#Bistrot Nice

[lepetitlugourmand]

Le Napoleon Nice - A la Bonne cloche impériale

Après le Rouge, le Vert prend d’assaut la place Garibaldi sous l’impérial étendard du Napoléon, ce qui n’est certes pas un hasard à cet emplacement. Cette mythique place, à l’origine place d’armes, a eu en un siècle après sa création en 1773, de nombreuses vies et titres : elle a été populaire en place Pairolier, royale en place Victor-Emmanuel, révolutionnaire en place de la République,…

[sgiandubh]

La passante de la Place des Vosges/ The Passerby of the Place des Vosges: in praise of Caitríona Balfe

I have recently discussed, in as much detail as possible without becoming completely boring, S's memoir Waypoints. It is, no doubt, an interesting strategic step, aiming to buy much needed time and respite from unwanted fan attention.

But if there is a memoir I would probably read in a very different, almost sentimental way, that would be hers, not his.

We have an enticing idea of the way she writes, with this lesser known essay published by the totemic NYT just a day shy of her birthday, in 2017: The First Time I Left Home (and Fell in Love), which you can read online right here - https://shorturl.at/uTX12. It is a short, dense piece with a deeply personal, even sentimental, view of Paris in autumn and spring. Something very unusual for the feisty, secretive, almost paranoid C we all know and love (admit it, you do: fair's fair). It immediately grabbed both my attention and highlighter.

Writing about Paris, especially from an Anglo-Saxon/American perspective, is a very tricky affair. So much has been said and done, from Janet Flanner's priceless Letters from Paris and Paris Journal, to Anais Nin, to Edmund White, to Hemingway, to Orwell - just to name the ones that immediately come to mind. In this particular case, we'd be dealing with a nice PR fine tuning detail, with a relatively short lifespan, aiming perhaps to reach a more sophisticated demographic than Twitter banter or a three minutes long Q&A about the current season's antics. But a wonderful detail, nevertheless.

The year is 1998. A young 19-year old Irish model wannabe just landed in the chaotic brouhaha of Roissy Airport and the first contact is brutal, language being a considerable barrier. But before that, we are treated to a masterful bistrot snapshot, with a cheeky, self-deprecating sense of humor. I mean how perfect is this?

Quite a contrast to the dream version back home:

Touché. All the moody young Frenchmen are named Pierre, C. All. Of. Them. As for watching far too many French films, there's always been something very Nouvelle Vague about you, Jeanne Moreau and Jules et Jim & all that, and I have to say this is what I found immediately endearing. I am not talking about Claire Fraser: it is you, emphatically you. The kind of impeccably dressed woman one can find pretending to read Le Monde at Le Café de Flore's terrace in Saint-Germain-des-Prés. The kind of self-evident, celestial creature whose high heels are never heard on any pavement (what is your secret?). Late Jane Birkin didn't even come close, C., mark me. However, red lipstick stains look way better on the rim of a nervously half drunk cup of noisette coffee: but then, that is me.

It was not at all like that, of course, but then something happened just across the street from the Saint-Eustache church, at Quigley's Point, a long gone Irish pub I vaguely remember. Circa 1998, our own boisterous squad used to play darts and get plastered on cheap draft beer and that undignified, syrupy manzana Basque liqueur (idiots, I am telling you, but it was very cheap) at The Bombardier, on the Place du Panthéon, just across the Seine:

Thick brogue, a quick laugh, kind eyes and blonde hair. An interesting combo, for sure. No further comment except well, this is very personal, isn't it? You've said it yourself: sometimes (fun fact: always) the really important people have nothing to do with fantasies. But we know, C, we know.

And then, suddenly, it all falls into place: Stendhal would talk about a crystallization moment. It is that split-second when everything becomes very clear. A pact of sorts occurs and all barriers are lifted. For C, it happened in one of the perfect places of this planet, spare perhaps the Piazza del Campo, in Siena:

No doubt, by tomorrow evening at the latest, I will be crucified by Mordor, but this made me think of that - different setting and context, same type of seminal moment. Draw your own conclusions:

(SRH, Waypoints, Day Four: The Hard Road)

Important things happen, too, Place du Panthéon and this moved me to bits, even if this was not a happy ending. So shamelessly glad it wasn't, by the way:

For (and forgive me for ineptly tinkering with your words) "It’s true, you never forget your first love". And for that man on that random pavement in LA, that will always be you, passerby of the Place des Vosges. The wonder you are, despite anything else: it is perfectly irrelevant.

