A Farewell.. To Summer…
To… summer…
Was… nigh…
Gazing… upon…
The… massive…
Gigantic… trees…
I… call…
My… friends…
The sweetest sadness… engulfed… enveloped… overwhelmed me…
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La Canopée des Halles.. Majestic…
La… Canopée…
At… Les Halles…
De… Paris…
Has been… unveiled…
Majestically…
Its… massive…
Its… awesome…
A truly… profound achievement…
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Caffè Stern.. Dazzling…
Caffè… Stern…
The… former…
Maison… Stern…
Now… a posh…
Italian… restaurant…
In the… heart of Paris…
Is… dazzling…
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Hotel Raphael.. A Rendez-vous…
Hotel.. Raphael..
Was our.. rendez-vous…
“Pour.. ce soir la”…
I opted for my very black clinging dress, a discreetly plunging neckline.. showing off blonde skin.. topped with a waist-hugging fur-collared black jacket…
A provocative black hat with a sheer veil.. completed the dramatic look.
While applying the finishing touches on my “maquillage”.. (charcoal slate eye make-up, contrasting with pale ivory skin).. I was reminded of Marlene Dietrich in her Joseph von Sternberg 1932 movie, “Shanghai Express”…
Which.. I adore…
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Le Hibou.. à l’Odéon…
Drenched… soaking wet…
With…unreasonable…
Insane…
Lashings… of torrential…
Wind… rain…
Furiously… relentlessly…
Targeting… us…
We were delighted to take refuge… in the conveniently located… overhauled café bistro…
Le… Hibou…
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Le Valentin.. Romantique…
Le… Valentin…
Salon… de Thé…
Restaurant… Chocolaterie…
Pâtisserie…
“Quel… nom…
Romantique”…
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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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East Mamma.. Mamma Mia…
East… Mamma…
Trattoria… Italiana…
Two hundred… square meters…
Of… deliciousness…
Of… authenticity…
Joie… de vivre…
We loved the industrial décor… conceptualised by the two young owners Tigrane Seydoux and Victor Lugger…
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Maison Plisson.. No Dean & DeLuca…
Paris… frosty…
Aujourd’hui…
It.. was…
Very.. very cold…
Shivering.. in our boots…
Temperatures plummeted.. to five degrees…
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Lettre de Paris Interview: Emma Sawko.. of Wild & the Moon
New York born, Dubai-based entrepreneur Emma Sawko is launching in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris this January an urban, organic health food and juice bar called Wild & the Moon.. together with her husband and a group of fellow food lovers, chefs, nutritionists, and naturopaths.
The Wild & the Moon concept, which has already opened in Dubai, is based on the belief that food should not only be healthy and delicious, but also good for the planet: “through food we align with the rhythm of nature”.
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