Paris

Paris Picnic Guide

Tiara

I think our most memorable meals in Paris will be the picnics we’ve been putting together almost nightly.  This has been a great way to try amazing French products on a budget and to feel like we are living like locals.  I like shopping for picnic items at the covered markets because they have pretty much everything you need in one place (sort of like SF’s Ferry Building).  The closest one to us is the Marche Saint-Martin.

We like to stop by the boucherie to get some cured meats (speck is a favorite).  Some boucheries also have deli items, like tomato tartare and marinated artichokes.

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Musee de L’Orangerie

Tiara

Today we ventured out to the 1st Arrondissement to visit an often overlooked museum: Musee de L’Orangerie.  The Orangerie houses two large oval rooms that display a collection of Monet’s water lilies, and it also contains the Jean Walter and Paul Guillaume collection, which is a small and beautiful collection of works by Picasso, Matisse, Modigliani, Cezanne, and others.

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So Chaud!

Tiara

It’s hot in Paris this week.

(much more dramatic than in Celsius)

(much more dramatic than in Celsius)

We will be retreating to air-conditioned spaces for the next several days.  Does anyone have some good movie recommendations?

Lambic Off: Framboise

Ian

For you francaphobes out there, Framboise is french for ‘raspberry.’ We’ve been picnicking the last few nights to beat the heat (also we are cheap), and thought some fruity beer would be a nice accompaniment. We tried Cantillon’s framboise by the canal, and Girardin’s at the OÜI FM festival.

Cantillon Rose De Gambrinus

Cantillon Rose De Gambrinus. Sorry for the NSFW graphic. I don’t make the labels, I just drink the beers.

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