Jacques Brel says it best, in what is almost a prayer:

[alexpilgrimblog]

OK I have to admit that Cozy Bistro is one the nicest kits we've got, but I am the only one that's bummed that we didn't get a nice two-tile café table for the booths? Because if you've been to an actual French "bistrot" that's where the people sit to have a good view over the room and see who's going in and out, or if Marcel is having an intimate lunch with Chantal in the corner, and weren't those two married... to other people?

The only non-CC option I found is the Dine Out table but hmmm... also the one-tile table in the kit makes me want to pull on the tablecloth all the time LOL

[edgessunflower]

Hey, I just came across your blog, I can't wait to read your writings!

Can I request an HC from general relationship with Sora please? (reader female is good but gn is nice too), have fun and have a great and amazing day 🤎

Absolutely sweetie! ♥️

The two of you met in Radiant Garden becoming fast friends with each other and becoming his keeper and best friend immediately and friends with Goofy and Donald

You joined the trio on their journey and became a great team member and wonderful friend to the three and many people you meet on the journey

After a couple of months you noticed how your feelings for him changed as well as he did but you kept your feelings for each other to yourselves for a long while

Thanks to Goofy and Donald you told each other and soon began dating which was the best thing to happen to both of you and it was amazing being with him

He always likes to take you on secret dates when you're on different worlds from a dinner date at Le Grand Bistrot, a treasure hunting date in Atlantica, and a small date on the Black Pearl, to a ice cream date in the kingdom of Corona, a picnic date in the Hundred Acre Wood, and a date exploring away from everyone else in the Land of Dragons

He likes seeing you interact with all his other friends laughing with you and Baymax, Dancing with Beast, Sparring with Mulan and Shang, and sitting in the flower garden with Pooh and Piglet smiling at you being able to be you without worrying about heartless for at least awhile

He likes to get you small gifts from the worlds you go to whether it's jewellery, clothes, trinkets, books, CD's, movies, anything he can find and afford always surprising you when you are on the gummi ship or when you take a break from traveling around and fighting

He likes having small moments with you no matter what's going on around you the small moments of holding hands, sharing food, sleeping in the same bed, or a small kiss just swells his heart with love and warmth

[joy2paris]

Paris To Do List!

Clubs:

- l’arc paris (jorja and burna went) - can’t go if you’re short apparently

- silencio 2nd (kaytranada did a set)

- pamela - disco. not as picky with who they let in but go on a thursday as more relaxed

- carmen

- wanderlust

- aquarium de paris cinéaqua

- la machine du moulin rouge

- JAZZ - caveau de la huchette (€10 entry)

- humeur exotique club

- raspoutine

- madeline

- bridge

- supersonic (indie vibes)

- the pop up (bar and concert venue with a free jazz night every tues by gare de lyon)

- SOULECTION NIGHT!!!

- palais de tokyo (izzybozzy did a set there)

- Pachamama (latin american bougie) also mainstream, cash only but bouncers can be weird

Bars:

- le tres particulier 18th

- la pelle

- saint gervais

- le progrès

- bar griffon

- no entry - speakeasy in the basement

- lavomatic

- le syndicat (on same studio road)

- chez prune: next to canal st martin (11/10 from nimue)

- la cidrerie du canal

- the cork and cavern (have pub quizzes every tuesday)

- le nouvel institut (fun student bar 5e and open till late)

- l’orée du parc (5e and recommends any of the spritz)

- au clair du lune (nice cocktail bar with happy hour)

- le balto (6e, great happy hour and vibes, right by christine cinema)

- ruprances - in le marie, lots of young people (louis)

- la perle

- la flèche d’or (kaytranada inspired night)

- Le pavillon des canaux - old house that has been turned into a bar/working space

