For a great music & food-filled Thursday night, come down to Le Fooding’s Foodstock event on the rooftop terrace of la Cité de la Mode on the river, May 30th at 7 pm.

For 25€, you’ll get a great line up of music plus food & drink from Entree des Artistes, Roseval’s Simone Tondo & Michael Greenwold (smoked potato & langoustine soup), CheZaline’s Delphine Zampetti (farm cheese salad & Mostarda sandwich) and I’ll be grilling cochon alongside Christophe Dru from Boucherie les Provinces.

See you there!

Check the website for tickets and a list of musical talent. Tickets sold out in 15 minutes, but the site says they’ll have more for sale on the 27th.

Le Nuba 
36 Quai D’Austerlitz, 13th arr, left bank
Metro: Gare Austerlitz, Lines 5 & 10

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Laura Vidal & Harry Cummins are getting ready to host their 4th Paris Pop Up Series – a sold out brunch at James Henry’s BONES Bar & Restaurant on May 19th.

As a surprise last minute twist – they’ll be doing a pop up bar menu at the same time for folks who do not have a reservation but want to take part in the fun. You’ll be able to walk in from noon to 6pm and order food from a special bar menu (featured above) as well as wine, beer, cocktails, juices, coffee and cider by the glass.

Laura & Harry have invited some of Paris’ friendliest faces to be there: Jenny Capano & Tara Gilson at Bob’s Cold Press are bringing their awesome juices, special cocktails created & prepared by Michael Mas (Candeleria, ECC, Park Hyatt) & Romain Llobet (Frenchie, Silencio), Scottish beer guru and Craig Allan will be on site pouring his Agent Provocateur IPA and coffee will come from London’s Square Mile prepared Aussie Chris Nielson (Ten Belles).

Bones Bar & Restaurant

43, rue Godefroy Cavaignac, 11th arr, right bank

Metro : Ledru Rollin, Voltaire & Charonne, right bank

Payments accepted at the bar section are cash or CB/credit card (visa or master card).

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Food and drink enthusiast! … and Owner, Candelaria, Glass, Le Mary Celeste in Paris

My current favorite is Berlin

Inspiration, relaxation, excitement and enjoyment

China

The staff meals when I worked at L’Astrance, because they were delicious healthy, fun and right before service!!

Chinese food in the kitchen between service with the chefs, because I grew up in the Chinese restaurant of my family

For food… Our chef Haan Palcu-Chang at Le Mary Celeste. His unique style of asian food is delicious and his soft spoken command of the kitchen is impressive. He is an up and coming star.

Sometimes yes, sometimes no.

Everything we ate and drank at the Restaurant-Bar Delicatessen in Moscow. Not to be missed!!

An item called  ”T’en pis  si j’en crève” – “I don’t care if I die.”  It was a kilo of steak and unlimited sides.

Can’t say publicly right now, because it’s in the works!!

Travel adventures with Josh and Carina, my partners!!

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Laura: Montreal

Harry: London

Laura: General Manager & Sommelier at Frenchie & Co-Founder of The Paris Pop-Up

Harry: Head Chef Frenchie & Co-Founder of The Paris Pop-Up

Laura: Copenhagen, New York City, Girona

Harry: London, Paris, Copenhagen

Laura: Food & Wine

Harry: Love

Laura: La Grenouillère (in Montreuil-sur-Mer)

Harry: Faviken, Sweden

Laura: Aponiente, Cádiz – Spain

Harry: Michel Bras, Laguiole, France

Laura: Big salad bowls my mother makes after every meal and their secret delicious vinaigrette. I don’t have the recipe because she keeps changing it and I think it’s a way to get me to go back to Montreal 

Harry: A rabbit stew made by grandfather and being told it was chicken

Laura: Wine Hero? Kermit Lynch

Harry: Food Hero? Jamie Oliver

Laura: Sometimes I do, sometimes I don’t. I didn’t at Noma and it was SO great

Harry: I prefer to just chill and enjoy the meal

Laura: Those quail eggs at Noma, they just melt in your mouth!!!!!

Harry:  The beef shortrib at Noma, it was so good I asked for another and got it

Laura: Dehydrated ant powder – salty/acidic touch

Harry: Fried Moss

Laura: Staying in bed until the last minute every morning

Harry: Eating pots of riz au lait from Monoprix

Laura: It would be with Harry (awwwww)

Harry: It would be with Laura

Laura:  Hazelnuts from Terroirs d’Avenir

Harry: Bird food (re: Laura’s Hazelnuts from Terroirs d’Avenir)

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Paris, France

Restaurateur, Bistro Paul Bert and Le 6 Paul Bert

Singapore & Tokyo

The chance to meet new people

El Celler de Can Roca in Girona, Catalonia, Spain (Recently named the Best Restaurant in the World)

(Laughing) Can I tell you about THREE food orgasms I cannot forget?

