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A store front with the words mariage frères written on it.

Mariage Frères

March 15, 2010

When we wanted to buy our English friends some special tea, we knew exactly where to shop: Mariage Frères. It is hard to believe that the French would know how to satisfy our friends, who are experts in the art of…

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A store front with many different items on the windows.

Servant (Chocolate, Candy and Sweets)

March 14, 2010

Founded in 1913, this family owned chocolate and candy shop has retained its character and its charm for nearly 100 hundred years. The first time we went I was taking a picture of my two boys in the front of…

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A bakery window with many different pastries on display.

Poilâne

March 10, 2010

In 1789 when the French stormed Versailles, causing Marie-Antoinette and Louis XVI to seek “haven†in the Tuileries, it is said that the rioters sought to return with the royal family’s “baker, the baker’s wife, and the apprentice†— such…

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Marie-Anne Cantin

March 8, 2010

I had a friend of mine and his wife over for dinner while they were visiting Paris. As my I knew they savor the finer things in life, I made sure to pay a visit to Marie-Anne Cantin for a…

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L’Epicerie Fine (Rive Gauche)

March 8, 2010

Just around the corner from Rue Cler is one of the best small epicerie shops in Paris, where you can buy olive oils, vinegars, teas, coffee, spices, high-quality canned tuna, chocolates and other specialty items. The owner is very friendly and helpful, as are his…

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Amorino

March 8, 2010

For one of the best treats under 4 Euros, go to Amorino for fresh gelato. There is a large selection of flavors which often vary according to the season. Amorino always has a few staple fruit flavors – mango, strawberry, raspberry, mandarin, peach as well as rich…

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Gerard Mulot

March 7, 2010

My Parisian friend Sylvie recently asked me if I had been to Gerard Mulot to try the best croissants in Paris. I sheepishly told her I didn’t know of Gerard Mulot, nor that it had the best croissants, but assured her…

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Lucien Legrand Filles et Fils

March 3, 2010

Since 1850 this wine store, which also sells sweets, chocolate and gourmet food has been pleasing Parisians with a taste for the best of everything. It is a great store where children can admire the baskets of chocolate, sucettes (lollipops) and other…

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Dehillerin

March 3, 2010

Since 1820, Dehillerin has been offering top chefs and serious gourmands professional quality kitchen supplies. All kinds of gadgets, knives, copper pots, sauté pans and giant-sized soup pots are available. Beautiful skewers with brass figurines of cows, fish, lambs, pigs and…

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A couple of people walking down an indoor walkway.

Galerie Vivienne

February 28, 2010

In the second arrondissement near Paris Bourse (the Paris Stock Exchange), Place de Victoire, the Banque de France and a hop, skip and a jump from Palais-Royale, is a secret hideaway of shops and an ancient passage, Galerie Vivienne, built as an indoor shopping…

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