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this is basically my everyday Paris lifestyle, I swear on my up-in-the-air pinky

Coucou,

Did you know that Paris can still be a bit snobbish in all the right places? It’s not what y’all Anglos expect —for example, we don’t turn up our noses at one’s lack of money [ one of the surprises about living in Paris is how much Les Frenches do not worship at the altar of earnings ] but we sure are a bit pretentious about being in the know, particularly about 2 subjects:

1. keeping informed about world affairs*

2. pâtisseries **

* sadly, this is one addiction I can’t seem to shake [sugar, internetting, social media, chiming in in comments sections of controversial subjects, Netflix, monogamy — all other vices been kicked but not THE NEWS — please drop a new brain off in Belleville, 19th Arrondissement, Paris, France — preferably one that only squirts out dopamine when scrolling about rap beefs or celebrity breakups or something similarly inane, it’s exhausting being a ~ LeFtisT rEvoLuTionAry ~ who gives too much of a damn about like, the middle east, contemporary slavery, microplastics, et al... I hereby make an official request to be Chloe Kardashian’s cocker spaniel in my next life. Amen. ]

** your girl here is recovering from overindulging last summer [sigh, oui, still], so if anyone got a plug for ozempic hit me in the DMs s'il vous plaît —

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The sweets shops brutally and lovingly curated in this < paris : EDIT > in particular are highbrow AF when it comes to the creation and sharing of the sweet stuff we are known for here in Paris.

It’s not really about the depth of your wallet. It’s more a certain je ne sais quoi that will be silently judged here. No need to stick up your pinky, though, unless you want to show support for Louis the XIV and his *ahem* syphilis-ridden court, who actually started this whole thing, by the way.

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BONNES NOUVELLES: Two things we love are coming [back] together: Sain Boulangerie + The Curiosity Collective Paris are relaunching « Make Croissants in a Boulangerie » . Get your hands in the dough with Anthony Courteille, whose sui generis croissants were celebrated by Vogue Magazine as the Best in Paris. ON-Y-VA...

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Bontemps has pretty much everything for a quaint Parisian teatime: a great location [Le Marais], a plush, French, aesthetic [frilly, sugary, pastel as all hell], tea that hits just right and of course, phenomenal desserts; with their crowning glory being their signature treat named simply, « Bontemps » . These naughty little diet saboteurs are made from two thin sablés [the French version of butter cookies] with a heavenly flavored cream resting in the center, and a touch of fruit, chocolate, or nuts on top depending on the variety. Many have tried and yet no one has ever managed to eat just one, so you also don’t have to restrict yourself. For a full experience, enjoy it in Bontemps’ lush and idyllic secret garden terrace; a cute courtyard full of lacy white furniture and oodles of cascading greenery. Note: Weekends are brunch time [ delicious at 45 euros per person ] with a set menu only until 3pm, when they let loose all their selection of some of the prettiest pastries in town.