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  • Rue Montorgueil: shop, eat, bavarder

    Pass beneath the iron filagree gate and you’ll enter a street like no other in Paris. Trust me, you won’t make it through this neighborhood without buying something: fine pastries, cheeses, chocolates, rotisserie, charcuterie, flowers, all gourmet quality.  Not a shopper?, then take it all in at one of the cafes or restaurants dotting every…

  • Stitching together the very fabric of a Paris neighborhood

    I’ve procrastinated long enough. Time to get back to my Paris blog, knowing for certain that my dear friends in town are rallying  back to their daily routines. Taking you to the 10th makes me a little queasy, but I have a story to share. It takes you to a tiny atelier on rue des…

  • Paris tea time: Stay Calm and Sip

    These are stressful times in Paris. A timeout for tea is recommended with two of the local brands that I particularly like: Kusmi and Mariage Frères. Favorites:  Kusmi Detox, Mariage Frères De-Stress (a tea to escape the maddening world). I’ve purchased both at the Bon Marche and Galeries Lafayette epiceries. https://www.kusmitea.com The story begins in 1867 when Pavel Michailovitch Kousmichoff opened…