Dinner at Le Train Bleu

fx

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 04:14:11 GMT

MJ I hope you guys did not repeat Mr Bean"s experience with the mussels!

MJ

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:56:41 GMT

Had a birthday lunch at Le Train Bleu only last week. Excellent. Wonderful location (and food) for a celebratory sitdown in Paris. Pleased to be informed over pudding that we were at Mr Bean"s table! For something more relaxed it has to be Chez Janou.

fx

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:35:40 GMT

Shannon, you are very welcome and keep the chin up - I"m sure there are 1001 fun foodies just in Qu�bec alone!

shannon in Quebec

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:14:02 GMT

Hello! I found your blog only last week and Oh, what a happy occasion that was! After days of browsing to catch up to your many beautiful experiments, interviews and photos, I`m delighted to see a snap of THE Mr. FX, hidden in the middle of one of your photo essays. Who knows what truth lies behind a portrait, but this pic tells me what I need to know: I wish we could hang out together and cook and kid around and feast! Alas, I schlep around my kitchen in search of the ultimate 30-minute family meal, and not over there, but here. And anyhow, maybe you would find me grumpy and tiring. I`m grateful for your humour, your really awesome photography, and for the time you spend writing this blog. Thanks, FX!

fx

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:49:32 GMT

Stephan, thanks for visiting! To shoot 360 panoramas with no trace of the photographer nor the tripod, you need a panoramic head to rotate the camera precisely on the tripod, then to shoot a picture of the floor, then stich everything with care and love like you"d simmer a rabbit. Finally you get a full spherical image. It"s a really cool technique I"d been wanting to experiment for about 10 years now, and finally I got the proper gear. It"s shot with a Nikon D300, a Nikkor 10.5mm Fisheye lens, 360Precision Adjuste panoramic head and Manfrotto tripod. Then I stitch using PTGui. That"s it!

Stephan Eisen

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:50:31 GMT

Hi fx,

thank you for your great website. It is really classy and this is a rare thing on the web, isn`t it?
But I really wonder how to make these "360x360 degree" photos?
And the funny thing is one doesn`t find a tripod when looking to the floor!

fx

Sun, 6 Apr 2008 12:34:44 GMT

Dee Huff, you won"t disappointed if you go eat at le Train Bleu, named after one of the trains that left from this station and adorned with frescoes of each of the many destinations it stopped at. Poor Nikita is told to exit the restaurant through a window that was indeed bricked up. Watch the movie to see what happens to her - you won"t be disappointed either!

Dee Huff

Sun, 6 Apr 2008 06:04:42 GMT

That restaurant looks amazing. One day I plan to take a European trip by train, and I"ll put this restaurant down as a "must see". I actually thought at first that it was a train, and had to read your post once more to separate the "my train was due to arrive at 10 pm" from Train Bleu. Sometimes I just read too fast. Your clip from La Femme Nikita was very tense - was that a brick wall outside the window at the end?

fx

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:53:19 GMT

Beatrice, thanks for referring your sister to my blog! The train bleu is such a great-looking restaurant, definitely makes every last meal there memorable.

Beatrice

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:44:42 GMT

Hello Francois,

I was reminded that several years ago we did stop at this restaurant waiting for a train to Alsace...the food was not memorable, but we had a nice time soaking up the atmosphere, and the location is handy. Thanks for the detailed views! My sister tells me you have a new fan club in California!

fx

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 03:09:00 GMT

Hirm the panorama is only of one of the restaurant"s room, there is one even larger at the entrance. Great place, Paris!

fx

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 03:08:06 GMT

Adriana, thanks!

Adriana

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:45:39 GMT

It"s so nice to finally be able to put a face to your blog! Thanks!

Hirm

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:44:48 GMT

The 360 degree panoramic photo made me sigh... Look at the decor --- so dreamy. It really made me want to go to Paris!

Hirm

fx

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:46:21 GMT

Uncle Hunty thanks for visiting! The Bleeding Heart looks like a rather conservative place considering its name. Reminds of me of Rules in Covent Garden in a way - I"ll be sure to check it next time I"m in London.

fx

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:43:20 GMT

Stephani, thanks for visiting! My friend caught me at a very pleasant moment on this picture, the meal had just ended and I managed to shoot the panorama which I worried the restaurant would not allow.

fx

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:38:12 GMT

Ben thanks for your appreciation! It"s a gripping scene and a lot more action and spent shells follows shortly thereafter, a real classic scene. Please don"t watch it dubbed in English, the voices suck big time. Yes, the "master" finally reveals his jolly features!

fx

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:30:32 GMT

Jason if you ever visit Paris you can share this experience for the price of a coffee, they are open every day and it"s in central Paris. I hope you get to visit them one day!

fx

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:29:04 GMT

Thanks! It"s not really something that"s done to pull out a huge tripod and snap away pictures of the whole restaurant so I guess we got lucky here!

Uncle Hunty

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:42:48 GMT

Nice looking place, very reminiscent of my favourite Paris restaurant, Brasserie Flo. Next time I make the trip from London to Paris for some decent food I may just go to Le Train Bleu instead. The Cote d"Argent in Calais is good if over for a day trip as well. The quality of food in France is way above that which is generally available in the UK. The Bleeding Heart is good for this style of food if you are in London, great cheese selection.

Stephani

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:59:06 GMT

Thank you, FX for finally letting us see what you look like!

Ben

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:48:02 GMT

Not only have you inspired me continuously with food, I"ve now got to trawl the web for that version of Nikita. my heart jumped when she opened the window and couldn"t find a way out. Also, we finally get to see the master connected to his oft featured hands!!

Jason

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:41:15 GMT

Thank you fx for taking us along! You"re blessed with great experiences.

thuan

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:08:00 GMT

Fantastic 360 photo! you really put us there!