A touch of nature

Playful chapotelets conceived by Stéphane Cachelin are placed on already existing posts adding a touch of artful nature to Paris streets.

Easter lamb

 

This gigot d'agneau, roasted to juicy perfection and served with its traditional flageolets, elicited oohs / ahs as it was placed on the table.

Below: starter of foie gras de canard w/chutney de figues maison

 

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 "Faire cuire pendant 1h à 1h30 selon la taille de la bête" ("Let cook for 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes depending on the size of the beast")

 

Merci Christophe

Easter eggs

 

Fresh eggs are displayed in nests made of straw at the Bastille market.

 

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 Joyeuses Pâques / Happy Easter 2021

 

💐

 

Working out

 

An early workout behind the Basilica of Sacré Coeur.

Your eggs await

 

Today's post is a flashback to the days when cafés were ready for customers on almost every block.

Above: extra large soft-boiled eggs, croissants, coffee and fresh orange juice on a café table near the Bastille

Once upon a vine

  

With over a hundred fifty years of life left in it, a landmark wisteria vine in a hidden corner that shaded over a century of terrace diners was tragically damaged during renovations, and removed.

Below: in its former glory

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Wishful Wednesday

 With travel restrictions still in place last night's apéro was an attempt to re-create the gezelligheid (coziness) of an Amsterdam "brown bar."

 Above: a batch of beef Bitterballen, the fabled Dutch tapas w/two kinds of mustards, washed down w/icy brut cider