Best Parisian florists, Datil, Patine, Elise Bougy, pied à terres in the 2nd, Château Voltaire, Chez Lili
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Entienne Marcel/Montorgeuil
REAL ESTATE • On the Market
Three properties suitable as pied à terres around Entienne Marcel/Montorgeuil in the 2nd arr.
Subterranean enlightenment
GOODS & SERVICES • FOUND Wellness
Between Rue Saint Honoré and Rue De L’Opéra sits Château Voltaire, a refined 31-room hotel offering luxury hospitality without the frills. When I first moved to Paris, I stayed at the Château Voltaire while getting settled. Its warm atmosphere made it easy to treat it as a home base for that first week.
WORK • Friday Routine
Small gesture
MANON FLEURY • head chef • Datil
In the recipe I finalized this morning, I move away from the classic Italian version, rich in pasta and béchamel, and keep only the gesture — the layering — transposed into a plant-based version with kohlrabi, celery, chard, and a sauce made with spinach, lentils, mushrooms, and walnuts from Périgord.
RESTAURANTS • FOUND Archives
Well sourced
Tucked away on a quiet back street in Menilmontant, behind a quaint, pale-green exterior, Mijo T is a slice of rural France in the 20th arrondissement.
GOODS & SERVICES • The Nines
Florists
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Gueule de Loup (20th arr), trove of flowers, vases, and wildflower/herb seeds for home growing
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