Sandego.net – A diner inspired by Italian-American comfort food has become one of Paris’s most talked-about restaurant openings of the past year, illustrating the growing appeal of US-style dining in France. At Red Sauce, the setting is deliberately theatrical: red velvet booths, bright neon, spinning ceiling fans, Formica tables, old-fashioned salt and pepper shakers, and bottles of Tabasco evoke a television-era Italian-American eatery.

The menu is equally exuberant. Diners order Detroit-style pepperoni pizza with jalapeños and hot honey, oversized meatballs, and eggplant parmigiana. Young servers, some with slight Italian accents, bring the dishes to French customers gathered around the room. The experience is designed as more than a meal; it is a highly recognizable version of American restaurant culture, filtered through Parisian dining habits and social-media appeal.…