April in Paris — from memory

I’m perpetually behind on Paris — but then, who could possibly keep up with that city?

Hello! Hello!

If you’ve been with me for a while — I’ve been writing this newsletter for almost two years now — then you know that I’m always behind. If you’re new here — welcome and yes, I’m always behind. Always trying to catch up. And always rushing to write about something before it’s going to happen again or worse, disappear. It seems as though I’m perpetually behind on Paris — but then, who could possibly keep up with that city!

Because I return to Paris, my part-time home, in less than two weeks, the race is on to tell you what I found the last time I was in town. Fortunately, most of it is evergreen — although there are more and more pop-ups these days in Paris (see below). There’s so much joy and excitement in the ephemeral and a twinge of sadness too — if you love something from a pop-up, then you’ve either got to take pleasure in the memory of it or, in the case of food, figure out how to make it at home.

The Pop-Ups

Here are a trio of memorable pop-up dishes — I haven’t replic…