Of the long list of things to accomplish before we can move to France, getting approved for a Long-Stay Visa is one of the most important. We took the first step in that process earlier this month when we made an appointment with the French Visa office in San Francisco. We had already filled out …
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Café Presse and Le Pichet were very proud to have been asked to be a part of the 2017 Premier Chef’s Dinner to support the great work they to that the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. The gala dinner, that featured guest speaker and culinary icon Alice Waters, as well as a host of top …
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Thanks to our good friend Stanley Purdue for this great photo, taken on the terrace of the the Café des Mousquetaires, near the Bastille. Wish that I was there.
Leave a CommentIn the past, if you had heard of the Clown Bar at all, it was likely in the context of its wonderful Belle Epoque clown decor, which is so iconic that is often shows up in architecture books on cafes of Paris. The design pays homage to the Clown Bars history as a hangout …
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On the borderline between the 11th and 12 arrondissements and to the east of the Bastille is a neighborhood that is referred to alternately by reference to its main thoroughfare (the Faubourg Saint-Antoine) or its metro stop (Ledru Rollin), or, as often as not, by its market, the Marché d’Aligre. Which makes sense, because the …
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The general knowledge in my family has always been that our Drohman ancestors came to America from the area along the border between southern Germany and northern Switzerland. I remember as a kid always saying that our people were German. However, in my head, this was all about something that had happened in the very …
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Do you love cheese? Do you wonder how your lactose-intolerant friends find the courage to carry on day after day? Do you consider it a good thing that handling a well aged Saint-Nectare or Reblochon makes your hands reek for the rest of the day? When you stand in front of a well-stocked cheese counter …
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Leave a CommentI was very happy to read the recent Pete Wells article in the New York Times about Paris restaurant Arpege and its chef – owner Alain Passard. Arpege has been the setting for some of the most memorable meals of my life, and is the only 3-star Michelin restaurant where I have eaten more than …
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This sauce, along with harissa paste, make up the indispensable duo of accompaniments to falafels or kebab in the Turkish sandwich stands and shops of Paris. If you plan to serve with lamb, adding mint, lemon peel and tarragon makes a tasty variation. Currently we are serving this sauce with our falafel salad at Cafe …
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