Archive for the ‘Favorite Food Entries’ Category

October 26, 2007 3

Dalloyau (Paris: Bastille)

By in 01: Paris, Favorite Food Entries

Dallouya is one of the those famous ‘brand name’ Parisian pâtisseries, they go way back to 1802. We went to the salon at their Bastille location. Upstairs is restaurant. The menu is divided into ‘classics’ and ‘modern’. We went for the classics. The Opera (1955 version) is PHENOMENON! It’s incredibly silky smooth. The combination of […]

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October 23, 2007 8

Fauchon (Paris: Place de la Madeleine)

By in 01: Paris, Favorite Food Entries

At place de la Madeleine (8 eme), the 2 floors chichi gourmet delicatessen Fauchon easily fulfilled many foodies’ unrealistic Parisienne gourmet fantasy ^_^. As soon as we walked in, our eyes were dazzled by extremely pretty delicate gourmet treats. On the left side there’s a bakery and sitting area. There are take out sandwiches, desserts […]

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October 18, 2007 5

Taillevent (Paris: 8e)

By in 01: Paris, Favorite Food Entries

This is probably the most famous gastronomic restaurant Potatomato will ever cover (hopefully there’ll be more in the future ^_^). Taillevent is considered one of top restaurants in the world. It has held Michellin 3 stars for 34 years, though recently it got demoted to 2 stars. That does not stop me from going there, […]

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October 10, 2007 7

Au Fil des Saisons (Paris: 3e)

By in 01: Paris, Favorite Food Entries

I made some reservations a week prior leaving for Paris (some made thru the internet, some made thru phone by a French speaking friend of ours). I reserved this tiny bistro for our first night dinner after I read about it on blogs, claiming that it’s on par with 3-star Michellin restaurants without the high […]

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September 11, 2007 5

Warszawa (Lincoln Blvd)

By in 16: Santa Monica, Favorite Food Entries

It’s a pity my camera failed to capture the interior of the Polish restaurant Warszawa. I love the space! It’s converted from an old house and decorated with old fashion cozy European furnitures. There’re cool 50s-60s posters hanging on the wall. The old fashion euro charm made me felt like I’m not in LA anymore. […]