Dignified

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A statue of a lion sits upright outside the city's main town hall.

Dessert art

Ball of coconut cream atop passion fruit sponge cake.

Fresh start

An inviting corner café had a makeover and is ready for its first Happy Hour.

Chef spotting

 

Dating to 1820, this famed chefs' stop was Julia Child's favorite cookware shop.

E. Dehillerin

20 rue Coquillière 75001

 

 

Where I took my mother

 

 

One of many restaurants I'd written up for USA Today, it was in Something's Gotta Give (2003) with Jack Nicholson, Keanu Reeves and Diane Keaton.

Le Grand Colbert

2 rue Vivienne 75002

"Bonne Fête Maman!"

It's Mother's Day in France and florists are brimming over.

Film pick:
MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS
"Just in time for Mother's Day...."

Broom lady

Someone tidying up the park leaned a broom on this massive sculpture.