- la cafe d’église near 10e

- sky drinks thing (vanessa)

- fanzone - place de la concorde. rugby match

Restaurants:

- Benedict - eggs (4e)

- big mama

- bistrot victoires

- kintaro opéra

- chez janou

- le bonaparte

- Jah Jah Paris

- Zinga

- super smash burgers paris

- pho tai - 13 rue philibert lucot 75013

- big black cook

- passage à niveau

- le petit bouillon pharamond (1e)‼️

- le jardin du petit palais

- walyfey

- cook n saj

- flottes

- candide in belleville

- Shana/shosh (2e)

- Chateau voltaire

- mouffetard saigon - most incredible food nimue has ever had in paris

- amagat

- chambre noire studio

- gros bao - amazing chinese/pan asian restaurant next to canal

- bouillon pigalle/république - best cheap french restaurant. good for cheap birthday meal: €15 for starter, main, glass of wine or alternatively their 3 litre bottle of wine to share

Cafes/Food spaces:

- le mazarin

- le mansart

- le très particulier

- chez meunier

- café saint honoré

- SAFE (sunday, work space) near Amar

- espeletia

- 45 rue olivier de serres 75015 paris

- carré pain de mie

- cafe bogata

- a fole

- le carre voltaire

- KITH

- carette, place du trocadéro (viral place w hot chocs)

- belleville market

- arabica coffee at beau passage courtyard

- oliera paris

- sonny’s pizza

- galerie paradis

- recto verso

- benchy

- café berry

- the coffee

- bar principal

- brasserie martin

- onii-san

- cafe charlot

- poilane bakery

- asian/japanese next to opera

- rue santan - known for asian food

- mouffetard - best road in all of paris: right by sorbonne/pantheon/ENS. filled with cheap takeaway places and cute bars

- Le Cèdre - great falafel wrap

- chez nicos - best crepes. good for a night out and open until 3

- trantranzai - yummy noodle chain, one right by pantheon

- nomas tacos - 2ere

- bobs bake shop - 18ere, english speaking

- bonjour jacob

- 207 rue du faubourg

- dumbo paris

- gramme (11e)

- Princess cafe (10e)

- boulangerie de quatre

- le pain retrouve

Cafes to work in:

- cafe husby

- cafe nuage

- l’anti-cafe

- maison fleuret

- SAFE

Shops

- la marelle 2nd - go upstairs

- come on eileen

- Nuovo (quite middle aged vibes)

- villa cœur

- bobbv

- acid violette

- merci

- at dawn

- relique

- louise gift shop

- puces de vanves

- puces de montreuil

- ^ best flea markets in my friend who has recommended me this’s life: enormous and so cheap and better than the central paris ones)

- life drawing in montmartre (class every sunday in a cafe, spenny but lovely vibes, coffee after, discussion, v social. go w a friend and then go to au claire de lune after)

- OFR Paris - magazine shop (3e)

- 8 cité d’antin 75009 paris

- bouliner les halles -

- freepstar

- la pharmacie des âmes - book store

- yvon lambert

Museums/Galleries:

- palais galliera 16th

- mad paris

- sis rue du pas de la mule july

- lacrapule

- 59 rivoli

- fondation h (closed sun, mon)

- YSL museum

- louvre

- tokyo palace

- LV foundation

- rodin museum

- musée de l’orangerie

- pino

- galerie angalia paris 3 - congolaise

- musée de quai branley

- albercon museum and gardens

- south side of siene - shakespeare book company english language

- abbey book store

- perrotin

- pompidou

- Galeries La Fayette

- Bourse de commerce - Pinault collection

Neighbourhoods:

- le sentier - beautiful passages

- montmartre

- the latin quartier

- place des vosges - marais

- PARK - parc de buttes chaumont (best park in all of paris, go at sunset with some beers)

- 9th - good vibes (louis)

- 18th, 6th, 7th nice

- 16th and 8th to avoid

- giverny (monets gardens)

- jardin lazare-rachline

- montparnasse cemetery - rue Daguerre nearby

- canal st martin + chez prune drink

- montparnasse for drinks

- sénat - palais du Luxembourg

- Place where you can see people dancing

Cinemas:

