Saturday spritz

 

Sunshine and warmer weather mean terraces are opening up and spring is on its way.

 

Savory Saturday

 A sharing planche mixte with a side of hummus warms a winter afternoon.

 

Tasting Tuesday

 

The sharing planche / "Planche à Partager" has taken over Paris.

Best enjoyed: outside at a terrace table.

 

A sharing planche

 

A generous planche mixte loaded with French charcuteries and cheeses, à partager.

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  Most menus in Paris cafés now include an "à partager" (to share) section with a variety of appetizers and planches.

 

A Paris planche

 

 

Once a rarity, the planche mixte, perfect for a sharing apéro or even a light meal, seems to be everywhere - and some of the best are at local cafés and wine bars.

June newsletter

Sharecuterie

A planche mixte (cheeses hidden by toasts) and cocktails on a café terrace.

Below: "Pornstar" martini w/its traditional shot of prosecco; Moscow Mule

 

À partager

A simple charcuterie-cheeseboard (planche mixte) to share, enough for a light meal.

Above: La Tartine - 24 rue de Rivoli 75004

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Charcuterie-cheese memories: 
  When I was in high school my father would pick me up after work and we'd sneak off to a tiny French épicerie in Georgetown to load up on patés, cheeses, sausages, greek olives, and fresh baguette, then sit quietly in the car together, indulging. When we got home to my mom's dinner she'd say, "I hope you're hungry!" to which we'd say, we were "starving".... - BPJ