tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174461443579168085.comments2024-03-13T22:33:31.935+01:00not drinking poison in parisaaron ayscoughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12595822449248202660noreply@blogger.comBlogger775125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174461443579168085.post-40153192049587007742018-05-20T04:58:35.551+02:002018-05-20T04:58:35.551+02:00a shame ! chez la vielle was one of the 1st restau...a shame ! chez la vielle was one of the 1st restaurants I went to on my maiden trip to paris. your blog was great source of info then and also during numerous other trips back. heading there again end of june and was hoping to drop by but life goes on! <br /><br />all the best and maybe bump into you at some random winebar - will lookout for spooncyberK13https://www.blogger.com/profile/03992237429771719100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174461443579168085.post-42139016738288674242018-05-16T13:38:51.659+02:002018-05-16T13:38:51.659+02:00Hope that this change in your life will leave you ...Hope that this change in your life will leave you more time to write on this blog. I always wait for something new everytime I open it.<br />Anyway, Paris is big, full of amazing place where you talent will be appreciate. Good luck for all. <br />Alessandro Marzocchinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174461443579168085.post-20997538832405875282018-04-25T12:49:00.783+02:002018-04-25T12:49:00.783+02:00Your wisdom takes many forms. I look forward to se...Your wisdom takes many forms. I look forward to seeing how you deploy your many talents, not least your enviable wit.Brett Egglestonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174461443579168085.post-17126639893889515572018-04-24T20:09:47.387+02:002018-04-24T20:09:47.387+02:00My husband and I went to Chez La Vielle because yo...My husband and I went to Chez La Vielle because you recommended it in your writing. Imagine our surprise when we asked you, our unknown waiter, if he knew the site Not Drinking Poison in Paris, and it was you the knowledgable, personable, entertaining. waiter / writer. You were the reason we went to the restaurant, the reason we had such a memorable experience, and, now, the reason we will not be returning. We did not understand the difficulties of being in management, but it was clear that you were asked to be doing too much. You had all of the tables upstairs, and downstairs a completely different experience was taking place. We were impressed; actually, we said, how can he do all that. It is our selfish pleasure that you will be doing more writing, and hopefully tasting. Please let us know your next place of employment. We return to Europe several times a year and we look forward to dining with you again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131822491083280682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174461443579168085.post-91318306641699199952018-02-11T11:55:52.985+01:002018-02-11T11:55:52.985+01:00Sorry you missed out on another number of great pl...Sorry you missed out on another number of great places in Marseille. Les Buvards is great but there's much more to discover... merlanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12019673218642972401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174461443579168085.post-54663974880100583532018-02-04T14:39:15.881+01:002018-02-04T14:39:15.881+01:00Un commerce qui attire l'oeil par son côté &qu...Un commerce qui attire l'oeil par son côté "authentique". Mais je m'y suis fait piégé par la bonne tête de son Patron qui m'a reçu avec un air "bonhomme" et qui a abuse de ma confiance le 2 février 2018 vers 17h30. J'étais rentré chez ce Monsieur en lui demandant de bien vouloir me conseil un très bon Porto, lui racontant un de mes souvenirs très lointain (années 1980) d'avoir racheté en une seule fois un stock d'un dizaine de bouteilles de vieux Porto que j'avais ensuite consommé avec délectation pendant une dizaine d'année en offrant une ou deux bouteilles à des amis proches. Ce Monsieur m'a alors conseillé et vendu un FONSECA 10 ans d'age. Rentré chez moi, à proximité, j'ai aussitôt gouté le breuvage en l'appréciant. Mais ce que j'ai beaucoup moins apprecié, c'est de découvrir sur internet que cette bouteille, finalement assez "courante" se vendait le plus souvent autour de 24€, voire même dans certains cas à 21€, alors qu'il me l'avait vendu au prix incroyable de 39€ !!! J'étais bien sur libre de ne pas acheter aussi rapidement. mais n'ayany aucune référence récente de ce type de produit, j'ai fait bêtement confiance à ce Monsieur qui en adonc abusé. Quel dommage!