- @moviesinparis

- UGC les halles

- MK2

- christine cinema (6e, show lord of old english language films, do student discussions too)

- the filmothèque (best cinema in 5e, showing old 35mm films)

- la librarie du cinéma du panthéon

- la cinémathèque française - museum dedicated to history of cinema, masterclasses, special screenings

- le forum des images - debates, master classes, exhibitions related to cinemas

- l’arlequin- special screenings and cinema club

- cinema en plein air de l’hôtel paradiso screenings on the rooftop

- On rue Champollion - queue outside cinemas for tickets - you won’t be assigned a seat

- Le reflet Medicis

- La filmothèque (€5 tickets) - shows lots of older films

- Le champ - best programming - usually does all nighters

- Le grand action - shows new releases and English films in a cool cinema

- Lost in Frenchlation - works with cinemas around the city to put on French films with English subtitles! Reccommended at sorbonne nouvelle so lots of students go to meet people

- L’épée de bois

Other:

- BNF - national library and €15 for national student pass. access to all their reading rooms. lovely cafe

- eiffel tower

- 21st JUNE la fête de la music

- Arts et mètiers

- saint german des près

- JAZZ FESTIVAL

- sacré cœur

- banlieue blues

- la villette jazz festival

- le popup du label

- le compte “movies in paris” on IG

- @miaousb

- @bishopnast

- @vsaulz

- @monsieurbonheur

- Pigale (la fete)

- châtelet

- 99 ginger Bercy

- poissonière

- colonel fabien

- billard nation

- bi urban pop play game @mr.glo_ tiktok

- picnic by eiffel at port du belli (mia in france)

- bateaux mouches (1hr seine cruise, €15)

- disney land

- petit palais

- père lachaise

- journée de patrimoine

[heartvisor]

tagged by @excadrill :)

since my toku account was named specifically, i'll do toku-related items

RULES: Reveal the titles of the documents in your WIP folder and tag as many people as there are documents. Let others ask questions about the ones that interest them and post snippets or explain the contents as you see fit!

because i don't tend to label files outside of work, i'll be giving numbered descriptions instead

a sketch of a pair of oc riders. shoulders are always a difficult point for me, and the added trouble of trying to think of how to work with pauldrons makes this difficult to approach. the designs (not mine) are very fun though!

neon with flowers. iirc, drawn around when episode 29 came out? ready for clean lines, but since i'm not following the show at the moment, it feels a little strange to try and pick up.

wolf orphenoch confrontation. something scribbled after the faiz anniversary movie trailer came out. i really like this character, and mister shinohara made such a nice design, so i definitely want to draw him nicely, but drawing that guy is really difficult!! 💔

skirt biker shiokara. i paused this when i stopped watching kingoh for a while; i'm picking up the linework a little at a time now! ^^

sorrowful grigio regina. sketched after rewatching r/b. she's a kaijuu who is portrayed with such pathos, so i want to try to express even a little bit of that feeling! kaijuu posing is difficult though.

white roses, painted whenever i listen to the shin kr soundtrack. i need to check again to confirm how many k offers in the film, but when i'm done, i want to draw a hongou to accompany them.

another sketch of a pair of toku ocs. the designs (also not mine) are also cute! i need to complete the initial sketch for the other half of the duo and then resolve various design details.

coffee and cake at bistrot jurer. the posing is giving me so much trouble that i'm probably just going to redraw the whole thing again at this point. the faces were fun to draw!

oc villainess monster design draft. since they tend to have some very flashy designs, i figured it could be a fun first try for a monster suit. as usual, suits are difficult 💭

tagging @screentunes @swanlings @bugtransport @gojurt @panicbones @number-one-toku-robot-lover @ankhlesbian @ankhisms @denooo only if you feel like it :)

[pearlsofthec]

Hello. I visit Milan during the new year season. Would you have recommendations for anything? I love your taste.

Hey, I am so so sorry for the delay! Of course, I'd love to compile a mini list of places you have to see.

