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
Pied à Terre (restaurant) from within the Pied stable of chefs and moved over from L'Autre Pied in November 2015. In November 2004, a fire forced the closure of the restaurant for most of 2005 but it was re-opened on 26 September 2005. Pied à Terre (restaurant) Pied à Terre is a Michelin starred French restaurant in the Fitzrovia district of central London. The restaurant is co-owned by David Moore who has been involved since the restaurant first opened its doors in 1991, with Andy McFadden as head chef. Moore has had key roles or contributed to television programmes such as BBC’s "The Restaurant"