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Well hello, it’s quite fun to drop in at the beginning of the week, and with quite a punchy edition: Let me introduce you to two very good friends of mine, who happen to be extremely talented in the world of drinks. Last month I hosted a thanksgiving potluck - everyone brought a dish, the house was heaving with food. But I have to say one of the things …

View most updated version of this post on SubstackSearch our full archivesShare L.J. Reynolds is the longtime lead singer of the Dramatics, and a producer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist. Larry James Reynolds was born in Saginaw, Michigan. He took tap dance lessons as a child, and sang a solo at one performance, at which point people began throwing money on the stage. He decided then and there he wanted to be a singer.

I felt like trying some place new, so I checked my list of restaurants to try. As my list is organized by arrondissement and then alphabetically within each arrondissement, l’Absinthe came up early on the list. A little research indicated that this restaurant was started by Michel Rostang, and when he sold his eponymous two-star restaurant, he kept this one (and others), and it is run by his daughter Caroline. A number of reviews from French sources were very positive on it.

To be honest, I wasn’t necessarily keen on going to L’Ami Louis in Paris. There was a startling review by A.A. Gill a few years ago that began with the subtitle: “Given its colonic décor, surly service, unbelievable food, and hefty bill, the restaurant is a true Gallic triumph.” He ended his review on a scathing note that caused a stir in the food world… ncG1vNJzZmickau2pbjEm6avoaSve7TBwayrmpubY7CwuY6pZqWZnZ56rbvUoqo%3D

When he opened the original, standing-room only L’Avant Comptoir in 2009, bistronomy chef Yves Camdeborde famously declared his intention to end the “tyranny of the table.” L’Avant Comptoir du Marché, the third and largest L’Avant Comptoir concept opened in 2016, represents a truce. Occupying a luminous corner in the covered Marché Saint Germain, L’Avan… ncG1vNJzZmiokae2tK7YpqaurJhjwLau0q2YnKNemLyue89oo5qukaPBbq%2FOpqetp5mneqXBjKaYq5uYmg%3D%3D

Spoilers follow. Movie rating: 5/10 A breakthrough film for director Michelangelo Antonioni, L’Avventura (“The Adventure”) was a major influence on arthouse cinema. Antonioni discarded many traditional rules of cinematic structure and created a slow, contemplative experience that is less about plot than character and atmosphere. For that reason the picture tends to create divided reactions. It had a notoriously long and troubled shoot, yet its first showing at the 1960 Cannes Film Festival garnered unintentional laughter and even boos from the audience.

Not to brag, but I’m pretty good at comebacks  — I just need a lot of time to come up with them.  For example, there was the time in college I came to class with a new hairdo. I had just seen Breakfast at Tiffany’s and wanted to try a French twist. The problem was, I had no idea how to do a French twist. So I shoved a bunch of bobby pins into a limp ponytail atop my head and hoped for the best.

La Poule au Pot is a looker. It's wonderful to walk in and witness the vintage wallpaper, the globe lighting, and the silver-plated serving chariot wheeling between Pepto-Bismol colored tables. It is at once a little elegant and also a touch cheesy. One can almost picture the 80s pop stars who used to slouch into these red banquettes, the mirrored pilla… ncG1vNJzZmiokae2tK7YpqaurJhjwLau0q2YnKNemLyue89opq6qXaeyt7XEsGSonl2hrm68zq6jnmWRqnqxu9M%3D

Food content creation is my full-time job. I work from home and because I live in San Francisco there aren’t a ton of people in the industry that live here. So, it’s always exciting to find another foodie content creator in the Bay that’s down to collab! Nicole and I met at a lab-grown salmon event last year and finally got around to making a recipe together! For those of you who aren’t familiar with her she makes delicious and easy weeknight dinners and desserts on her social media pages and blog!