It came as a shock to learn last week that I have a number of symptoms associated with ‘Untreated Francophilia.’ They vary in both severity and in the type of activity one chooses to engage in. Less acute symptoms, for instance, might include planning the next trip to Paris, within minutes of having returned home from France. Markedly more severe symptoms include the stalking of French restaurants, cafes and patisseries wherever you happen to find yourself. Experts say the only cure for French Stalker Syndrome is total immersion in French culture -- a month of two in the south of France would be therapeutic.

But finding it impossible to jet off to France any time soon, I head downtown for a few hours to check out a new French outpost in the Flatiron District, Le Coq Rico: The Bistro of Beautiful Birds.

French Restaurants '15-16Barbara DonskyJuly 24, 2016Le Coq Rico, Le Coq Rico Paris, Antoine Westermann, French style, French Bistro, French cuisine Comments

Cozy Bistro with High-End Prices: Le Charlot

Having lived most of my life in the rustic village of Oyster Bay Cove, its deep woods and winding lanes brightened only by patches of moonlight at night, I love being out and about in Manhattan after nightfall. Particularly during the darkest months of the year.

French Restaurants '15-16, New York WalksBarbara DonskyDecember 28, 2014French Bistro, Le Charlot, Madison Avenue, Manhattan Dining, New York Comment