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We’re the First to Review Chez Rochette

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
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Philippe Rochette

Philippe Rochette, Owner and Chef of Chez Rochette
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Last month, we took a tour of the Saint-Denis food market where we met Philippe Rochette, owner and chef of a nearby bistrot called Chez Rochette. We had the occasion to eat there a few days later and enjoyed a great meal. Read about the delicious food that we dined on in this month’s Paris Insights. Our review is the only full-length review of Chef Philippe’s restaurant that you will find on the Internet.

Chez Rochette
20, rue Gabriel Péri
93200 Saint-Denis
Tel.: 01.42.43.71.44
Metro station: Saint-Denis-Porte de Paris (Line 13)

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An American in Paris – Jenna Thornton

Tuesday, May 1st, 2012
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Jenna Thornton, Manager of Première Pression Provence

To write this month’s Paris Insights, we interviewed Jenna Thornton, an American in Paris who is passionate about…olive oil! Read about her adventures in France and how her interest in the product developed.

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Are We the First to Write a Full-length Review of Les Belles Miettes?

Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
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Philippe Biles and Kader Aïbout

Philippe Biles, Barman and Waiter
Kader Aïbout, Owner
Les Belles Miettes
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While one can find short citations on the Internet that mention the existence of Les Belles Miettes, a restaurant in the 11th arrondissement that has been open since 2009, to our knowledge there are no full-length reviews of this fine establishment.

Read our review of Les Belles Miettes in this month’s Paris Insights newsletter.

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Stress and the City: The Best Spas in Paris

Sunday, April 1st, 2012
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Espace Payot

Stress in the city. Is there a remedy for this? In this month’s Paris Insights, Paris-based journalist Ale McKenzie writes about luxury spas and how they can rejuvenate the frazzled traveler.

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We Like to Think That We Are the First…Our Review of Ame & Esprit du Vin

Wednesday, March 21st, 2012
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Laetitia Gautheron and Joëlle Houtmann

Left: Laetitia Gautheron, Responsable de salle
Right: Joëlle Houtmann, Chef
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We like to think that we are the first Anglophones to have discovered and reviewed the restaurant Ame & Esprit du Vin.

Ame & Esprit du Vin is a wine store that opened several years ago on rue Cadet. Just last June, it started serving lunch and dinner. We recently had the pleasure of dining here and had a wonderful experience! Read our review of this establishment in this month’s Paris Insights newsletter.

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Bruno Quenioux – A Champion of Independently-produced Wines

Thursday, March 1st, 2012
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Bruno Quenioux
Wine Maverick and Proprietor of Philovino
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In this month’s Paris Insights, we present Bruno Quenioux, maverick wine merchant and consultant. A passionate apostle of independently produced wines, he has been relentless in his efforts to promote them. Formerly the manager of the wine department at Gourmet Lafayette, he now owns and operates the wine boutique Philovino.

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From Ilot Insalubre N° 1 to the National Center of Art and Culture

Thursday, January 19th, 2012
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Georges Pompidou Center
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The National Center of Art and Culture (Georges Pompidou Center) first opened its doors to the public in 1997. Today, it attracts some six million visitors a year. But what stood in its place before the center was built? In this month’s Paris, Past and Present, read about the plateau Beaubourg, a neighborhood that came to be known known as Ilot Insalubre N° 1. In the 1930s it was razed to the ground, displacing thousands of people who lived there.

Paris, Past and Present is a supplemental feature of Paris Insights, our monthly newsletter about the history and culture of Paris, as well as contemporary life in this endlessly fascinating city. Click here to read the newsletter abstract.

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Our Bon Goût Restaurant Review – Sunugal

Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
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Alpha Diallo - Proprietor of Sunugal

Alpha Diallo, Proprietor of Sunugal
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The restaurant Sunugal recently won the Marmite d’Or, an annual award given by the mayor’s office for the best Afro-Caribbean restaurant among the entries. We dined there recently to try the Thieboudienne, the Senegalese dish that won the prize. Read our review of this establishment in this month’s Paris Insights newsletter.

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Will the Last True Parisian to Leave the City Please Turn Out the Lights?

Sunday, January 1st, 2012
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Claude Dubois, Journalist
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In this month’s Paris Insights we present Claude Dubois, a French journalist who, for many years, has been chronicling the decline of working-class culture in Paris.

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In This Month’s Paris Insights Newsletter:
May ’68 – An Eyewitness Account

Saturday, October 1st, 2011
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Place de la Sorbonne

Place de la Sorbonne
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For the October edition of Paris Insights we interview William Brustein, Vice Provost for Global Strategies and International Affairs and Professor of Sociology at The Ohio State University. He recounts his experience as a student in France during the May ’68 uprising.

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May ’68 – An Eyewitness Account

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