A morning admiring the Doisneau exhib at the Musée Maillol followed by a stroll along boulevard St Germain led to hungriness of the highest order by the time I’d reached the environs of Ground Control. Pizza and a beer seemed a good option. Azur was fairly busy, with travellers presumably having a pit stop prior…
On my own in Paris due to unforeseen events I was back in a mercifully tourist free area on a bright sunny day. What did I want? Spice. Thai time allured by its formule at €16 for two courses. With a siesta planned this seemed an admirable way to sow some ZZZZs. Up front four…
After a hard day hitting the books in the London Library (Edmund White’s excellent The Flâneur in prep for a March Paris trip) it was time for a bit of pre-exhibition grub. We didn’t want to go too far and Al Duca is in the middle of a refurb so we opted for F&M’s Wine…
For £15 a head I don't think you could get better value anywhere else on Green Lanes (except, perhaps Umut 2000). Recommended.
The room is over a hundred years old (as, it would seem, is most of the clientèle).
A sprinkling of sides and we were all very jolly old bastards tumbling into the afternoon.
The offer is an excellent variety of wine by the glass (and bottle) with sliced raw meat/cheese/olives/bread.
One of those moments where you feel lucky to be alive.
Il Panzerotto, for me at least, wasn't the highlight of our stay in Rome.
Il Panzerotto, for me at least, wasn't the highlight of our stay in Rome.
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