A nook in time

French singer Jacques Brel loved this intimate crêperie atop the butte Montmartre where today the walls and ceiling are plastered with notes, well wishes, and business cards.

Above: Brel's portrait hangs near the piano

More mushrooms

Mushrooms rule market stalls right now, even at grandes surfaces such as Monoprix.

Below: homemade velouté de cèpes topped with loads of crispy lardons

Mushroom season

Exotic edible mushrooms at a Paris market.

 

 

Cartesian

The tomb of revered French philosopher, scientist and mathematician René Descartes (1596-1650) in l'Église Saint Germain des Prés, once part of an abbey and Paris' oldest church.

Coffee as art

A café crème on a table at Halle Saint-Pierre.

View from inside

At Café La Palette, my go-to café when I lived nearby.

Chocoween

Halloween-themed chocolate sculptures in a Saint Germain shop window.

Patrick Roger
108 Boulevard Saint-Germain 75006