Katz's Delicatessen is not only a pastrami institution, it's part of New York history. If you visit New York, you must go there the same as you must eat a buttery croissant when in Paris or a spicy currywurst when in Berlin. The question is, is it worth a return? Yesterday it was my first time in Katz's and i must say i was disappointed. I ordered the famous pastrami sandwich with some pickles on the side. First, it is extremely impractical to eat, so you end up eating the pastrami slices with fingers. Second,the bread becomes soggy very quickly.(and who likes soggy bread?) Finally, i think Katz's pastrami is only good when it's warm, as when it gets cold, it becomes tasteless. I know many people looove Katz's Delicatessen, but for me this Lower East Side "institution" is not worth a return.
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L'Astrance (3*) (4 Rue Beethoven 75016 Paris,tel. 01 40 50 84 40 )
Chef : Pascal Barbot
Have i been there before? Twice. First time when it already had one Michelin star and once when it just got it's second star.
Ambiance and service: Friendly,professional, yet less ceremonial than at some other high end restaurants in Paris.
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I happend to spend the last days of 2009 in Vienna, the home of opera and Viennnese cuisine. Wiener schnitzel,tafelspitz,Sacher cake, apple strudel,lot's of hot chocolate, coffee and glühwein. I am glad that i never put on weight as i think i've had the calories intake for the rest of 2010!
Some highlights from my New Year trip in Vienna.
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...La Pâtisserie des Rêves , the recently opened Phillippe Continici pastry shop in the 7th.As L'Express Styles magazine mentioned in November, "la pâtisserie surcréative" is out, while "les gâteaux classiques" are in.
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Passage 53 (53 Passage des Panoramas 75002 Paris - 01 42 33 04 35)
Chef: Shinichi Sato (former of l'Astrance (Pascal Barbot) and Aida)
Have I been there before? No
Ambiance: nonexistent. Because the restaurant is so small and has a huge window to the Passage des Panoramas (it used to be a philatelic shop), makes you feel as if you are eating ,well,.. in a philatelic shop.
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La Régalade (14 Avenue Jean Moulin 75014 Paris - 01 45 45 68 58)
Chef: Bruno Doucet
Have been there before? Yes
Ambiance:busy, lively and convivial
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