Baskets and cases

Shopping baskets, caddies and tote bags signal a market is nearby.

Extra fat, please

Extra gras (extra fat) was the selling point on these Camembert boxes from bygone days, the more the better.

 

Dignified

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A statue of a lion sits upright outside the city's main town hall.

Dessert art

Ball of coconut cream atop passion fruit sponge cake.

Fresh start

An inviting corner café had a makeover and is ready for its first Happy Hour.

Chef spotting

 

Dating to 1820, this famed chefs' stop was Julia Child's favorite cookware shop.

E. Dehillerin

20 rue Coquillière 75001

 

 

Where I took my mother

 

 

One of many restaurants I'd written up for USA Today, it was in Something's Gotta Give (2003) with Jack Nicholson, Keanu Reeves and Diane Keaton.

Le Grand Colbert

2 rue Vivienne 75002