First things first, let's do restaurants:

Gioia

Beefbar

Salumaio di montenapoleone (my favourite! I love sitting outside, even when it's ridiculously cold ahaha)

The Bar at ralph lauren (I love their brunch, but it's usually all booked, so I usually go for a drink there... a nice and unfortunately over expensive aperitivo)

Il solferino

Paper Moon Giardino Caffe

Boeucc

Any Giacomo restaurant. The main one if you want something fancier, the Bistrot one if you want something more down to earth

Sogni

La brisa

Now some restaurants and bars that are less expensive i'd say:

Bar Magenta

Le Biciclette

La vecchia latteria

Bar Dada

Osteria dell'oca giuliva

Combo (it's a hostel, but they have a nice bar/ restaurant that's great to go to if you want to have an aperitivo outside)

Chinese box (also known as one of the bars that face that infamous Paul Mescal gigantic Gucci ad)

Desco

God Save the Food

Yspanico

Caffe degli artisti

Bistrò

Canteen

now, as for places to visit:

Pinacoteca (which is obvious I know, but it's really indispensable)

The Brera region... again, a given, but you can't NOT GO!! If you're there, make sure to check out the Chiesa Del Carmine, which is honestly my favourite

Corso Magenta, I'm biased because I live practically there, but it's one of my favourite zones ever... so many cute bars and shops. Amongst them, RAW, which is THE coolest concept store ever

Verso libreria (and Farini, which is right in front of it)

MAG, my favourite museum in the city... I love their space and I LOVE their curation. In the building there's also LúBar, which is an amazing restaurant for any occasion immaginable

Villa Necchi, Villa Invernizzi... honestly, any of the villas in the casa-museo rotation will do. They're all equally amazing

I could probably come up with other things if you'd like! Lmk! XX

[solisjetflights]

Itinéraire De Luxe De 3 Jours À Saint-Tropez

Préparez-vous à mettre vos lunettes de soleil et à lâcher vos cheveux, car nous sommes sur le point de plonger tête la première dans le monde glamour de Saint-Tropez !

Attachez vos ceintures, car il ne s’agit pas d’un voyage comme les autres, mais d’une escapade de trois jours qui vous permettra de vivre pleinement votre vie dans ce paradis méditerranéen.

Saint-Tropez n’est pas une escapade ordinaire. Non, c’est un endroit où le luxe et le style règnent en maîtres. Vous y trouverez des plages magnifiques, des restaurants gastronomiques et suffisamment de boutiques haut de gamme pour faire rougir votre carte de crédit !

Dans ce blog, nous vous livrons tous les secrets pour vous aider à planifier le genre de voyage dont vous rêvez. Qu’il s’agisse de siroter du champagne dans des clubs de plage branchés ou d’explorer les eaux scintillantes de la Côte d’Azur, nous avons tout ce qu’il vous faut.

Alors, prenez votre maillot de bain le plus chic, votre tenue la plus fabuleuse, et préparez-vous à être ébloui par l’opulence de Saint-Tropez. C’est votre billet pour une aventure de trois jours aussi funky que fabuleuse ! Plongeons dans l’aventure !

Jour 1 : Arrivée et détente au bord de la mer

Matin :

Arrivée à l’aéroport de Nice Côte d’Azur et transfert à Saint-Tropez en voiture privée avec chauffeur ou en hélicoptère.

Installation dans votre hôtel ou villa de luxe surplombant la mer Méditerranée.

L’après-midi :

Rendez-vous sur l’une des célèbres plages de Saint-Tropez, comme la plage de Pampelonne.

Réservez une cabine privée en bord de mer avec un service attentif.

Dégustez un déjeuner gastronomique de fruits de mer au bord de l’eau.

Le soir :

Rafraîchissez-vous et promenez-vous dans les charmantes rues de Saint-Tropez.

Dîner romantique dans un restaurant étoilé comme Le Vague d’Or.

Jour 2 : Découverte de Saint-Tropez

Le matin :

Commencez votre journée par un délicieux petit-déjeuner à votre hébergement.

Visite de la vieille ville historique de Saint-Tropez. Explorez le marché de la Place des Lices pour y trouver des produits locaux et des souvenirs.

