Le Moulin de la Galette
31 January 2022
30 January 2022
National Croissant Day
How does one celebrate National Croissant Day? By indulging in croissants, of course....!
Above: first-thing-in-the-morning freshly baked croissants
❤️
29 January 2022
27 January 2022
Throwback Thursday
The welcoming warmth of Carette, Place du Tertre.
Takeaway coffee, chocolat chaud à l'ancienne, viennoisseries and, not usual, made-to-order crêpes at early hours.
Open 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. every day
25 January 2022
Castle in a window
A Christmas tradition originating in Kraków, szopki are ornate castles that showcase nativity scenes.
Above: a gleaming szopka takes up the entire window of a Polish bookshop on Boulevard Saint-Germain
24 January 2022
23 January 2022
Crêpes at Christmas
Crêpes are a festive option with visitors whatever the occasion or time of year.
Above: at Breizh Café
21 January 2022
Moon walk
The first full moon of the year shines on streets and squares.
Above: Place du Tertre
Below: rue des Abbesses
20 January 2022
Paris-Athens
The birth of Modern Greece 1675-1919
The exhibition, organised on the occasion of the bicentenary of the 1821 Greek Revolution, aims to highlight the links between Greece and European culture, with a particular focus on the relations between Paris and Athens.
Musée du Louvre
Ends February 7, 2022
19 January 2022
Window stopping
A couple stops to look in a shop window on the Left Bank.
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Annual winter soldes end February 8
18 January 2022
A chef's salad
Chef Yves Camdeborde's irresistible salade gourmande:
green beans, artichokes, more, topped by a slice of foie gras
Le Relais Comptoir
9 Carrefour de l'Odéon 75006
9 Carrefour de l'Odéon 75006
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In February newsletter:
Some dishes from my childhood
Tripes à la mode (de Caen)
Légumes farcis à la provençale
Bacalao (salt dried codfish) w/bananes plaintain
Omelette aux herbes a.k.a. "Daddy's green omelet"
Pied de porc en gelée
Fromage de tête
Beef tongue w/pickles
Tête de veau
Rognons de veau
Hasenpfeffer w/juniper berries
German Rinderrouladen
More....
To my Father
17 January 2022
14 January 2022
A castle in winter #3
New Year's Day.
Above: spectacular sunrise; early riser breakfast in the kitchen of pain perdu (made w/thick slices of country bread) and maple syrup fruit compote; strong coffee; butter and milk from local cows
Below: the warmth of a fire and a chilled rosé apéro come evening
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May your New Year be a happy one, full of adventure, joy and most of all, robust health.
BPJ
13 January 2022
A castle in winter #2
Napkins and plates set out in the dining room.
Below: New Year's Eve magic; all hands on deck; enchilada sauce made from fire-roasted peppers, tomatoes, onions; tortilla soup; a pot on every burner; variety of home-made Mexican dishes begins to arrive to the table; a fitting (light) dessert--fresh papaya, my hazelnut Vanillekipferl--in the sitting room
12 January 2022
A castle in winter #1
Leaving Paris behind for a few days we rang in the New Year with friends at their magnificent château in Normandy, one of France's most beautiful regions. On the menu: exquisite Oaxacan made-from-scratch abuela recipes, from tortillas and mole to soups, sauces, almond horchata and even Mexican white cheese.
Above: the castle at sundown
Below: walks w/the dogs; sumptuous sitting room w/its 16th century fireplace; resident horse through a window; shadows lengthen as evening falls
10 January 2022
8 January 2022
7 January 2022
6 January 2022
Cakes for a King
Today is the Feast of the Three Kings.
Who will get the fève?
🥳
Above: frangipane (sweet almond custard) galettes des rois w/apple cider from Brittany (where else?) tempt from a bakery window
4 January 2022
3 January 2022
2 January 2022
Blue hue
Illuminated in blue the Hôtel de Ville with its Christmas village on the square ends today.
Parvis de l'Hôtel de Ville (Mairie de Paris)
75004 Paris
1 January 2022
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