The Perfect Steak in Paris at Le Boeuf Volant

So admittedly I am not a huge red meat eater but my husband is. So when I passed by this little restaurant in the Batignolles area of Paris, I took notice to tell him about it later. I grabbed what I thought was an information sheet hanging on a clipboard outside so as to not forget the name and location only to find out later that it was actually the menu - oops!). The chef was in the kitchen and he smiled at me as I passed by so I thought, friendly, small, we can try that.

The Quest for Sushi dishes in Paris

Paris is a melting pot! Like many major world cities, there is a growing immigrant population, which means a diversification of food and drink and we love this. Sushi is hot in the city of light and you do not have a shortage of sushi options from the authentic to the well, let's just say passable. And some budding Parisian chefs and home cooks often try their hand and creating some of these foods at home but the perfectionists, like Claire of Sightseeker's Delight, just have to go the extra step and make the experience both creative and transporting.

In today's Wednesday Wandering post, she takes us along on her quest for the perfect dishware for making sushi at home. A girl with a mission! Thanks for the insight Claire!

The quest for sushi dishes - By Claire Thomas

I was recently shopping for – and having trouble finding – sushi tableware. I wanted shallow soy sauce dipping bowls, reusable chopsticks (one too many splinters in the mouth will teach you that single-use chopsticks don’t like being washed), nice round rice bowls, and the like. Why was I having such difficulty finding what I was looking for? I mean, aside from the fact that I wanted ceramic, not plastic… there’s really no thrill in having dishes that won’t spontaneously break into five thousand pieces at the slightest perceived mistreatment. Would I ever find the perfect set of plates, bowls, and chopsticks with which to present my homemade sushi?

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).