Chambolle Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 6 hours ago, Tubbs said: If anyone has any recs for spots near the Marais open Sunday dinner... How many people ? All adults or are there kids ? And what type of meal are you looking for ? (Mongo is already rolling his eyes at all these questions ... but if you want a bulls-eye, answer them) Warning - the answer isn't going to be in the Marais (unless you want a falafel ... and quite frankly others here are much better than I at recommending an eff with a very special sauce) ... but I should be able to keep you relatively close to the 3eme / 4eme Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chambolle Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 There has been shockingly strong interest in my Van Gogh goings-on Typical inquiries are of the form "Hey Chambo, you got some free tix for us ? " Typical replies are of the form "Hey Dude, I only received a few thousand and sadly I've already handed them out to my closest of friends ... if you had asked maybe a month or two earlier then ... " That said, every now and again, a real gentleman has a real question of merit ... On 2/9/2023 at 5:43 PM, joethefoodie said: Dear Mr. Chambolle, Thanks for the heads up on the upcoming exhibit. Do you have an idea of how far in advance the museum sells tickets to these (or, more specifically, this) exhibit (s)? I've secured lodging for ... the week of November ... , and want to make sure I grab tix as far in advance as possible! Thanks, ... to which I replied ... On 2/9/2023 at 11:56 PM, Chambolle said: Bien fait, Monsieur [XXX] ! Quite frankly, I have no idea how far in advance those tickets will go on sale ... that's a matter for the middle management du Musée d'Orsay... but I seriously doubt you'll have any problems getting a ticket if you check their site once a week ... très peu de parisiens plan far in advance for such things ... visitors, peut être, but you visitors don't outnumber us, at least not quite yet ! And please do ask such questions in the main thread ... Chambo's not much into private msging ... as any casual observer can see, Chambo was conceived and created to be a major public figure And if I hear something more concrete re ticket sales, I can provide an update Chambo's not made for meddling in the mondane matters and methods of this museum's middle management meritocracy, but I make exceptions for exceptional gentlemen ... and I have been told that tix are on sale, in general, for the ensuing 2-3 month timeframe ... and that seems to be the case if you check out the d'Orsay's billeterie right now for the Manet / Degas expo, for example, that runs from March 28 to late July ... currently tix are available up through May 6 (ie ~ 2 1/2 months in advance) and it's pretty wide open (ie people are not flocking to buy tickets more than one month in advance ... then again, Manet and Degas don't have quite the same ooomph as Van Vogh) Enfin, bref, you probably don't have to pay too much attention until August and then start checking out the situation once per week Chambo at your service ... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steven Dilley Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 On 2/19/2023 at 12:28 PM, hollywood said: Thanks, Steve. Turenne seems booked. Sookie looks interesting. I've been staying at Maison Breguet for the past several years and have usually found rates between 180 and 240. It's a short walk to Amarante (and Ambroisie). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve R. Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 2 blocks in each direction to the 2 apartments we’ve rented, I wondered if it was a good place. Hollywood: its not in the Marais but just off the boundary and a couple of minutes walk away. And probably a better location due to its several Metro stations nearby and a shorter walk to the many good places to eat in the 11th. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve R. Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 20 hours ago, Tubbs said: If anyone has any recs for spots near the Marais open Sunday dinner... Depends on where in (or around) the Marais you are & what level/type of dinner you’re looking for. Places that we’ve gone to (& liked) that are open on Sunday include Aux Bons Crus (traditional-ish), Bofinger (big bright room that we like to the chagrin of more knowledgable folk), Korus (nice chef driven tasting menu, originally recommended to us by voyager), Amarante (as mentioned by Dilley - really good meats, especially offal) & Le Marie Celeste (a cocktail bar w/good food), all just outside different parts of the Marais. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hollywood Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Thank you, gentlemen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tubbs Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 On 2/22/2023 at 5:28 PM, Chambolle said: How many people ? All adults or are there kids ? And what type of meal are you looking for ? (Mongo is already rolling his eyes at all these questions ... but if you want a bulls-eye, answer them) Warning - the answer isn't going to be in the Marais (unless you want a falafel ... and quite frankly others here are much better than I at recommending an eff with a very special sauce) ... but I should be able to keep you relatively close to the 3eme / 4eme Staying near place Des vosges. Have young kids so no offal or tasting menus otherwise anything goes. Tentatively booked Norma, we are going to the countryside for a bit as well so happy to do something not-very-french for a night. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chambolle Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Super busy at the moment* ... but since I'm not sure if your need might be for tonight ... I'll quickly throw out a few names based upon your response but they would HIGHLY BENEFIT from more explanation (that I can't provide right now) ... you can take a quick look in any event ... Aux 2 Saveurs - French by (yet another) very talented Japanese chef. All Japanese service team, including the chef's wife ... there's more to say about this place to understand its pros and cons but the food here is very good with a changing menu ... a la carte menu but I believe you have to do either entree - plat or entre - plat - dessert ... I have gone multiple times on Sunday and simply cannot understand (although I do understand) why this place isn't full on Sundays ... if fact it’s quite calm (ie too calm ... that may or may not be a pro with the kids, not sure) and the food is much more interesting and just better than Amarante ... that said, the wine list isn't to my personal taste and the lack of natural wines on the wine list eliminates them from an influential Parisian social media promotion network and couple that with the fact that they aren't a "cool" Japanese couple (they are "only" a "very nice and sweet (she)" Japanese couple) and they don't know how to market a restaurant (they only know how to run a restaurant) and couple that with the fact that no one in Paris (myself, included) would possibly believe that good food could be served in this location (ie very near Gare de Lyon) and you start to better understand. That said, I've been on a Friday when it was mostly full. And I keep telling the chef and his wife that they need to add natural wines to their wine list and the chef says that they tried that at the beginning (the chef himself very much likes natural wines) and nobody would want / buy them ... to which I respond "Keep on trying ... it's a mistake to not offer them ... there is a very large dining crowd who simply won't go to your resto because of that even if the food is excellent" (myself included, almost) Soon Grill - a very good Korean with a stylish, tasteful decor. Good meats and other things (but skip the silly Wagyu ... if you want Wagyu, goto Japan). I think it would be perfectly fine, and maybe fun, with the kids, sitting around one of those tables with a grill in the center and watching meat cook. Then again, I don't know how old the kids are and whether they would be putting their palms on the hot surface and burning away their skin and fingerprints ... there are pros and cons to that, obviously ... the pro - no fingerprints ! could be very handy in the future ! the con - their screaming at the top of their lungs during the 🔥 . All that said, there is absolutely no need to do any of this table-side meat cooking. There's plenty of other choices on the menu Gooyi Gooyi- a much more casual, simple and basic option. It's not especially good and I surely wouldn't be recommending this as a vacation meal for a group of adults but depending on what type of meal you are looking for, and whether you want something pretty quick etc, this might be of interest to parents with kids ... I have only used it on Sundays after 2pm when I'm out of almost every other option and I also need to go to Back in Black to replenish my coffee bean supply. It's a quick meal and it's "fine" for a simple, quick, ethnic lunch or dinner. This is NOT a strong Chambo recommendation ... but it may be exactly what your looking for based upon how you're feeling * geesh, I spent more time on this than initially planned 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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