Vins et terroirs

In France, to every wine (and to every dish) its region, or terroir. This rustic restaurant on an ancient street shares an address with equally rustic Hotel St André des Arts next door.

Matcha man

 

Boris Lumé, artisan boulanger-pâtissier at Julia Child's favorite stop in "Julie & Julia," adds his touch to Paris' specialty éclair trend. 

Above center: a low-in-sugar high-in-antioxydants matcha green tea delicacy

Colombages

All of Paris was once a labyrinth of narrow lanes winding between half-timbered buildings like this one.

Pretty in pink

 

A pink bicycle propped up outside a café on a sun-dappled dirt mound on a July afternoon.

Fountain lion

A stone sculpture of a lion atop the cascading waters of the Saint-Sulpice fountain.

A casual lunch

Café Les Deux Magots, still one of the best spots in Paris for a casual lunch with a unique old Paris atmosphere. Inside, photos of Hemingway, Picasso, Simone de Beauvoir and other luminaries hang above tables where they regularly connived.

Moonlight plumber

A chipped painting of a woman taking a bath decorates the window of a small plumbing repair shop. The plumber, who moonlights as an artist, burns the midnight oil.