Mocha Monday

 

The cup alone made this Japanese-inspired French pâtisserie-tea salon worth a linger.

 Above: petal-kissed rhubarb tarte du jour

Niwa

56 rue Vaneau 75007

Flour Friday

 

From oven to table... One loaf at a time.

 

Sinful Saturday

 

 

 

Paris temptations... One croissant at a time.

 Below: croissants w/lemon cream and strawberry fillings

Le croissant autrement 

 

 

Street-side Sunday

 

Coffee croissants and color on a Paris market street.

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At Maison Jeffrey Cagnes (73 rue Montorgueil) re-imagined viennoiseries and pastries join the street chaos: a must-try Paris-Brest, standout chocolate tarts, éclairs, and a Black Forest gâteau w/its playful "red hat" (and yes that beret really was that bright). - BPJ

 

Wake up Wednesday

Some good reasons to get out of bed.

 

Below: more good reasons

 

 

The French Bastards 

Boulangerie-Pâtisserie artisan

60 rue de Sèvres 75007

 

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Ten years ago today - could it be? - I posted my very first photo on FocusOnParis.com, a photo blog created and launched with pro photographer, former colleague and dear friend Wilf James. The blog’s kickoff photo had been the day before, January 28, an inspiring black and white photograph that Wilf had taken of tourists leaning over to gawk at the Eiffel Tower.

Then it was up to me and my iphone, and now, with over 3,000 posted photos and visitors from all over the world dropping in every day, what started as a fun photography experiment turned into a part-time art project that has led to many unexpected connections and an even deeper appreciation of the city. And yet as many photos as I've posted - whether of food, cafés, fashion, art, travel, street scenes, architecture, more - in short, subjects I'd also explored as a lifestyle editor/writer over the years - I know I've only scratched the surface. Paris is a city full of surprises where I can always count on something new. Everything I photograph is with an eye for what strikes me, in corners and places I find myself (or that I seek out) that make Paris well, Paris. This seems to have kept the interest of the blog’s many visitors as well, and I hope will continue to do so. - BPJ
 
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Mocha Monday

 A great way to begin the week.

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This Week In Paris

 

Bread lines

 

 

 

 

Freshly baked viennoisseries and loaves in a Montmartre boulangerie. 

 

 

Mocha Monday

 

 A café noisette gets upstaged by a buttery kouign-amann.

 

Mocha Monday

A petit déjeuner of hot coffee and still warm viennoiseries starts a cold day.

 

 

A good start

The weekend started with breakfast at Angelina, rue de Rivoli.

National Croissant Day

 

How does one celebrate National Croissant Day? By indulging in croissants, of course....!

Above: first-thing-in-the-morning, freshly baked, still warm

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There's a light

 A welcoming lamp guides visitors to the top of the butte to fresh coffee and viennoiseries

Morning marvels

Glistening pains aux raisins and raspberry croissants brighten up a cold December morning.

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

Good morning pastry

A new crop of breakfast pastries is muscling out traditional croissants au beurre and pains au chocolat.

Above: a buttery kouign-amann made with cinnamon, hazelnuts, and, quelle surprise, peanuts

A sunny table

Early coffees with a kouign-amann and cherry-studded "yaya" en terrasse.

Last ones

These croissants and pains au chocolat were gone by 9 a.m.

Monday motivation

A grand crème with crunch buttery fresh pain aux raisins to start a gray November day.

Sweet shop

Not far from the Opéra a bakery offers freshly made sandwiches, viennoiseries, coffee to go and macarons enticingly set out in glass containers.

Brioches in a window

Sugar-studded brioches teasingly await adoption in a window of a small cake shop on a Left Bank side street.