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Tarte aux Fraises – Unboxing!

Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
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Today I was happy to see that our local baker, Le Fournil de Mouffetard, was open on a holiday. (May 8 is Victory in Europe Day, celebrating the end of World War II.)

Box

Box Containing Tarte aux Fraises
Photograph by www.DiscoverParis.net

I purchased a tarte aux fraises, took it home, and photographed the box.

Tarte aux Fraises in Box

Tarte aux Fraises in Box
Photograph by www.DiscoverParis.net

Inside the box, the strawberry tart looked luscious!

Tarte aux Fraises out of Box

Tarte aux Fraises out of Box
Photograph by www.DiscoverParis.net

It looked even better after I removed it and put it on the table.

Close-up of Tarte aux Fraises

Close-up of Tarte aux Fraises
Photograph by www.DiscoverParis.net

And better still in a close-up photograph!

Cross Section of a Strawberry Tart

Cross Section of a Strawberry Tart
Photograph by www.DiscoverParis.net

I cut it, put it on a plate, and it was ready to eat. Scrumptious!

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Does Your Mother Yearn for Paris?

Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
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Paris Insights - An Anthology

Does your mother yearn for Paris? We have two publications that will stir her passion for the city! The first is our monthly newsletter Paris Insights, written to present an insider’s view of the fascinating history, culture, and contemporary life of the City of Light.

The second is our book Paris Insights – An Anthology, a compilation of a number of our most popular newsletters. Travel writer Jim Calio has called our book “a wonderful valentine to Paris, unlike anything you’re likely to find in a standard guidebook.” Better than a bouquet of roses, it is a gift that offers an insider’s view of the things to love about the city.

Just in time for Mother’s Day, the Kindle edition of Paris Insights – An Anthology can be purchased and downloaded immediately! And remember…she doesn’t need a Kindle device to read the Kindle edition of Paris Insights – An Anthology! Amazon.com provides Kindle reader apps that work on every major tablet, smartphone, and computer so that she can read Kindle books on whatever type of device she owns. These apps are 100% free. If she needs one, click HERE to go to the Web page for the application that she needs.

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Give your mother the beauty and passion of the world’s most romantic city!

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Paris Insights Monthly Newsletter – The Man Who Records Paris

Thursday, May 2nd, 2013
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Des Coulam

Des Coulam
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In this month’s Paris Insights we present Des Coulam. Des first became interested in recording sound and conversation when he was a boy. Now retired from a totally unrelated vocation, he spends much of his time recording the sounds of Paris. Read about his passion for acoustic ecology, the recording of sound emitted by a particular environment.

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Paris Insights is published monthly as a downloadable PDF file. It is available only to paid subscribers for an annual subscription fee of $30.

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Bonne lecture!

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Meet Atika Lazrec, Manager of Les Saveurs d’Atika

Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
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Atika Lazrec

Atika Lazrec, Manager of Les Saveurs d’Atika
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In this month’s Le Bon Goût, we present Atika Lazrec, who manages Les Saveurs d’Atika, a Moroccan restaurant near Place de la Bastille. We enjoyed her home-cooked meals when we dined there recently and, in fact, returned to enjoy them again!

Le Bon Goût is a restaurant review that you will find in Paris Insights, a newsletter about the history and culture of Paris, as well as our observations on contemporary life in the city. It is published monthly as a downloadable PDF file and is available only to paid subscribers for an annual subscription fee of $30.

If you are not a paid subscriber and would like to download the newsletter, please click here. Enter promotional code 11473309154 to receive a $5 discount off the price of an annual subscription.

Bonne Lecture…et Bon Appétit!

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