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285426605214894714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174461443579168085.post-33470924949513233022018-01-15T17:52:23.937+01:002018-01-15T17:52:23.937+01:00So very glad you are back to writing as well, and ...So very glad you are back to writing as well, and can't wait to drink chez La Vielle! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174461443579168085.post-85521580190655755292017-12-11T09:41:09.008+01:002017-12-11T09:41:09.008+01:00Welcome back! Hope you'll find some time to up...Welcome back! Hope you'll find some time to update your blog soon. See you in Paris!Alessandronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174461443579168085.post-22339775191923763652017-12-05T09:59:41.186+01:002017-12-05T09:59:41.186+01:00To my shame I need to admit that I know very littl...To my shame I need to admit that I know very little about wine, but your blog is extremely interesting to read :) thanks!Agnihttp://partykrakow.co.uk/hen-weekends-krakow/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174461443579168085.post-44509379596077148302017-12-04T22:26:53.342+01:002017-12-04T22:26:53.342+01:00Dear blog-writer,
It would be my pleasure to recei...Dear blog-writer,<br />It would be my pleasure to receive you here in Auvergne,in both my vineyard and cellar, to improve my english and be able to catch the whole meaning of what you wrote on me.<br />Best regards.<br />Pierre BEAUGERAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174461443579168085.post-75407989200881735572017-08-18T15:53:29.466+02:002017-08-18T15:53:29.466+02:00Les Buvards sounds wonderful, even if they do tout...Les Buvards sounds wonderful, even if they do tout themselves as a "natural" wine bar. I wish I knew about it on my 2 visits to Marseilles.Bob Rossihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08349830722788278723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174461443579168085.post-90319203151251865452017-08-18T03:16:24.819+02:002017-08-18T03:16:24.819+02:00It's a David Foster Wallace homage that I bega...It's a David Foster Wallace homage that I began seven years ago on this blog. Just a device to retain anonymity of girlfriend, who might understandably not wish to be publicly implicated in my freeform musings on wine and restaurants. aaron ayscoughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12595822449248202660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174461443579168085.post-91188208281839291062017-08-18T03:04:29.727+02:002017-08-18T03:04:29.727+02:00I don't think I'd like to be referred to a...I don't think I'd like to be referred to as 'the Native Companion' or even 'my Native Companion' - it sounds a little too dehumanising and probably isn't her distinguishing quality. Also it calls into question who she is in your life more than if you'd called her your friend or whatever. Sorry if I'm treading on unsafe ground. It's a woman thing. growltigerkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05008789956791162123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174461443579168085.post-6900367217777692802017-07-26T10:36:32.667+02:002017-07-26T10:36:32.667+02:00I have to semi-retract my recommendation of the Mu...I have to semi-retract my recommendation of the Muses. Something weird has happened to the wine selection, and we were served wine in dirty - literally unwashed - glasses last time ("why does this Brouilly have such a strange aroma of...sprite...?")<br /><br />Instead I think you should check out l'Ebauche when they re-open in August as a wine/tapas bar. It was a great restaurant, with an interesting and frequently changing wine list, so it should work out well in its new guise too. (Last week we drank Clos de l'Elu and Susucaru, but they usually have quite a lot of nice Beaujolais from Dutraive, Lapalu etc alongside gamays from elsewhere)Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10053120500677216551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174461443579168085.post-66789428202122388732017-07-20T07:12:41.698+02:002017-07-20T07:12:41.698+02:00"Boys become men who shop for rhubarb." ..."Boys become men who shop for rhubarb." is likely the most comical line I've ever heard from you (^.^) it so perfectly defines the scene!