Feet first

King François I and Queen Claude de France repose side by side within the Basilica of Saint Denis.

Sideways heart

A chocolate heart tops my chocolat chaud.

Saint Valentin 2020

Joyeuse Saint Valentin

Wintry

It's winter in Montmartre. Will there be snow?

Holiday crumbs

All the month of January and even into February traditional galettes des rois were king.

Above: almond and butter cream pastry frangipane filling

Gérard Mulot

78 rue de Seine 75006 

Dalí: tout simplement

At the age of six, Salvador Dali (1904-1989) wanted to be a cook. At the age of seven, he wanted to be Napoleon. "Since then," he later said, "my ambition has steadily grown, and my megalomania with it. Now I want only to be Salvador Dali, I have no greater wish."

Dalí. The Paintings

Authors: Robert Descharnes and Gilles Neret

Taschen: Publisher

2 rue de Buci 75006

Better with beer

Shellfish platter lunch at one of our local cafés.