Resto 55 Dalla Terra, Covent Garden
After a quiet week or two a Godardian pastiche review of Dalla Terra following 'Le Redoutable', Michel Hazanavicius' latest masterpiece.
Resto 53 La Timbale, Paris
Pickle-filled cheese cones are a winner at La Timbale.
Resto 52 Pizza Nellie, Paris
At Nellie they keep the neon on the outside. Good pizza at a price that suits.
Resto 41 Restaurant du Musée d’Orsay, Paris
Having execrated the selfie generation I watched a revenue crushing queue form in the company of the waitress of the year. And my wife.
Resto 40 Sequana, Paris
Home grown veg is a winner, yum. Just make sure you've got all night.
The Crouch End Players and the Comédie-Italienne
Lancret, Marivaux and Ric Lindley
Comparing the modern Crouch End Players to the Comedie-Italiennes may be a first but it isn't without justification.
Marivaux Pt. 2
A bit of repetition of a previous post but I recently wrote this for the French History Society blog:- Adapting Marivaux’s L’Ile des Esclaves in 2017 One of the things that never occurred to me until this year was that I might end up adapting a play by Marivaux for the stage. Marivaux’s L’Ile des…
Translating Marivaux
Updating a bit of Marivaux turns out to be more fun than expected. Think 'Citizen Smith' meets 'Ex on the Beach'.
Review #103 Les Babines, Paris
Sadly without Gatting we couldn't get a carry out but Les Babines wineshop did have the best value of the weekend.
Review #102 West Country Girl, Paris
It's always a mistake to choose your restaurant from the name of a record rather than the food it serves.
A London Journal 