Goust - Enrico Bernardo's gastronomic dining in Paris

I have a few friends who's culinary suggestions I take very seriously. One of them is my good friend Preston Mohr of Paris by the Glass who in this week's Thursday Food for Thought takes us to lunch at Goust brought to you by Enrico Bernado, The World's Best Sommelier (2004). My mouth is watering already.

I am very lucky to have some wonderful friends who visit Paris for four months out of the year and who happen to have similar taste in restaurants and wine. Even though I live in Paris twelve months of the year, they always are light-years ahead of me on new restaurants, upcoming chefs and culinary trends in Paris and I always trust their decision making. I was happy to accompany them to lunch this week at Goust, a new restaurant by Enrico Bernardo, who received the The World’s Best Sommelier title in 2004. Mr. Bernardo also runs an Italian wine-themed restaurant in the 7th called Il Vino. The young Spanish chef that he has placed at the helm of Goust has managed to capture the attention of the crème de la crème of the in under two months’ time since being open.

Paris Contemporary art - A visit to the Rosenblum Collection

It's nice to visit the big museums when in Paris but sometimes you want something a little quieter and if you're a lover of contemporary art, you'll want to follow Joan on today's Wednesday Wandering to the Rosenblum Collection.

Interested in contemporary art? Looking for an off-the-beaten-path experience in Paris?  Visit the current exhibit 'Crossing Mirrors' at the Rosenblum Collection, a private art museum tucked away in the 13th arrondissement of Paris.  Established several years ago by Steve and Chiara Rosenblum to support contemporary artists as well as showcase their collection and that of friends they've mounted exhibits for the last 3 years (Born in Dystopia & WYSIWYG were the two previous ones).

Remember when traveling was fun?

I remember when I was little and my mother used to dress us up to go on holiday. It made the whole thing oh so festive. We would put on our Sunday best me probably with clips or ribbons in my hair, shoes shiny and bright and eagerly waiting on the car to collect is and take us to the airport.

An old photo with with and my little brother waiting on our flight

I loved going to the airport whether I was the one traveling or not. Loved standing at the gates watching loved ones reunite. Loved how many different people were passing through. Trying to guess who was coming or going to a hot or cold destination. The airport can be a petty emotional place or at least it was.

Last minute Paris holiday rentals in May - from your Paris vacation apartment rental specialists

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