Our Eat 'n Sleep feature profiles a restaurant in a random city and a hotel nearby. It's kinda like that old show "Dinner and a Movie" but you know, with restaurants and hotels. And better jokes.
A trip to Paris requires the consumption of strange animal products. From escargot to frog logs to foie gras to steak tartare, the French love weird meats. Or at least we love that stereotype. And Paris' crowning achievement when it comes to culinary Fear Factor: The city's ability to choke down sweetbreads. Yep, that's cow brains. And it's the specialty at Perraudin in the Latin Quarter. According to Frommers:
Everything about this place -- decor, cuisine, prices, and service -- attempts to duplicate an early-1900s bistro. This one was built in 1870 as an outlet for coal and wine. It evolved into the wood-paneled bistro you see today, where little has changed since Zola was buried in the Panthéon nearby.
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After a traditional French meal, we're ready for a change, and in Paris, we're in luck. After all, these are the people who invented avante garde. If Perraudin is the Mona Lisa at the Louvre, then Hotel Sezz is I.M. Pei's glass entryway--a rejection of the old-fashioned and what some might call an abomination. The 27-room hotel was built in 1913, but redesigned and renovated in 2005. In addition to its stark, futuristic feel, the hotel offers the technology we'd expect. Each room is equipped with a flat screen TV and our weakness: free WiFi.
Related Stories:
· Parraudin [Frommers]
· Hotel Sezz [Official Site]
· Paris Hotels [HotelChatter]
· Paris Travel coverage [Jaunted]
[Photos: infostreetcafe and roboppy]