First, there was Olivier Roellinger’s before it closed. I swear to you, it was the best turbot fish I have ever, had, in, my, life. Sublime!

The second and third were at Pierre Gagnaire… We were completely full at the end of our meal when Pierre walks in an offers us this saffron cake – which of course I was not interested in after so much food. But, I tried it because it is Pierre offering! I tell you Wendy,  it brought emotions out of me that I can’t even describe.

The third was his langoustine served three-ways at once: raw, grilled and a reduction bisque.

When I would travel with my parents, we always would stop at this little restaurant by the seaside that had been there 50 years or more, you know the kind of place…with the red & white check tablecloths. Every time we opened the door, the smell of cooking hit us in the face… and it just felt like a restaurant – where people would come to be warmed and welcomed.

Michel Picquart – the founder of Astier and Le Villaret – the old devil was a real character, a mentor and a friend that I will never forget.

Sometimes, it depends!

For food…Harry Cummins’ perfectly cooked lotte (monkfish) in an Asian Black garlic, black sesame & shallots sauce at his first pop-up.

For wine, I’ve been in love with Gramenon for 15 years, but now I’m having a wine affair with Eric Pfifferling. In fact, if I could choose a wine I could take with me to the afterlife to share with God, any bottle by Eric would be perfect. Perhaps then God would tell me that paradise really is down here on earth and send me back. 

One Easter Sunday ten years ago, we were at a restaurant having oysters, lamb, and everything you would imagine would be wonderful for that holiday. Then for dessert, they presented Chateaudun sparkling water granité! 

A French bistro in Singapore

Dessert – and a taxi home after a big/long meal!

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Paris, France

Making sure everything works at Semilla/Fish/Cosi Restaurants on the rue de Seine, in the St Germain des Pres

Italy for its simplicity it’s a good lesson on how you can make great food with a little budget. Thailand for all the perfume and spices. Japan is probably my next food trip because I’m a massive fan of all the noodles dishes on top of the more conventionnal Sushi/Sahsimi dishes

Discovering a new culture, trying new food, bars and restaurant designs. I also love traveling for the exact opposite,  just to relax somewhere quiet (and sunny!)

Japaaaaaaaaan

I find Sven’s Saturne here in Paris amazing. Regarding a dream not achieved yet, perhaps it is not super original but I’d love to try Noma

Soufflé au fromage that my Mum use to make, always loved it. Have never find one as good as this one yet. As a kid, the idea of hurrying before the soufflé went flat was part of the ceremony!

This is gonna be super subjective! I will put lord Matthew Ong (Former Fish Chef, now Chef-owner of Albion) as I love his food obviously but I love the way he handles a cuisine. Albion is always a pleasant atmosphere with some stupid jokes between all of us while remaining professional obviously. He is just a great person, he’s real.

I definitely prefer to just chill

The poulet grillé sandwich at Verjus with a cold beer “damoiselle” last week, not pretentious and really tasty!!

Non-alcoholic drinks … pointless!!!

I’d be concerned about the mental health of my bank manager!

A glass of wine in the afternoon at L’Avant Comptoir, it’s nearly on my way to the post office.

Hopefully a couple of beers, since I’m writing you on holiday from Mexico it would be great if they were there when I get back!

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Lookout rue du Nil (aka: rue Marchand) – Frenchie Restaurant & Wine Bar will have a new sister on the street called Frenchie’s to Go – set to open in June.

Gorgeous plans are currently in motion for Greg & his wife Marie to take over the current Le Panier space and transform it into a Frenchie-style production kitchen that sources, cures and cooks the highest quality products (most especially charcuterie) for take-away Monday – Friday from 8:30 am – 4 pm.

For breakfast, think great coffee, EBT (egg-bacon-tomato) sandwiches and bacon sprinkle doughnuts, and throughout the day, step up to the counter to order fish and chips, house cured Pastrami Reuben and pulled pork sandwiches, hot dogs with toasted buns and all kinds of other Greg-inspired treats, served up with artisanal beers.

Gregory Marchand is a very good chef, but his ability to see the potential in and nurture the people around him while envisioning a fun future for his brand, makes him an exceptional restaurateur.

Frenchie street food? It’s about time.

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Without trying to start out totally cliché, Paris is one of my absolute favorite food destinations. Maybe it’s because I’ve tried so many wonderful restaurants here and my life practically revolves telling people where to go in Paris to do the same. I adored the tapas in Sevilla, the freshest whole fishes on the beach in Saint Tropez, and the local products like farine de chataigne and brocciu in Corsica. I also love traveling back to the US now to compare the cooking styles between American chefs and Parisian chefs. Austin will always be a special food destination for me since it’s where I first fell in love with food.