Visite guidée de la Citadelle de Saint-Tropez pour ses vues imprenables.

L’après-midi :

Déjeuner dans un bistrot chic de la vieille ville.

Explorez le musée de l’Annonciade, qui présente des œuvres d’art impressionnistes.

Passez l’après-midi à faire du shopping dans des boutiques haut de gamme comme Chanel et Louis Vuitton.

Le soir :

Dîner dans un restaurant branché comme L’Opera ou Le Byblos pour goûter à la cuisine locale et internationale.

Après le dîner, découvrez la vie nocturne de Saint-Tropez dans des bars comme Les Caves du Roy.

Jour 3 : Expérience sur un Yacht de Luxe

Matin :

Après le petit-déjeuner, vous vous rendrez au port et monterez à bord d’un yacht de luxe privé.

Croisière le long de la magnifique côte de la Côte d’Azur.

Profitez des activités nautiques telles que la plongée avec tuba et le jet ski.

L’après-midi :

Savourez un déjeuner gastronomique préparé par un chef à bord.

Visitez les îles voisines comme Porquerolles ou l’Île de Port-Cros pour explorer l’île et vous détendre.

Soirée :

Retour à Saint-Tropez et débarquement de votre yacht.

Dîner d’adieu dans un restaurant au bord de l’eau avec vue sur le coucher du soleil.

Cet itinéraire devrait vous donner un avant-goût du luxe et de la beauté que Saint-Tropez a à offrir. Bon voyage !

En conclusion, une escapade de luxe de trois jours à Saint-Tropez offre un mélange parfait de détente, de culture et d’indulgence. Des plages immaculées et de la vieille ville animée à l’extravagance des yachts privés et des repas gastronomiques, Saint-Tropez promet une expérience mémorable à ceux qui recherchent les meilleures choses de la vie. Que vous vous prélassiez sur les rivages ensoleillés, que vous exploriez les sites historiques ou que vous savouriez une cuisine de classe mondiale, cette ville pittoresque de la Côte d’Azur vous laissera à coup sûr des souvenirs impérissables d’une escapade vraiment luxueuse.

[digitalandy]

La Bavette, Chicago

Behind the huge Mechandise Mart, the little entrance to this restaurant is allowing to experience e a unique and characteristic dining occasion.

After an anonymous reception, a small door is introducing in a kind of mix of a traditional French bistrot and a vintage jazz club. Low lights, boiserie, red couches are marking the atmosphere.

The menu is typical steakhouse with different premium cuts offered with a set if expected sides. The beef is good and well cooked and the mac'n'cheese very tasty as well as the different potatoes.

Service is nice and professional and wine list quite large even if traditional in terms of offer.

A unique mix of French atmosphere and Chicago stakehouse is making this place a little gem worth the visit.

[omagazineparis]

