Frenchy Food

Generally, the quality of a restaurant's food bears a direct inverse relationship to the setting or the view one experiences when dining. That's a poncy way of saying the better the view, the worse the food.

Restaurants in Paris, however, often prove an exception to this rule.

Tonight I had the good fortune of dining at Le Saut du Loup. This restaurant in the Musée des Arts Décoratifs overlooks the Tuileries Gardens and the Louvre, with the Eiffel Tower visible in the distance.

Despite the beautiful setting and the further handicap of possessing a very "hip" and trendy atmosphere (this is the museum of decorative arts after all), they really delivered on both the food and the dining experience.

The lesson: a landmark restaurant can serve an excellent meal. It just needs a Frenchman (or woman) to run it.