Fall silence

Autumn colors behind Notre-Dame Cathedral.

Below: a gazebo, alive with music and laughter in summer, sits silent except for the sound of falling leaves.

Matzele'h

These large crackly Israeli flatbreads (red onion, sesame seeds, poppy seeds, kosher salt toppings) perfect for hummus and dips are quite different from their Eastern European cousins.

Florence Kahn
24 rue des Écouffes 75004

Through the grid

Looking out onto a small pyramid from under the Louvre's great Pyramide.

Lobster tales

Long conversations over a long lunch at a fashionista hub where lobster is on the lunch menu every day.

L'Avenue
41 avenue Montaigne 75008

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Our shared starters:

- grilled eggplant with burrata and fresh herbs

- ginger citrus tuna tartare

- fresh green beans with raspberries and mint dressing

Muchos chicos

A poster on a metro station wall advertises a wonderfully picante dance revue.
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Théâtre Bobino
20 rue de la Gaîté 75014

Seagull in Paris

A seagull, one among many that migrated to Paris from the Normandy seacoast, atop a statue of Charles de Gaulle.

Inverted

The Louvre Museum's massive Pyramide Inversée casts a soft blue glow onto the marble floor.