Mademoiselle Audrey

I love Paris! Probably my favorite European destination. I can't count anymore how many times I've been there, most memorable one is when my husband proposed under the Eiffel Tower in Sept 17,2006. So many Restaurants to recommend, so many choices. I will just give you some choices. If you are in the St. Germain area, just right after "Les Deux Magots" is a cute small restaurant called "Le Petit St-Benoit" at 4 Rue St. Benoit, price is reasonable, food is great! Another one favorite of mine is "Le Chartier" you wont missed it as soon as you get off the metro Grand Boulevards, because of the long line of people wanting to dine, go for lunch and order "foie gras" steak frites or a whole fish (if u like seafood) check is very very affordable. I heard "Au Pied de Cochon" at 6 Rue Coquilliere has the best onion soup (and their specialty "grilled pig's feet in bearnaise sauce, I would definitely love to try this!!!). Of course you won't go wrong with "L'Atelier de Joel Robouchon" 7eme arron. (he was the "Chef of the Century 1990's). If you like to dine looking at the lovely square of Places des Vosges "Ma Bougogne" is also a good choice. In between your meals you want to have some snacks or hot chocolate so try "Angelina" in front of the Louvre, they have the best hot chocolate, thick, creamy. Also have some of "Laduree" macaroons. Have some coffee at "Cafe Le Flore" or "Les deux Magots" or any coffee shops along champs Elysees. Goodluck & have fun in Paris!

Filomena Ristorante in Georgetown, M & Wisconsin Ave. won the "People's Choice Award on this year (Oct. 2010) "Taste of Georgetown". The dish that is a big hit is "Ravioli Brisket" when I came back to the restaurant and requested the same dish it is called "Tortelloni di Michele" in their updated Menu list. It is a brisket of beef braised slowly for many hrs. with wine and vegetables then stuffed into housemade flower shaped pasta ia a light sauce of Pine nuts, sage, crimini mushrooms, brown butter & a touch of veal stock (that's how they descibe it in the menu). Boy !it is soo good!!! The "pumpkin cheesecake" was a huge hit, and I can attest to it. A lot of people in the line at that time didn't get the cheesecake as it was completely sold out that the manager went out of his way to get a whole cake from the cake display inside the restaurant just to accomodate the last batch of people requesting the cake. Can't wait to see the huge Christmas tree I heard is up now in the Restaurant for this holiday season.

Hi, I'm Mademoiselle Audrey from Northern VA. I'm a member of Yelp and been Yelping a lot. I am not in the restaurant business but my husband is. Any association with food started when I lived in the South of France for 10 years & worked as a Stewardess in a 50 meter private yatch in Monte Carlo where everyday is fine dining for the people we worked for. That's when I was introduced to champagne called Ferrari, a risotto made from veal stock & expensive champagne, Brunello Muntipulcciano, & Pesto Milanese. I got to travel a lot, I mean a lot. There are months where I will start in Sao Paolo Brazil & eating "Feijoada & drinking caipirinha", then jetting to Paris to have a dinner at Le Chartier to have some foie gras, escargot & steak frites. I would probably call myself a "foodie". I will eat anything & everything that I would deem is palatable & that won't kill me, that's why I like Travel Channel & Food network. Now I am intrigued with "Michelin star" and I am very much into it now. I tried recently one in Venice while with my husband in my 3rd year anniversary and one in New York, before this I'm just happy discovering where the locals eat. I'm just happy to be part of this website.