Le Valentin.. Romantique…
Le… Valentin…
Salon… de Thé…
Restaurant… Chocolaterie…
Pâtisserie…
“Quel… nom…
Romantique”…
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Patisseries | Boulangeries
Au Petit Versailles.. du Marais…
Au… Petit Versailles…
Du… Marais…
It’s… just…
Down… the road…
From the Maison Européenne de la Photographie where we were heading… to attend an exhibition of the French photographer Bettina Rheims…
And what a delight it proved to be… visiting this exceptional eighteenth century-style establishment …
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Maison.. de la Chantilly…
Maison de la Chantilly…
“A ouvert… ses portes…
Il y a… quelques semaines”….
Opened… its doors…
A few… weeks ago…
We literally stumbled.. on this “petite boutique”…
With its lovely eclectic.. light blue and white façade…
Cosily ensconced on the charming rue Cler.. dans le 7ème arrondissement…
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Café Pouchkine.. Boulevard Saint-Germain…
Café… Pouchkine…
St. Germain… Paris…
An… invitation…
Having been through a traumatic few days… it was a pleasant diversion to be invited to the official “ouverture” of one of our much appreciated destinations… the newly opened Café Pouchkine on the left bank.
Andrey Dallos… the founder of the world renowned… Café Pouchkine in Moscow… is already the owner of three cafés in Paris… having already opened a small patisserie | salon de thé in the Grand Magasin Printemps… which we find strikingly beautiful…
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Odette Paris… Comptoir à chou…
Odette… Paris…
“Comptoir à chou”…
Cute… quaint…
Adorable…
Affordable…?
Not… really…
A bit…overpriced…
But… oh…
So… charming…
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A Christmas… Chestnut…
A Christmas… Chestnut…
A nut… I adore…
On a bitter cold day… à Paris… wrapped up in furs…
While walking towards… our favourite kiosk… in Saint Germain des Prés…
We became aware… of a familiar…
Much loved scent… of chestnuts which were being…
Roasted… toasted…
Over a smouldering fire… on a large toasting pan with holes in the centre…
Emanating a smoky… seductive aroma…
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Paul… Our Local Boulangerie…
Paul…
A… boulangerie…
Foundée en… 1899…
Which… we frequent…
Particularly…
On a wet… rainy day…
Like … today…
Paul… is the passionate commitment of…
The Holder family… who have become famous in France… and globally…
For maintaining the traditional… labour intensive methods of bread-baking that has been handed down generations…
Ladurée… at the Champs-Élysées…
Ladurée… “Enfin”…
One of our best-loved… “Salon du Thé”…
On the… Champs-Élysées…
Has re-opened… its elegant portals to its…
Adoring… “clientèle”…
“Et… Voila”…
An oasis… of complete luxury…
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An Oriental Oasis… à Paris…
On… a hot… Sweltering day… à Paris… We… discovered an… Oasis… of Cool… “Le Café Maure de la Mosquée de
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The Smiths Bakery… Our Little Niche…
Le… Smiths Bakery…
Desperately seeking… “un express”…
After… a late night…
Today’s “morning”…
Was… late…
“Trop tard… pour un…
Croissant… et un café”…
“Bofff”…
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