All good things

 Gingerbread trees and houses and chocolate presents... 

Soon it will be Christmas....

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Theater Thursday

 

Caroline Rochefort, Mikaël Chirinian and Salomé Lelouch's adaption for the theater of Valérie Perrin's "Fresh Water for Flowers" is sure to warm hearts over the holidays.

 In French.

Changer l'Eau des Fleurs

 Théâtre Lepic 

1 Avenue Junot 75018

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.

🎉🎉🎉

 Ends December 26, 2021

                                                                

Flashback Friday

 

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