Parisian caviste and biodynamic Champagne scion Morgane Fleury is hunched over a small, slightly ineffectual steel meat slicer on her bar, preparing a plate of charcuterie. She acknowledges it’s not a very good meat slicer, before briefly miming getting her hand caught in it. Her eyes widen and she throws back her head as if in pain, clucking with laughter, before delivering … [Read more...] about In Paris, Morgane Fleury Plants A Flag For Grower Champagne
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5 New Natural Wine Bars In Paris
Natural wine in Paris is nothing new, a mainstay at scores of bistrots and caves-à-manger overseen by wizened veterans of the era of Marcel Lapierre and the Puzelat brothers. But each season brings its own crop of new bars that succeed in placing natural wines in a fresh context, through some novel configuration of cuisine, service style, and décor. Since so much of the … [Read more...] about 5 New Natural Wine Bars In Paris
Paris: Where To Eat & Drink Natural Wine In The 10th Arrondissement
Many people who visit Paris seem to think that the 11th arrondissement is the only place where it’s possible to drink killer natural wines and eat well. Sure, it’s a neighborhood not to be missed, but just a bit to the north is an area that’s brimming with some of the most idiosyncratic, charming, and in some cases iconic spots on the Right Bank: the 10th arrondissement. … [Read more...] about Paris: Where To Eat & Drink Natural Wine In The 10th Arrondissement
Paris: Off The Tourist Trail At Le Lapin Blanc
From high on rue Ménilmontant, you can see straight out to the glittering tower of Montparnasse, far over on Paris’ wealthy Left Bank. The workaday, multi-ethnic neighborhood of Ménilmontant is a different world. This summer it’s home to Le 88 Ménilmontant, a ramshackle summertime concert terrace hosted by nearby venue La Bellevilloise on the site of a former artists’ squat. In … [Read more...] about Paris: Off The Tourist Trail At Le Lapin Blanc
Please, No Green Peas In My Sauvignon Blanc
A large, wildly popular New York restaurant that serves food family style comes to Paris, and does a pop-up in, literally, the smallest natural wine bar in town. Logical? Maybe not. But this was a great collaboration. There were lines out the door and down the block to get into the recent Mission Chinese Food pop-up at La Buvette, and it was well worth the wait. Chefs Danny … [Read more...] about Please, No Green Peas In My Sauvignon Blanc