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The Adventures of Ashley & Matt, Newly Married Americans in Paris
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Notre Griffe
She dismissed the massed scholarship of Michelin and Gault Millau with one of those shrugs only the French execute successfully, and which, like that "pouf" sound of casual contempt, they learn in the cradle.
"But those include all cafés and restaurants. This" -- she held up her new cahier -- "is only for ma griffe."
Though griffe literally translates as "claw," Parisians have redefined it to mean "stamp," "label" or "signature." It describes the pattern of favorite cafés, shops, walks, meeting places, which each of us imposes on the city and which makes it uniquely "our Paris."
-- John Baxter, Immoveable Feast
Wines
- Moelleux Bordeaux (blanc)
- Chateau Daublac Bordeaux (rouge)
- Gros Plant 2006 (blanc)
- The rosé (there's only one the menu) at Juvenile's
- ...and assorted vins de pays from our friendly neighborhood Franprix
Food
- Frogs' legs, Fontaine Sully
- Escargot, Café Charbon
- The pommes de terre that come with the duck confit at Le Royal Vendôme
- The baguette aux graines at J.M. Chef boulangerie in Bastille
Cheeses
- La Tourée
- Tomme Noire des Pyrenees
- Fourme d'Ambert
Streets
- Rue de la Roquette
- Rue de Charonne
- Rue de Montreuil
- Rue Cler
Cafés & Bars
- The Used Book Café at Merci
- The Island Bar at Mama Shelter
"But those include all cafés and restaurants. This" -- she held up her new cahier -- "is only for ma griffe."
Though griffe literally translates as "claw," Parisians have redefined it to mean "stamp," "label" or "signature." It describes the pattern of favorite cafés, shops, walks, meeting places, which each of us imposes on the city and which makes it uniquely "our Paris."
-- John Baxter, Immoveable Feast
Wines
- Moelleux Bordeaux (blanc)
- Chateau Daublac Bordeaux (rouge)
- Gros Plant 2006 (blanc)
- The rosé (there's only one the menu) at Juvenile's
- ...and assorted vins de pays from our friendly neighborhood Franprix
Food
- Frogs' legs, Fontaine Sully
- Escargot, Café Charbon
- The pommes de terre that come with the duck confit at Le Royal Vendôme
- The baguette aux graines at J.M. Chef boulangerie in Bastille
Cheeses
- La Tourée
- Tomme Noire des Pyrenees
- Fourme d'Ambert
Streets
- Rue de la Roquette
- Rue de Charonne
- Rue de Montreuil
- Rue Cler
Cafés & Bars
- The Used Book Café at Merci
- The Island Bar at Mama Shelter
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