Season of the fig

Fresh figs are in season and I could have sworn I heard this figgy tartelette whisper my name....

Boulangerie Terroirs d'Avenir

3 rue du Nil 75002

Street music

Classical music on a sunny afternoon on Place Colette.

Mucha style

Often imitated, his art is instantly recognizable the world over yet few know his name: Alphonse Mucha, Czech Art Nouveau icon (1860-1939) whose prolific body of work became known as, "The Mucha Style."

Alphonse Mucha
Musée du Luxembourg

19 rue de Vaugirard 75006

Until January 27, 2019

French toasts

Unless it's an Anglo eatery, in France, French Toast will appear in the dessert section of the menu as pain perdu - "lost bread" - and is not served as breakfast.

Above: bistrot versions of pain perdu as lunch and dinner desserts:

1) creatively rounded into a "cake" form with a layer of tart rhubarb inside

2) lusciously caramelized and served with vanilla ice cream
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Below: breakfast / brunch French toasts at Franco-Australian Hardware Société, Montmartre
 

Where to find these and more in upcoming October newsletter

Look both ways

A group of rollerbladers stop for a crosslight.

Café des fleurs #2

Just like its name, a great place for a tête-à-tête. 

Les 2 Au Coin

7 rue Notre-Dame de Bonne Nouvelle 75002

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workspaces, private events, meetings, parties

Café des fleurs #1

An out-of-the-way gem; a refreshing touch of green; a flower shop that's a coffee shop, a café that's also a florist.

- Where is it? - Tomorrow