POSITANO The AMALFI COAST
TRAVEL GUIDE / COOKBOOK
Le PALETTE
PARIS
Another of my favorite Parisian Bistros. "Great Place." I went to La Palette, as a result of my good friend
John Lee telling me about it. John went to Paris once or twice just about every single year, and this was one of his favorite spots. I went there for the first time in 1999 with my good pal Raoul M. It was during the
Prete d Prete d Porte Fashion week 1991, and Raoul's girlfriend Lisa who was an editor at Marie Claire Magazine, and our friend Vicky who worked for Jean Paul Gautier were both going to be working in Paris for the shows. One night wehn Lisa and Vicky were having dinner at my restaurant Bar Cichetti, Lisa said to me, "Danny. Why don't you and Raoul come to Paris when Vicky and I go for the shows?" She didn't have to ask me twice. Once Lisa asked me to go to Paris with my pal Raoul, I booked our palane tickets in no time flat.
At the time, I had my restaurant Bar Cichetti, the 1st ever Venetian Bacaro (Venetian WIne Bar) in the United States of America. I created it along with my business partner Tom "T" ... Also at the time, I was crazy about this girl Frankie Rayder, who was at the time one of the Hottest Runway Models in The World.
I knew her and had a major league crush on her, and thought that maybe in Paris, if I was lucky I could spark something up with her. Did I?
Danie Bellino Zwicke
... to be continued ....
Author Daniel Bellino Zwicke (R)
At Cochon L' Orielle
PARIS
1999
"Frankie on The Runway"
Frankie Rayder
PARIS
1999
The BAR
At The HOTEL COSTES
PARIS, FRANCE
The first word that comes to mind when you enter the Hoetel Costes,, located just around the corner from Paris’s iconic Place Vendôme, is sumptuous. In keeping with the glitz of the Rue Saint Honoré, and all the establishments in the city’s 1st arrondissement, the lavish decor, with its satin wallpaper and gleaming gilt, calls to mind the glamour of a bygone era. That doesn’t mean the food and drink on offer is anything less than bang up to date – no detail has been overlooked in creating a fine dining experience that’s classic yet on trend. Everything has been carefully designed and selected, from the soft velvet furnishings to the hotel’s trademark scent. This is the perfect location to experience fine Parisian cuisine at its most decadent. However, there’s nothing stuffy about this venue – the bar at Hôtel Costes is stunningly chic and plays host to a lively and on-trend crowd.
The main restaurant is a palace of luxury, lavish but tasteful. If you’re keen on eating al fresco but don’t want to skimp on opulence, the courtyard terrace is ideal: graceful statues, verdant plants and subtle lighting carry you away to a magical new world.
The hotel's bar is equally glamorous, liberally decked out with fine furnishings and lit by chandeliers. You’ll rub shoulders with hotel guests enjoying their time in the City of Light, as well as other travellers and Parisian fans of the hotel’s gorgeous aesthetic. DJ sets go on till two or three in the morning, spinning a range of eclectic tunes to keep you entertained as you imbibe a range of delicious cocktails, wines and beers. The drinks menu is as eclectic as the music, featuring the fine wines you’d expect from an upscale French hotel, along with expertly prepared cocktails.
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