September 29th, 2009 § § permalink
I will admit that I was nervous when we walked into Le Cotte-Rôti last weekend and found the place barely half full. Had I only imagined that it was so good last spring? Had there maybe been a drop in quality since my previous visits? Was I crazy?
No, no, and no.
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September 27th, 2009 § § permalink
If carnation pink was your favorite color of the Crayola 64, then Pâtisserie des Rêves may very well be the pastry shop of your dreams.
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September 24th, 2009 § § permalink
Fresh figs rate among my very favorite fruits, and they show up at the best time of year, when summer produce is having its last hurrah and fall’s firmer fruits are showing up.
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September 21st, 2009 § § permalink
There were many things to love about this meal, three of them being the ventrèche, jambon de Bayonne, and filet mignon that made up the plate of Basque charcuterie we started with.
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September 19th, 2009 § § permalink
I would like to dedicate this photo to every Parisian cashier who has ever given anyone a hard time for not having exact change.
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September 15th, 2009 § § permalink
Don’t worry, we didn’t actually start singing.
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September 10th, 2009 § § permalink
Generally, when fruit is as beautiful as this collection of late summer jewels, I hesitate to manipulate it in any way.
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September 6th, 2009 § § permalink
We almost didn’t order dessert the other night at Bistrot Paul Bert.
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September 4th, 2009 § § permalink
If you’re like me, then when you hear the word “gazpacho” you probably start seeing red.
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September 2nd, 2009 § § permalink
Confession: I bought this Croissant Ispahan at Pierre Hermé this morning because I thought it was pretty.
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