I have to agree about La Grande Epicerie which used to be the best place to go food shopping but although the prices have gone up, the quality hasn’t.

And by the way, good for you for recognizing Stonehouse olive oil; I’ve been using it almost exclusively for several years and have brought it as gifts for Parisian friends.

The Nemrod now belongs to the same owners as the Cafe Varenne. Aside from slightly higher prices, changes are small but subtle, including a recently reprinted menu and the fact that standard sized wine glasses are now used (the previous owners used to serve the Morgon Vieille Vignes, one of their favorites, in large tulip glasses, which lets it open up better). And I agree with you that their salads are superb, although the woman sitting next to me last night was pretty indignant about the quality of their tomatoes–"You’d think they’d be able to better than the usual hard, pale supermarket tomato in late August!" I agree. Best, Alec