Pictures -- Around Town Oct 27-29

Monday was a beautiful day.  We walked around the Parc Monceau area and stopped at a cafe.

On Tuesday we tried our first one-star Michelin restaurant, Au Trou Gascon, in the 12th arrondissement (not a likely neighborhood for this type of restaurant).  The food was delicious, the service only so-so which was a disappointment.  But let's focus on the food. 

First, an amuse of chestnut soup with a comte cheese mousse at the bottom.  Yum!

Tom had warm mushroom pate made with cepes (porcini mushrooms which are in season right now) and garnished with ham.

I (Maxine) had the salad with frisee, duck confit and egg.  I could eat this every day.

Tom had partridge with a hazelnut crust (tastes like chicken!).  The green vegetable that looks like brussel sprouts is actually cabbage stuffed with more partridge which surprised Tom when he cut into it.

Maxine had rack of lamb with white beans.  Not so photogenic but it was delicious, especially the beans.

Forgot to take photos of the desserts -- pear tart with chocolate ice cream for Tom and berry crumble with sheep's milk ice cream for me.  And several little sweets after the meal.

We decided to walk off lunch at the Promenade Plantee which is a 3 miles long elevated walkway built on top of an old railroad right of way.  You might ask where are the plants -- sorry, no photos of those.  But we thought this 2 part building with the walkway in the middle was amusing.

That night, Maxine went to hear an author presentation at the American Library.  This was her view walking there.

The presentation was by Mimi Thorisson who writes the blog Manger about living in the Medoc region of France.  She writes and cooks and her husband takes beautiful photos.  mimithorisson.com

Charcuterie platter that we ate with the beer at Aux Trois 8 on Wednesday.

Paris view from the other day.

We saw this walking back to the Metro on Wednesday night.  And this is a "minor" church not on the tourist path!