With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I began weighing my poultry options. I could roast a…read morecouple chickens or try to find a turkey. In France, turkeys are generally eaten around Christmastime, and therefore they're a bit difficult to find around November. Not wanting to pay 12 euros a kilo for a bird at the Thanksgiving store, I went to my neighborhood boucherie to order the bird. "Bien sur!" they said, and also mentioned that two orders had already been placed for Thursday. Today I went to pick up my Turkey. The butcher commented "c'est une belle dinde!" I suppose that only a man of the meat trade could lovingly look at a turkey carcass and say that. But I had to agree. At a little over 4 kilograms, and costing around 7 euros a kilo, it was definitely less expensive than ordering one in the Marais. The nice butcher used a torch to burn off any remaining feathers, and even partially trussed the bird for me; I mentioned that I was going to stuff her with vegetables and aromatics. Since he didn't have a plastic bag large enough, he gave me a nice reusable canvas bag with the boucherie logo on it. Now that's service! I also noticed a group of teenagers on break from school ordering roasted chicken and potatoes. The other meats in the cold case looked fresh; I think next time I'll try their pâté, some sausages, or even some poulet rôti.

After walking into 14 different Franprix over the course of 2 days in search of a rotisserie…read morechicken, we finally found one. But at what cost? Everything. This ended up being the worst grocery store rotisserie chicken that I've consumed on the journey, and I've tried 90 different ones since March 14th. It was overcooked to the point of being straight chicken jerky. It ranked a whopping 1.0/10, and at a soul crushing $15.20, it was the 9th most expensive. It ranks 90th out of 90. Dead last. It ranks the same as the Super Aki in Cancun, which allegedly got me sick. It falls lower on the rankings as it was more expensive. In all honesty, I'm grateful for it. How could you ever appreciate the highest of highs without the lowest of lows? IG @johnny.novo Tiktok @jnov__ Substack @johnnynovo

Conveniently located near our Hotel , Lumen. When you need water or other necessities while on the…read morego.

If you are polite with a Bonjour and pay attention to the counter employee when he or she asks you…read morewhat you want and what size slice, you will be rewarded with amazing pate and pate en croute and cheese. They are not likely to give advise so just pick what looks good. Comte was amazeballs.

We came in here while on a walking food tour. This is going to sound odd to Americans but try the…read morebutter! They pull out this HUGE hunk of butter and cut you off a piece. It is so creamy and yummy!! But the best thing is the duck rillettes. It is shredded duck that is cooked in duck fat and then it is mixed with some of the fat to make something sort Of similar to a pate. Get that and a baguette and you will not be sorry! It was one of my favorite things I ate while in France.

I walked into the store to store my luggage for a few hours (this is a Bounce luggage storage…read morelocation as well as a supermarket) and politely said "excuse me?" to the clerk to ask if I was in the right location. He proceeded to publicly ridicule me for not saying "Good morning," yelling at me. He then ignored me completely and checked out multiple customers in the supermarket even though I had arrived to the checkout line first. It got so bad that he was talking poorly about me and making fun of me to other customers, and a fellow customer apologized to me for his behavior and how angry he was. I see this is a repeat issue for this store. I would avoid this store at all costs. I was verbally attacked.

Stores like this have less employees but depending on the time of day you would be able to be…read morehelped fast other wise u have to wait to find someone. Item review from left to right. The juice was sweet and taste good even tho it was super cheap$1.55. Truffle chocolate was good. Sweet but not too much to me. Has a slight biscuit crunch then it gets smoother as it is chocolate/truffle ingredients. Pims Framboise is good. Soft texture at bottom, jelly inside that makes it sweet along with slight chocolate layer at very top. Love these actually.

1.3.23- Purchased…read morerotisserie chicken and potatoes from this establishment and it was DELICIOUS. I want to make a special mention to the kind customer services from the gentleman (pictured).

popular spot with excellent rotisserie chicken and reasonable price, also with pate and other meats…read moreto cook

This small shop by the Marche des Enfants Rouges, Paris' outdoor covered market, is definitely…read moreworth the stop. When I went, there was a long line that stretched through much of the block. They allow one group at a time into the shop for a fully curated Jamon Beurre experience. Yep, that is all you can get here. Ham sandwiches, but it's a much more involved experience than that. When you walk in, there is an entire wall with a cooler displaying every kind of ham possible. You have to pick whether you want cured or just baked ham. What region? They offer Italian, French, Spanish and then you have to narrow it down to the region! Then you do the same with the cheese. I ended up getting two sandwiches, the cured ham from Spain's basque country paired with Ossau-Iraty, or basque sheep milk cheese. My other sandwich was a French baked ham sandwich with comte. Which was the winner? I have to say, the cured meat from Spain was out of this world and in our taste test, was the top winner. I know, I shouldn't say that in France!

Worth the wait! Waited for only about 30 minutes for this lunch spot and it was well worth the…read morewait! We had no idea what the menu said or what to get and the worker was so sweet and helped explain all of the options and what the favorites were. Small little shop, only allows 1 group at a time which honestly makes you feel like rushed/judged. We went with 2 types, one cooked and one curated meat and the one with Brie cheese and one with truffle cheese. Absolutely phenomenal and would recommend if youre in pairs!

Davoli on Rue Cler in Paris has an amazing selection of meats, pates, foie gras, fish, and prepared…read morefoods of all sorts. Little Davoli is the restaurant right across the street for sit down dining. The food ordered is brought over covered from Davoli when ready. We started off with Greek salad and a bruscetta appetizer. Both were fresh and delicious. For entrees we chose the spaghetti alla carbonara and the spaghetti alla Bolognese. The pasta in both dishes was undercooked; no where near the al dente stage. Neither dish was very flavorful, although the serving size was decent. Casual, small, restaurant which was very busy. Service was fine.

Choose this place on a whim for dinner due to the time and the long lines for other places. There…read moreare 2 locations across from each other where they cook at one and then bring the food over to the restaurant side where patrons sit. The service was quick which makes me wonder if it's pre-made? Risotto usually takes about 30 min to make and this dish came out less than 10 mins of us ordering. The mushroom pappardelle was tasteless and lacked flavor. The mushroom risotto was bland AF. The pasta was not good. The risotto was not good. The servers were rushed and borderline rude. I do not recommend.

A rather hilarious name but one totally appropriate for all things meat, cheese, and delicious…read more Lots of locally sourced and house-made treats. The staff will sometimes even slice off a piece of whatever they are slicing for you to taste.

Fantastic charcuterie, rilletes of duck, ham, dried ham, sweet butter, and some cheeses. Very…read morepatient staff who gave samples and waited while we made up our minds. Some cheeses, but there's a fromagerie next door and an excellent epicerie for organic fruits and vegetables across the street.