Book signings, apple pie and good conversation

There’s nothing I love more than a sunny Paris day with lots to do. For the last couple of months, I’ve gotten heavily into blogs – reading them, following them, writing… I don’t know why I never took the plunge before, but there are a ton of interesting and relevant bloggers out there, many of whom are based in Paris. One such blogger, who barely needs an introduction, is David Lebovitz – an American pastry chef of the famed Chez Panisse in San Francisco who has lived and written in Paris for the last 7 years. He has a huge following and a relatively new book called “The Sweet Life in Paris”. He tweets, facebooks and cooks all day…. I feel so sorry for him. Anyway, he held a book signing at a bouquiniste along the Seine yesterday and since I recently bought his book, I figured it was a great way to put a voice to the man of many talents.

After that, it was off for a nice walk home (quite a long walk too – Pont Neuf to Parmentier), most of the way with Robert. Everyone and their mother was out and about in the Marais and it…

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