Lemon aid

A lemon tree adds a touch of fraîcheur to the interior at Eataly.

Eataly Paris

37 rue Sainte-Croix de la Bretonnerie 75004

Street of dreams

 

Narrow Rue des Coutures Saint-Gervais, once our home in the Marais, runs alongside the Hôtel Salé a.k.a. the Picasso Museum.

Cartoon wall

A lineup of cartoon characters.

Flamingo wall

Birds and exotic plants decorate the wall of a small corner bistrot.

On a quai

“Though I have often looked for one, I finally had to admit that there could be no cure for Paris.”

Prologue, The Paris Wife, Paula McLain

Tartine du jour

A light summer's day lunch: 

 

Above: farm fresh goat cheese atop toasted pain de campagne, radishes, green onion, grilled cherry tomatoes, baby spinach leaves en salade

Au Sauvignon  
80 rue des Saints-Pères 75007

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August newsletter
Nouveautés

3 hours (or less) from Paris: Côte d'Azur #2

Exploring the corners and byways of hilltop village Saint-Paul-de-Vence, the oldest medieval village in the South of France.

Below: a cobbled climb; cloudy and cool at the top; apéro at Le Tilleul