across the street from Gucci, you’ll see the mint green awnings of maison Ladurée, home to the macaron (pronounced mah-kuh-ron)—meringue like cookies, the […]

Travel Updates in France by David Lebovitz

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Debbie and I first met American ex-pat and pastry chef David Lebovitz in Paris back in 2010. We were part of an excellent food/chocolate tour David ran in France and Switzerland. What fun! We have followed his writing since and would not miss an issue of his excellent France-centric newsletter. Here is a quick update […]

Le Bristol, King of Paris Palace Hotels

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For over a decade Dick and I have been traveling to Paris to rate the Paris Palace Hotel scene, of which there are about 12 monumental properties. We have stayed at, eaten at, or simply toured all of the hotels many times, and all are marvelous. Our Blue Ribbon winner has always been Le Bristol. […]