<br /><br />All the best,<br />NAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383431096340733142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174461443579168085.post-54902919763995351722017-07-06T15:44:41.860+02:002017-07-06T15:44:41.860+02:00I haven't visited Île de Porquerolles, and thi...I haven't visited Île de Porquerolles, and this didn't make me want to do so, at least not for the wine. But I am intrigued by your write up of Domaine de L'Ile. The other 2, not so much.Bob Rossihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08349830722788278723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174461443579168085.post-30534868808885088252017-06-20T09:33:36.098+02:002017-06-20T09:33:36.098+02:00It was supposed to last until the end of May, but ...It was supposed to last until the end of May, but is extended now until Sept. 2nd. Lovely view, from behind the muses. <br /><br />Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10053120500677216551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174461443579168085.post-66799233612566697362017-06-19T15:14:08.109+02:002017-06-19T15:14:08.109+02:00ah, thanks for the spelling correction ! updated! ...ah, thanks for the spelling correction ! updated! can't believe i missed that. <br /><br />i like o vin d'anges a lot - good to know about the temporary bar atop the opera! sounds interesting!aaron ayscoughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12595822449248202660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174461443579168085.post-46206081949124839192017-06-19T12:31:13.557+02:002017-06-19T12:31:13.557+02:00I’m really curious about this Viognier, have to ma...I’m really curious about this Viognier, have to make my way to Vaise one of these days! (not Vaisse...)<br /><br />There seem to be natural wine joints opening in Lyon every other day these days, so they are catching up. A recent one is Odessa Comptoir in Rue Leynaud - had another odd viognier there recently (from Laurent Fell/Ardèche). And the wine in the temporary bar in the top of the opera comes from Ô Vin d'Anges. <br /><br />(And in shameless self promo, you should find something good to eat in Lyon on my blog (https://lyonloveletters.wordpress.com/), although there isn't much traditional Lyonnais food there so far).Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10053120500677216551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174461443579168085.post-29805165032625767302017-06-09T18:19:27.954+02:002017-06-09T18:19:27.954+02:00I read your blog mostly for the wine-related conte...I read your blog mostly for the wine-related content but I really enjoyed this post and not only because of the little fellow that looks like a long-haired version of our Spanish rescue dog.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06463411452709237445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174461443579168085.post-65642908432229514152017-05-06T12:02:10.937+02:002017-05-06T12:02:10.937+02:00It is a shame about Autour d'Un Verre. Any ide...It is a shame about Autour d'Un Verre. Any idea why it closed? Pacchio is a nice addition to the area. Userhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532804244093715769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174461443579168085.post-43772170838954909972017-04-19T04:59:25.044+02:002017-04-19T04:59:25.044+02:00fan of the blog. thinking about traveling to paris...fan of the blog. thinking about traveling to paris and vallee du loire this summer. Do you think places like Le Desnoyez would close for august holidays or stay open?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174461443579168085.post-91231442311418663262017-03-30T15:20:36.799+02:002017-03-30T15:20:36.799+02:00Had the opportunity to taste his wines at Glou in ...Had the opportunity to taste his wines at Glou in NYC last year, I believe Selection Massale imports them but limited quantities and distribution so essentially impossible to find in the former Soviet republic of PA. He was interesting to speak to, somehow my mangled French and his even more so English resulted in a somewhat mutual comprehension. Funny how the wines resemble in some fashion the spirit and personality of the vigneron. Just finished reading the posthumous just published Jim Harrison collection "A Really Big Lunch" and he has some interesting observations on wine and unlike the WATT review you cite, it is very well written.RMYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174461443579168085.post-67355190706311170482017-03-14T12:22:10.977+01:002017-03-14T12:22:10.977+01:00Oh goodness it wasn't you, was it? I didn'...Oh goodness it wasn't you, was it? I didn't see a bylineaaron ayscoughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12595822449248202660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174461443579168085.post-51545802047445784902017-03-12T18:53:21.576+01:002017-03-12T18:53:21.576+01:00That Vogue piece was awful. Wonder who the culprit...That Vogue piece was awful. Wonder who the culprit was?Adrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14907670122039998097noreply@blogger.com