Le secret d’une lune de miel idyllique: cap sur la France

Ah, la lune de miel... ce moment unique, tout juste après le mariage, où la célébration de l'amour prend tout son sens. Vous cherchez l'endroit idéal pour célébrer votre mariage en France et entamer ce nouveau chapitre de votre vie en beauté? Nous avons la solution! Des côtes de la Bretagne aux châteaux de la Loire, en passant par la romantique ville de Paris, laissez-nous vous guider vers la lune de miel parfaite. Paris, l'amour toujours La Ville Lumière, avec ses rues pavées, ses bistrots chaleureux et ses monuments emblématiques, est la première étape de votre lune de miel. Quoi de plus romantique que de flâner main dans la main sur les quais de Seine, ou de partager un dîner aux chandelles avec vue sur la Tour Eiffel? L'activité romantique : optez pour une croisière sur la Seine Pour rendre votre lune de miel encore plus mémorable, envisagez une croisière nocturne sur la Seine. Les lumières scintillantes de la ville vous offriront un spectacle à couper le souffle. La Côte d'Azur, entre glamour et nature Après la ville, cap vers la mer Méditerranée. La Côte d'Azur, avec ses plages de sable fin et ses villages pittoresques, est une destination prisée pour une lune de miel. Vous serez émerveillés par le charme des villes comme Nice, Cannes ou Saint-Tropez. Le truc à fair : louez un cabanon à Cassis Pour une expérience vraiment authentique, optez pour un cabanon à Cassis, petit village de pêcheurs niché entre les calanques. Un véritable havre de paix pour célébrer votre mariage en France. La vallée de la Loire, royaume des châteaux Votre voyage de noces ne serait pas complet sans une visite de la Vallée de la Loire. Ses somptueux châteaux et ses vignobles réputés sont le cadre idéal pour des moments inoubliables. L'idée géniale : prenez de la hauteur en montgolfière Rien de plus romantique que de survoler les châteaux de la Loire en montgolfière. Une aventure inoubliable pour votre lune de miel! A lire aussi : Où trouver une bague de fiançailles saphir, tourmaline ou tanzanite pas chère ? L’Alsace, entre tradition et gastronomie L’Alsace, avec ses maisons à colombages, ses vins délicieux et ses traditions, est un choix original pour une lune de miel pleine de charme. Strasbourg, Colmar ou les petits villages de la route des vins vous feront découvrir une autre facette de la France. Bon plan : dégustez un kouglof Ne manquez pas de goûter au kouglof, cette brioche traditionnelle alsacienne, symbole de partage et de générosité. Un plaisir gustatif à partager à deux! Il ne vous reste plus qu'à faire votre choix et à préparer vos valises! Profitez pleinement de ces moments précieux et laissez-vous porter par la magie de votre lune de miel. Alors, prêtes à célébrer votre mariage en France? Read the full article

[dougrobyngoold]

Our Last Evening - Lecce, Italy

We have had a very lazy day. Spent most of the day lounging around on our beautiful terrace and enjoying the lovely temperatures and breeze. We signed up for a wine and food tasting at 6:00 p.m., so around 4:00 we decided to take a final stroll around Lecce.

We found signs of a car rally going on, didn’t see any rally cars, but there were a few fancy cars out on the plaza:

Fountain at the plaza where the car rally was happening.

No shows going on, but we found one of the local theaters.

Piazza Duomo.

Close-up of the front of the Duomo.

Carvings on the side of the Duomo.(Pictured above and below)

Amazing brass door on the side of the Duomo - the pictures are incredibly detailed.

The Episcopio.

The tourist train in Lecce, Doug was absolutely NOT going to get on the “choo-choo” train for a tour!

Church dome near Porta Napoli.

Beautifully carved balconies on one of the streets.

Coat of arms on the side of an old building, a sign that someone of wealth lived here at one time.

Basilica of St, Croce - the front of this church was stunning and a bit overwhelming - so many things to see!

Our wine and food tasting was suppose to start at 6:00, by 6:20 there was no sign of the owners of the little bistro that the tasting was happening at. Doug went to a little business across the street to see if they knew what was going on. The owner of that business got hold of the wine shop owner, he was stuck in traffic (due to the car rally blocking off the entrance to Lecce). They finally arrived and we had a lovely wine and food tasting experience.

We tasted wines made from grapes grown in the Puglia region - verdeca, negro amaro, and primitivo.

Inside La Strada Del Vino Wine Bistrot, where we had our tasting.

Verdeca, a lovely crisp dry white wine.

Negra Amaro Rose with bruschetta - also an enjoyable wine!

Negra Amaro Red with eggplant appetizer - fruity, dry red wine with a smooth finish. We also had a primitivo wine - which was our favorite. Great way to learn a bit about the local wines.

After our tasting, we spent the evening watching all the nightlife in Lecce. We had a glass of wine and a beer at a cocktail bar - the cocktails looked too dangerous for us! It was fun just taking everything in that was happening on the streets. We met a lady, Leigh, from Atlanta. She was traveling by herself, we chatted over our glass of wine and snacks, it was nice to connect with someone from the states!

We finished up with our last glass of wine for the evening and made it back to our street without any issues.

Street outside our apartment.

Street entryway to our apartment lobby.

Last climb up the 50+ stairs to our place!

We have had an amazing stay in this beautiful apartment. The inside was just as spectacular as the outside. Lecce was a wonderful city to spend time in, so glad that Fabrizio recommended it to us!

