Spice is nice

 

 

A shop in Fez or Jerusalem or Istanbul?

No, these exotic spices and wonderful things from all over the world are in Paris in the heart of the old Marais.

 

IZRAËL

30 rue François Miron 75004

 

Beaux pieds

 

"You have beautiful feet, you know!"

A cordonnerie plays off the famous line from old French film, "Le Quai des Brumes" (1938) when Jean Gabin tells Michèle Morgan, "T'as d'beaux yeux, tu sais!"

Translation: "You have beautiful eyes, you know!"

 

Quaiside

No sooner was this thoroughfare closed to traffic out came the tables and chairs. 

 

Right now:

Paris Plages 2023

Ends Sunday September 3

 

Fromage Friday

   

A platter of AOC raw milk cheeses.

- Morbier, Rouelle du Tarn, Saint-Nectaire, Bleu des Causses, Brie Truffé -

 

Le Cellier de la Butte - Caviste

113 rue Caulaincourt 75018

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 🎈 A Joyous Bastille Day 🎈

 

 

 

Throwback Thursday

 Prague: Sunset at a favorite café spot w/view of the Charles Bridge. 

From: 3 hours (or less) from Paris - Praha, “City of a Hundred Spires"

 Prague, Revisited 

 

Wheels Wednesday

 

Paris from the back of a vintage car.

Tasting Tuesday

 

Once again chez Yves Camdeborde's L'Avant Comptoir du Marché.

Saint-Germain-des-Prés