Floral Friday

Wandering at the Marché aux fleurs on Île de la Cité.

 

Wine Wednesday

 

 

A simple steak frites on a June afternoon.

 

 Tonton de la Butte

62 rue Caulaincourt 75018

 

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Entrées (not shown):

Os à moelle

Terrine en croûte

 

Plats:

Entrecôtes w/purée de pommes de terres; frites maison; Sauce Béarnaise

 

 

 

 

 

Mocha Monday

 

 Coffee at a café-boulangerie on Place des Petits-Pères, affectionately named for the déchaussés (shoeless) priests who settled there in the 1600s.

 

Slow down Sunday

A local habitué takes it easy on a June afternoon.

 

Floral Friday

 A village florist in the Quercy region.

 

 

Point of view

 

Ground floor from above at the most visited book shop in Paris.

 Shakespeare and Company

 37 rue de la Bûcherie 75005

 

Wine Wednesday

 Midweek apéro of charcuteries and cheeses from Spain and France separated by a vibrant red from Portugal.

 

Terrace Tuesday

 

 

A favorite local café has been refreshed with a new look and new menu.

 

Mocha Monday

 

 

Candlelight accompanies a morning caffè latte at a Montmartre café.

 

 

Favorite photos Friday

These chairs have become a metaphor for relaxed moments in Paris' magnificent parks and gardens.

 

Above: Three chairs (7/2015)

 

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Tête-à-tête Tuesday

 

Your table awaits.

Marché Monday

 

Rainy morning at a village market in Southwest France.

 

Floral Friday

 

A café terrace on a beautiful June day.

Wine Wednesday

 A touch of Spain at a favorite food counter on the Left Bank.

Above: manchego cheese, jamón ibérico, a full-bodied Rioja.

 

La Grande Épicerie

 Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche

 

 

Travel Tuesday

 A drive through the magical Dordogne.

 

 

 

Macaron Monday

 

 

Salted butter caramel, pistachio, rose. Still the best macarons in Paris.