The sun and the wine and the food! When I traveled to Sevilla once, we decided to rent a car just to go see the sea in Malaga for the afternoon. That evening, the sunset was so incredible that we hopped in the car and tried to chase it. Before we knew it, we were in Marbella at one of the oldest tapas restaurants in town with a fabulous Ribera del Duero. Thank God for rental cars- Just recently when we were in Mouriès in Provence (at my all time favourite place – Le Secrèt des Sources) we decided to take the car to Saint Tropez just for lunch. I’d literally drive any distance to get to the Plage des Salins and have a “loup pour deux” (sea bass for two) with a bottle of rosé on a sunny day.

I’m dying to explore Sweden. I’ve made quite a few Swedish friends in Paris and not only do I find them all to be gorgeous and kind, but also I love the culture in Stockholm. I also haven’t explored my German roots enough. I spent a couple of short days in Berlin, but I would love to go back. I’m finally going to Biarritz in May and can’t wait to see the Atlantic Ocean side of France and eat tapas!

The first place that comes to mind was the tasting menu I had at Uchiko in Austin. Eveyrone needs to experience that at least once. Otherwise, the most impressive meal I have ever had was at The Ferme Auberge Campo di Monte in Corsica. Getting there was quite an adventure too. It’s an old farmhouse perched on the top of a hill between Saint-Florent and Bastia, and at night, the views of the water and the sunset are absolutely breathtaking. There is one chef, and her brother is the waiter, and she makes one menu per night. For a set price we had endless wine and 5 courses- like zucchini beignets, country style stew, candied Clementines with eau de vie for dessert, and a cheese basket that was big enough to feed the entire island. I was full for a week! I’ll also never forget my first Michelin starred meal at Joel Robuchon’s L’Atelier about six months after I moved to Paris. It’s all been down hill from there!!

My mom making me my own little ramekin of Mac & Cheese when the adults ate from the big dish, baking cookies at Christmastime from my grandmother’s sugar cookie recipe, home roasting Mexican chilis to make my dad’s famous chili, and sitting down to the table every night of the week with my parents for dinner- I think that’s really important, and it’s something I will try to instill upon my family one day too.

My Wine Hero has got to be Laura Vidal from Frenchie- she’s kicking butt in the typically male-dominated world of sommeliers, she always offers the best suggestions for wine pairings, and her wine menu at Frenchie is refreshingly diverse.

Guilty. I’m a serial food-stagrammer. Can’t help but share pictures of all of the incredible food I eat! I’d like to think people care…lol!

La cocotte de risotto de coquillettes à la truffe et aux cèpes at La Rallonge – it’s the same dish they serve at La Table d’Eugène, one of my favorite neighborhood spots. Creamy, truffley goodness. Best thing I had to drink was my super green smoothie by Bob’s Cold Press during their pop up juice bar at Le Mary Celeste.



(Thanks to Instagram) At a restaurant in Monterrey Mexico I just saw “Crispy Maguey worms with guacamole and Piquin Chili” for $185, followed by “Ant Eggs with Butter and Mezcal” for $265…I don’t even think I could pay $1 for ant eggs and worms, but hey, never say never right?

A Tex Mex restaurant with queso and tortilla chips, sizzling plates of fajitas, Mexican Martinis (à la Trudy’s in Austin) and all of the wonderful Tex Mex specialties I miss from Texas. Candelaria has got the real Mexico-style tacos down right, but every other “Mexican” place I’ve tried in Paris just disappoints…No shock there, I suppose.

If you know anything about me, I’m a cheese hound. My guilty pleasure is splurging at Le Bon Marché Grand Epicerie on real (orange) cheddar and treating my girlfriends to an evening of homemade Mac & Cheese.

If you had asked last week I would have said a huge score of vegetables and fruits from the market near Jules Joffrin, but those went fast. Now? Minimal taco makings (tortillas, chicken, and homemade salsa), a bottle of limoncello (a gift from an Italian traiteur near Abbesses), cheeses from Quatrehomme, frozen spinach, and some olives! That’s about it…We’ve been eating out a lot lately! Oh, and a half-drank bottle of Puligny Montrachet from JM Boillot. 

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Les Provinces is a really special place, where locals are happy to pack in like sardines to sip on natural wines and visit with their neighbors. Dru’s pretty wife Stephanie is a butterfly in the dining room, chatting with customers and taking the orders for tartare, carpaccio and grilled & oven-roasted pork, lamb, veal & beef.

But it is the enormous côte de boeuf (recipe below) that is the real winner, served with crispy roasted potatoes and fresh Bearnaise.

Although he’s been featured in a lot of press (including GQ Magazine), Christophe stays grounded as one of the nicest guys you’ll ever hope to meet.

Drinks and food served Tuesday – Sunday from 12 noon to 3 p.m. No reservations. (20 rue d’Aligre, 12th arr, right bank. Tél. 01 43 43 91 64). Facebook: lesprovinces