A corner table

Parisians prefer cafés on corners.

Ceviche & pink champagne

 

My very first address in Paris was on rue de Seine (a 6th-floor walk-up atelier belonging to a French comtesse that did wonders for my backside), a street and neighborhood to where I often return.

Above: celebrating Life with a beautiful friend and equally beautiful daughter -

 3 ceviches (tuna, salmon, cod); breads w/seaweed butter; our icy bottle of Laurent-Perrier Champagne Cuvée Rosé Brut

Huguette, Bistro de la Mer

81 rue de Seine 75006

Chairs pileup

  It's mid-August and a café gets ready to close for the rest of the month.

3 hours (or less) from Paris: Tasting Aubrac #1

July was the perfect time to visit this fairytale region just north of Provence. Few tourists, incredible weather, and easy-to-nab rooms made our stay here perfection and, as every region in France, Aubrac came through with its own signature specialties: aligot, red label boeuf d'Aubrac, Cantal cheeses, punti, farçous, tripous, estofinado and fouace, to name a few.

Above: village of Estaing; driving in the countryside; a walk along the river

Below: breakfast awaits

 

Tomorrow: to market to market

Gift list

A sign inside a boulangerie on my street yesterday.

Much to be thankful for.

Eat street

I used to live on narrow rue des Trois Frères on what locals call "the Abbesses side" of the butte, a street reputed for its diverse restaurants such as (recommended):

Le Potager du Père Thierry #16
Le Refuge des Fondus (wine / all drinks served in baby bottles) #17

Le Dan Bau (Vietnamese) #18

Le Jardin d'en Face #29
La Famille #41

Summer cafés

Less people in Paris means squares can be turned into terraces with tables and chairs.

Below: with room to spread this café takes up an entire square