L'Hôtel de Ville

A view of Paris' main town hall and fountains.

For every cheese

... there is a wine. 

 

Above: small plates of AOC / AOP cheeses are meticulously paired w/quality wines at a tiny wine bar behind the Montmartre cemetery

Below: selection of charcuteries from France and Spain

  
What we had:

- Cheese: aged cheddar, honey onion chutney, toasted pine nuts

Wine: Thokozani Shiraz Mourvédre Viognier 2018 - shown 

- Cheese: brébis from the Aveyron, fresh peach, chives, poppy seeds

Wine: Catherine & Pierre Breton Epaulé Jeté Vouvray blanc AOC

- Cheese: Gorgonzola DOP, crushed hazelnuts, dried apricots

Wine: Coteaux du Layon Les Terriades Prestige

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Le Discret

3 rue Eugène Carrière 75018

Dough bowls

These basket bowls at a boulangerie will soon be filled with fresh dough that will be set aside to rise.

Waiting for fall

Enjoying last days of summer on a café terrace in the Marais district.

A spot of breakfast

One of my favorite breakfast meeting spots in Paris.

Above: side table laden with fresh viennoiseries, rolls, butter, assorted preserves

Angelina
226 rue de Rivoli 75001

Art. On art

When art does a satiric take on itself.

 

Tiggy Ticehurst

Paris - New York

Vacation en ville #4

Tranquil boat scene reminiscent of a painting.