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Miss Lunch Stands Out among Cafés in Paris for Food, Art and Olive Oil

by Philippa CampsiePhilippa Campsie

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If you think that Occitane beauty products smell good enough to eat, I have great news for you. Olivier Baussan, the founder of Occitane, has sponsored a little...

La Chambre aux Oiseaux

by Allison Corbat

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La Chambre aux Oiseaux is a Paris café with heart and a history to match. Léna, one of the owners, grew up in a haberdashery owned by her mother where vinyls spun on the record player and delicious smells constantly floated out of the kitchen where her grandmother baked. Léna’s partner, Hervé, enjoyed a similar childhood. His mother and his father (a baker) instilled in him their interest in decor and lovely little...

From Paris Cafés to the Art Museum: A Ricard or Nothing

by Jenna-Marie WarneckeJenna-Marie Warnecke

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Pastis rivals rosé as the unofficial French drink of summer. The refreshing anise liqueur is a staple of many Paris cafés as well as most good picnics because of its breezy flavor and the drinker’s ability to control its strength (not to mention make it last for an hour) by diluting it with water. Ricard, the most popular brand of Pastis, has ingrained itself so deeply into the French culture that it now has its own retrospective at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, focusing on the powerful and clever ways Ricard has promoted its brand over the past 80...

Kooka Boora Café

by Barbra AustinBarbra Austin

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Kooka Boora is not your typical Paris café. It’s much, much better. That might sound like heresy, but any serious bean hound is bound to be baffled by the cloudy brown stuff that’s passed off as coffee in this town.

I spend perhaps a little too much time here. I go for a caffeine jolt (and the free, reliable Wi-Fi) but often end up having...

Paris Fashion: The First Couture Café

by Cynthia RoseCynthia Rose

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When Swiss makeup artist Martena Duss came to town, she found Paris fashion just a bit intimidating. "Fashion is my world, but one thing surprised me. French women and the look they cultivate are just so classic. Here, the whole craft and artisan culture is almost underground." It was one of the reasons Duss made friends with Sissi Holleis, an Austrian designer who has spent 20 years in...

Restaurants in Paris: The Basics

by Sylvia SabesSylvia Sabes

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I get lots of requests for Paris restaurant recommendations. Visitors will tell me that they want to try something authentic, but they don’t like heavy sauces, or their travel companion is a picky eater, or they are simply intimidated by French cuisine. Relax, I always say. The most traditional of Parisian dishes is steak frites, quickly followed by poulet roti (roast...

Le Petit Trianon

by Barbra AustinBarbra Austin

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It can be frustrating in Paris to be hungry at an odd hour, or to want something decent without spending a fortune or having to think ahead to make a reservation. Yes, there are your usual Parisian cafés all over the place, but the standard of food at most of these places, charming as they might be, is depressingly...

Lafayette Organic: Paris Restaurant Is a Haven for Whole Foods (and Foodies)

by Emily Dilling PoulainEmily Dilling Poulain

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According to a recent article in the French daily Le Monde, the organic market is “booming” in France, with 1,595 new organic food and beverage options having been introduced to the French market in a period of two years. A tour of Paris confirms the city’s shift toward organics. Ardent locavores and organic addicts are no longer relegated to the rare vegetarian spot when it comes to Paris restaurants. More and more, the city is offering organic, or bio, options in places where you would least expect...

Girl Talk with Anne Lederer

by Cynthia RoseCynthia Rose

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Paris changed Anne Lederer’s life, turning her from a corporate lawyer into a proud small business owner. Parisian guide guru Jeanne-Aurore Colleuille describes Lederer’s 1st Arrondissement café Scoop as “feminine by desire in its New York style . . . yet ideal for conserving one’s figure without renouncing glamour.”...

Romantic Paris

by Rachel KaplanRachel Kaplan

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“I love Paris in the springtime/ I love Paris in the fall/ I love Paris in the summer when it sizzles/ I love Paris in the winter when it drizzles/ I love Paris every moment/ Every moment of the year/ I love Paris, why oh why do I love Paris/ Because my love is here.”...

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