Deck the hall

Paris' main town hall, l'Hôtel de Ville, ready for the holidays. 

Below: chestnuts roasting on an open square; Christmas market

Picture perfect

 The brightness of a painting made even brighter by a wintry backdrop.

Bistro bliss

As Christmas approaches the whirl of dining out with family / friends has begun.

On this night, simple yet warming classic French fare par excellence at a local Michelin bistrot that's become a favorite.

 

Above: fresh sea bream atop Tarbais beans; duck in two servings; rognons de veau (veal kidneys - not shown); cochon de lait w/purée

 

Below: two of our entrées (fricassée de girolles; ballotine de foie gras de canard maison); settling on a wine

 

 

 Remerciements: 

Chef de cuisine André le Letty, former sous-chef at La Tour d'Argent

 

Le Bistrot Du Maquis

 69 rue Caulaincourt 75018

 

 

Bubble Street

 

 

Rue des Canettes transformed into a street of bubbles to launch Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte.

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 Ends December 26, 2021

                                                                

Flashback Friday

 

 A Christmas tree stands in the center of Place Stanislas, often dubbed "the most beautiful square in France."

Sur place

Place Sartre-Beauvoir, Saint-Germain-des-Prés.

Tis the season

A Bloody Mary, a crackling fire. Christmas is on its way.

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 2021: 100th Anniversary Year of the Bloody Mary cocktail, invented in Paris