the best fries in Paris… really

Happy Bastille Day! Vive Le France (especially la cuisine française)!

Before (and during) our Paris trip, I started following a really cool blog, http://hipparis.com/. It is run by Haven in Paris, the boutique rental agency we worked with (http://www.haveninparis.com/). By the way, if you go to Paris and want to rent an apartment, I cannot recommend Haven in Paris highly enough. Not only do Erica and her staff hand pick the most amazing apartments, they truly understand customer service. They were tremendously helpful when we got stuck due to the volcanic ash airport shutdown; Erica instantly tracked down an available property and offered it to us – giving us immediate peace of mind. And if I didn’t mention it in a previous post, the apartment we rented near Parc Monceau was incredible – spacious (really!) with understated, elegant decor and every consideration given to comfort. It was perfect for two girls looking for a haven…not that we mind the clutter that comes with husbands and sons, but stepping into a virtual magazine layout was pretty incredible!

Any-hoo, I especially enjoyed reading Maggie Battista’s ‘hipparis’ posts because she likes to eat as much as I do; I figured her advice would be well worth taking. Thank you, Maggie! Café des Musées was everything you said it would be and the pommes frites were, hands down, the best I’ve ever had in Paris. Kathi is not a potato eater and even she could not resist them! Kathi also tried my ‘chevre chaud’ salad and was immediately hooked. Here are the details in case you are in Paris:

Café des Musées
49, rue de Turenne (3rd)
Tél: 01 42 72 96 17

http://hipparis.com/2010/04/16/paris-foods-you-must-eat-part-1/

kathy

p.s. Did anyone celebrate Bastille Day today? I went to my client’s store in Woodside: Emily Joubert Home & Garden. You can see the pictures we posted on their Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Emily-Joubert/101312312858