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."

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

L'avenue

 

Luxury boutique shopping on Avenue Montaigne.

 

                                                                             

Above: Dior #30 / #48, Prada #12, Louis Vuitton #22, Giorgio Armani #2 / #18

 Also:

VALENTINO #17 / #19

HARRY WINSTON #29

JIMMY CHOO #34 

NINA RICCI #39  

CHANEL #42 / #51

CHLOÉ #44

VERSACE #45

RALPH LAUREN #52

DOLCE & GABBANA #54

 

More....

 

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Lunch:

 L'Avenue

41 avenue Montaigne 75008

 

Afternoon Tea:

Hôtel Plaza Athénée

 25 avenue Montaigne 75008

Lady in a hat

 Graffiti art on a building on the Left Bank.