Village feel

A cottage-lined Montmartre street climbs the hill.

Extreme fooding: LiLi

"There would be nine fantastic restaurants in five days, seven of them with us...."

From "California Dreamin': A Paris Restaurant Marathon"

In Nouveautés

LiLi  at The Hotel Peninsula
19 avenue Kléber 75016

Hanging

 Summer in the city, a time for eating out and hanging out.

Wake-up colors

A bouquet of flowers bursts with color at an early morning Left Bank market.

Extreme fooding: Verjus

"There would be nine fantastic restaurants in five days, seven of them with us...."

From "California Dreamin': A Paris Restaurant Marathon"

In Nouveautés

Verjus
52 rue de Richelieu 75001

Edible toolbox

 

Every tool in this toolbox including the metallic-looking wrenches, nails and even the box itself is made of French dark chocolate.

- A gift from Ralph -

Maison Georges Larnicol

132 Boulevard Saint-Germain 75006

Revolution

All eyes will be on the finish line tomorrow at Place de la Concorde, tumultuous hub of the French Revolution where Madame La Guillotine was set up.

Nouveautés

Simple taste

Jeff Koons' Vincent Van Gogh bag on display at Louis Vuitton Saint Germain.

I have the simplest taste.

I am always satisfied with the best.

Oscar Wilde

Extreme Fooding: Champeaux

"There would be nine fantastic restaurants in five days, seven of them with us...."

From "California Dreamin': A Paris Restaurant Marathon"

In Nouveautés

Champeaux

 Forum des Halles La Canopée 75001

Merci Linda!

Sprinting waiter

Too many customers, too few waiters.

Again

Another Gregos face, this one beneath an archway at Abbesses.

Planning

A dinner to figure out the week ahead.

Close-up: caramelized pork-stuffed roasted potatoes

- Website with video link - 

Face time

Street artist Gregos' face seems to be showing up all over the place, here over a métro tunnel entrance.

Extreme fooding: David Toutain

"There would be nine fantastic restaurants in five days, seven of them with us...."

From "California Dreamin': A Paris Restaurant Marathon"

In Nouveautés

David Toutain

29 rue Surcouf 75007

Office art

Sculpture in a Left Bank gallery of file cabinet drawers stuffed with office workers.

Please don't drop

A mother-of-pearl clutch bag glimmers from its perch in a Saint-Germain boutique window.

Morning glory

Astounding balcony views of Notre-Dame de Paris over rooftops.

- With many thanks to Joan (of Arc) and "Les Filles"! Fun -  

 

Cleansing

This macrobiotic restaurant/épicerie has been a mainstay on a Left Bank back street for years.

Guenmaï
6 rue Cardinale 75006

Meet you at the métro

 A tucked away métro station entrance in Montmartre, often used as a point de rendez-vous.

Weekend motivation

 

A florist at a covered market on the Left Bank.

Welcome smile

A welcoming smile outside an all-you-can-eat Chinese buffet restaurant.

Your color is ready

Vibrant tables at one of the many sidewalk cafés on Montmartre's hilltop.

 

Look at me

Two tiny but powerful words on a windowframe.

(See Nouveautés)

Paris from a sidecar

A novel tour company of "Gentlemen Siders" shows visitors Paris from a vintage motorcycle sidecar.

Retro Tour Paris

Tête-à-tête

Conversation tastes better in a Paris café.

Panorama

One of the oldest covered passages in Paris bustles with restaurants and shops.

 

Passage des Panoramas

11 Boulevard Montmartre 75002