Paris’ L’Epi Malin – Prepared Meals-to-Go

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l'epi malinGuest post by The Weekend In Paris’ frequent contributor Margo Waite:

Priscilla’s recent post on take-away reminded me of the relatively new (opened May 2012) meals-to-go restaurant, L’Epi Malin, opened by Francois Pasteau, in the 6th.  Mr. Pasteau is the proprietor/chef at L’Epi Dupin, one of my favorite restaurants in Paris.  L’Epi Malin is diagonally across the street at 4 rue Dupin.

Image 3After a delicious dinner at L’Epi Dupin one evening last November, my husband, Rob, and I had close to the same menu at our apartment a few days later from  L’Epi Malin.  You can get a beautifully packaged entrée, plat, beverage and bread or plat, dessert, beverage and bread for 15 euros.  Or you can buy the various components individually at 9 euros for the plat and 5 euros for appetizer or dessert.   In addition, L’Epi Malin has a good and reasonable bottled wine selection that ranges from 11 to 25 euros, with some more expensive exceptions from Rhone, Burgundy and Bordeaux.   A bottle of Pierre Gimonet champagne is 35 euros.

Image 4We loved our first course of silky potato veloute with bacon and a tiny crouton; my plat was merlu, a gorgeous moist fish fillet with a nutty crust and bright citrus risotto cake.  Rob’s choice was tender pork cheeks (joue du cochon) with a wonderfully rich sauce and gossamer pureed parsnips.  (He had tasted mine at L’Epi Dupin and was very pleased to have his own portion.) The meal ended with layered sweets of chocolate and whipped cream topped with crumbled cookies.

You can find their current menu on line at www.epimalin.com.  L’Epi Malin is open Monday through Friday, from 10 AM to 9 PM. Address: 4 rue Dupin 75006 PARIS – Tél : 01 45 49 22 53

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Margo-working-on-Weekend-in-Paris-150x150Margo is a popular guest blogger for Weekend In Paris. Besides being a knowledgable Francophile, she is an Independent Publishing Professional based out of Newport, Rhode Island. She is an avid traveler, foodie and lover of all things French.

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Is There Crime in Monaco? You bet…

Posted by Weekend In Paris in Activities/Excursions Paris, France, Monaco, Monte Carlo, Tours and tagged with , , , ,

There is little to no crime in Monaco. I am NOT surprised. First of all, the principality is tiny – it’s roughly the size of Central Park and full of twists and turns and one way streets. I doubt anyone could out run or drive the police. It is very well known that there are more police per capita than anywhere else in the world. According to Wikipedia, there are 515 police men and women for the 35,000 people who live in the area.

The sun shines 300+ days a year there so I think people are much happier and thus less likely to commit crimes. However, the sunshine leads to one crime that is taken very seriously by the guards at the Prince’s Palace. I am sure there are hundred’s of ways to get arrested in Monaco, but this one is definitely the funniest…

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Getting My “French On” in Boston, MA

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Anne Fontaine Boston style - a pop of red for the Boston Red Sox fans!

Anne Fontaine Boston style – a pop of red for the Boston Red Sox fans!

No signature Hermès orange here. Instead, if you look closely you can see a green baseball glove for Boston - home of the Boston Red Sox!

No signature Hermès orange here. Instead, if you look closely you can see a green baseball glove for Boston – home of the Boston Red Sox!

Jacadi with sailor stripes and blue and white prints - a favorite theme for a big boating town like Boston.

Jacadi with sailor stripes and blue and white prints – a favorite theme for a big boating town like Boston.

 

Sonia Rykiel window with bright colors mimicking the flowers across the street in the Boston Public Garden.

Sonia Rykiel window with bright colors mimicking the flowers across the street in the Boston Public Garden.

If you can’t make it to Paris this year, you can still shop like a Parisian in Boston, Massachusetts. I had the pleasure of window shopping while on assignment for The Daily Basics. I was working on a story about Boston and happened upon this row of French stores adjacent to the Boston Common and Boston Public Gardens. It wasn’t as much fun as window shopping in Paris, but it was definitely the next best thing!