Units of measurement in France before the French Revolution 4 parts in one million) than the "pied" used in France. According to the law of 19 Frimaire An VIII (December 10, 1799), Traditionally, the French pound ("livre") was defined as the mass of exactly of a French cubic foot of water. When the kilogram was defined, the knowledge that a "pied du Roi cube" filled with water masses exactly 70 French pounds was apparently lost. According to the traditional (cubic foot) definition, one "livre" would have been about 489.675 grams. According to the kilogramme definition, one "livre" was about 489.506 grammes. The difference is about 0.035%. However, a small
L'Autre Pied into the table-tops. In January 2009, the restaurant was awarded its first Michelin Star for creative dishes at L'Autre Pied. L'Autre Pied L'Autre Pied is a one Michelin star restaurant situated in Marylebone, in London’s West End in England, specialising in French cuisine. The restaurant opened 1 November 2007 led by Marcus Eaves with the backing of established restaurateur David Moore of sister restaurant, Pied à Terre and pop-up restaurant Pieds Nus. When Eaves moved across to take the Head Chef role at Pied à Terre, Andy McFadden took over the reins. Andy continued to impress diners and critics and