DINER'S JOURNAL - Commentshttp://alexanderlobrano.com/blog/en-USSquarespace Site Server v5.8.0 (http://www.squarespace.com/)Roof Contractor Oklahoma City comments on Summertime Follies: Mama Shelter's roof-top BBQ and CruRoof Contractor Oklahoma CityWed, 04 Nov 2009 00:13:40 +0000http://alexanderlobrano.com/blog/2009/7/1/summertime-follies-mama-shelters-roof-top-bbq-and-cru.html#comments208810:2045617:comment/6110704I am in the process of scheduling interviews for a roofing contractor.
I know the basics (i.e. proof of insurance, license, written price, schedule) but are there any other questions
I should be asking that would effect the outcome of the roof? Is it ok to flat out as for referrals?
Do you think it is important to actually meet the foreman who will be on the job?
Any insight would help!! Thanks!

]]>Alec Lobrano comments on La Table 28 (great roast chicken)--B+, and HAND (another mediocre American place in Paris)--CAlec LobranoTue, 27 Oct 2009 18:22:18 +0000http://alexanderlobrano.com/blog/2009/10/22/la-table-28-great-roast-chicken-b-and-hand-another-mediocre.html#comments208810:2045617:comment/6041363Thanks for the heads up Adrian, and I completely agree with you, Nancy--it was a delicious experience, and one I'm still enjoying mentally. The chicken was just so good, and I loved the pear cake, too.

]]>adrian comments on La Table 28 (great roast chicken)--B+, and HAND (another mediocre American place in Paris)--CadrianTue, 27 Oct 2009 16:58:24 +0000http://alexanderlobrano.com/blog/2009/10/22/la-table-28-great-roast-chicken-b-and-hand-another-mediocre.html#comments208810:2045617:comment/6040794Actually the Spring Boutique will be rue de l'Arbre Sec, the restaurant will be rue Bailleul..

]]>Nancy comments on La Table 28 (great roast chicken)--B+, and HAND (another mediocre American place in Paris)--CNancyTue, 27 Oct 2009 15:51:22 +0000http://alexanderlobrano.com/blog/2009/10/22/la-table-28-great-roast-chicken-b-and-hand-another-mediocre.html#comments208810:2045617:comment/6040272I believe I may have been there the same night as you! It was a delightful and quite delicious experience. Daniel Rose is a charming host and a skilled cook.

]]>Nicholas comments on Why Not a New Market in Les Halles?NicholasWed, 21 Oct 2009 12:32:40 +0000http://alexanderlobrano.com/blog/2008/9/19/why-not-a-new-market-in-les-halles.html#comments208810:2045617:comment/5942099A new market at Les Halles would only cement the gastronomic standing of Paris, and provide another wonderful socially binding facet to this already extrodinary city.

]]>Shelli comments on Le Carre des Vosges (B+), a Great Find in the Marais, and La Fontaine de Mars (B+), a Very Good BistroShelliMon, 19 Oct 2009 20:00:41 +0000http://alexanderlobrano.com/blog/2009/10/17/le-carre-des-vosges-b-a-great-find-in-the-marais-and-la-font.html#comments208810:2045617:comment/5932519We took some visiting relatives to La Fontaine de Mars recently and had a great dinner, including les oeufs meurette and the very classic cassoulet. Did you notice the only recognition of the Obama visit seemed to be a small headline from the Boudons local newspaper? Very cool. I blogged about it at http://areweinparisyet.blogspot.com/2009/09/in-footsteps-of-obama.html

A couple of years ago I had made a reservation at Le Petit Pamphlet and showed up only to find that it had morphed into Le Carré des Vosges. They hadn't told me when I made the reservation and I wasn't pleased, but the meal was wonderful. Good to see it still is.

Shelli

]]>John Mihalec comments on Le Carre des Vosges (B+), a Great Find in the Marais, and La Fontaine de Mars (B+), a Very Good BistroJohn MihalecMon, 19 Oct 2009 15:16:38 +0000http://alexanderlobrano.com/blog/2009/10/17/le-carre-des-vosges-b-a-great-find-in-the-marais-and-la-font.html#comments208810:2045617:comment/5930922Great post, Alec. As you know, I steered friends to La Fontaine de Mars in August and they liked it very much. I think one of the other great traditional places (yes, even red checkered table cloths) open on Sunday is Astier, where the cheese tray is daunting and the baba is especially good,with real rhum sauce rather than just rhum. Will have to try Carre des Vosges next time we are in town.

]]>John Mihalec comments on Good Contemporary French Cooking: Le Jardin d'Ampere, B+; Cafe Moderne, A-John MihalecFri, 09 Oct 2009 16:14:17 +0000http://alexanderlobrano.com/blog/2009/10/3/good-contemporary-french-cooking-le-jardin-dampere-b-cafe-mo.html#comments208810:2045617:comment/5850685Alec, we lived near where Avenue Villiers crosses Blvd Malesherbes, so I walked by Le Jardin d'Ampere many times (including 3 miles to work in Courbevoie during le greve), but always thought it was too hotelish and pink (!) to consider for real food. Am both glad and (now) disappointed to hear that's not the case.

]]>Alec Lobrano comments on Le Tourbillon, A Nice Modern Bistro in the Latin Quarter, and the Service Problem in FranceAlec LobranoSat, 03 Oct 2009 20:41:36 +0000http://alexanderlobrano.com/blog/2009/9/7/le-tourbillon-a-nice-modern-bistro-in-the-latin-quarter-and.html#comments208810:2045617:comment/5735103"Are you still working on that?" always sounds to me like something a construction foreman would ask a mason building a wall. Inelegant indeed!

]]>Steve comments on Nice in Nice, and a Redux at Rech in ParisSteveFri, 02 Oct 2009 05:31:07 +0000http://alexanderlobrano.com/blog/2009/6/12/nice-in-nice-and-a-redux-at-rech-in-paris.html#comments208810:2045617:comment/5706446Rech was outstanding on our recent visit. The sardines and John Dory were sublime. However, both preparations of the langoustines at Fables de la Fontaine -- really everything at Fables -- were just so delicious. As refined and nuanced as the food is there, it still felt as guttural as a Texas smokehouse, which to me is the mark of a truly great meal.

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