Buona notte from Lecce!

[lepetitlugourmand]

Les nouveaux « Bib Gourmand » du Guide @michelinguide France 2023 ont été révélés lundi dernier. C’est juste un mois avant l’annonce du palmarès des étoiles tant attendues par certains (ou décriées par d’autres) que Le Guide a annoncé les établissements distingués d’un Bib Gourmand - 49 nouvelles adresses, 9 seulement en Provence Côte d’Azur, dont 3 dans les Alpes-Maritimes et 1 dans le Var - Ces adresses appelées les « bons plans » du Guide Rouge se « distinguent par leur bon rapport qualité-prix et se doivent de proposer un menu midi et soir au moins un menu complet pour un prix maximum d’une quarantaine d’euros » Les « Bib Gourmand » existent depuis 1997. À Nice deux établissements reçoivent cette notification : @lalchimie_restaurant du Chef Arnaud Collin, ancien du chef doublement étoilé @marcelravin, propose en grande sincérité une cuisine de cœur créative, raffinée et inspirée qui fait plaisir. @rouge_nice est une table de partage de hors d’œuvres aux accents Sud-Ouest qui virevoltent et se dégustent en toute convivialité au Port de Nice. Alexandra et Gautier (ancien disciple parisien du bistrotier éclairé Yves Candeborde) vous reçoivent en toute vitalité et amitié. À Grasse, au @restaurantlougolin, le jeune Chef Xavier Malandran, cet ancien coiffeur reconverti en cuisinier par passion, manie les couteaux avec dextérité et propose une cuisine ciselée dans une belle bâtisse avec vue plongeante sur la campagne grassoise. Dans le Var l’unique établissement récompensé de cette année se situe à Bandol et proclame un gourmand bistrot-cave à vins « natures chinés » @auclairdelavigne signé d’un ancien des grandes Maisons étoilées, dont feu le grand Marc Meneau. On notera également l’arrivée et l’entrée dans le Guide de @onakarestaurant à Nice, parfaite cuisine japonaise contemporaine et fusionnante de délices en grande vivacité, signée du champion de France de Sushi. Rendez-vous le lundi 6 mars à 17h à Strasbourg pour la grand-messe de la gastronomie et des chefs avec la remise des étoiles du Guide Michelin France 2023. #michelinguide #chef #gastronomie #gwendalpoullennec #michelinstar #villedenice #michelin2023 #bibgourmand2023 (à L'Alchimie Nice) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoZqqEqI3NX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[aseriesofunfortunatejan]

I don't know exactly how well this translates to every culture actually. When we meet someone up for a coffee in France, it's usually not in a coffee shop à la Starbucks where they mix up different drinks, and definitely have teas and hot cocoas. It's a café or a bistrot (in this case I do believe it's the restaurant turned-café in the afternoon), meaning some sit-down restaurant where you're basically expected to buy either a black coffee or a beer, and possibly to bring your eleven years-old daughter who might ask for an overpriced Coca-Cola.

Being that this is a slightly expensive restaurant, I'm assuming it would be a nice place, the coffee would be nice and they might have nice snacks to buy alongside it. But generally speaking this is a culture I don't like, because a lot of cafés are only attractive if you're desperately looking for a place to sit. It's really just about overpriced drinks with a really limited selection.

One of the kind ladies at the company that seems interested in taking me in for an apprenticeship sent me an e-mail asking if I'd be willing to meet them up for lunch or a coffee in a restaurant where they work next week.

I did what any mature adult would do and phoned my mom asking her what I should do because that seems to me like a really cringe way to meet up for an apprenticeship. Like??? Having to out my dietary restrictions???? I don't even drink coffee, so I have to be that girl who asks for a soda... (...I also have restrictions that apply to those.) My mom confirmed to me that it was really cringe but also pointed out that they probably didn't intend on inviting me, so I should check the price range for the menu.

Needless to say we will be meeting up for a coffee <3

As my ever reassuring mother commented, "if after all of that they don't even want to hire you that'd be fucked up 🤪"

[johbeil]

Camel on the balcony

Nice, France. Olympus XA on Fuji Superia film.