I hesitated quite a while about jumping back into new content and travel stories when many of us are still reeling from last week’s events and closely following ongoing investigations. But then I thought, we can’t stop writing nor should we stop giving people all over the world reasons to visit France. So we plough ahead. Well, in this case it’s more like looking back since I want to share some of the people and places that infused the (rocky) end of the year with joy in all its forms.
So let’s look back:
1/ Lunch at Clown Bar
When one of your editors comes to town and asks you to lunch, particularly someone who writes often about food, you select the destination carefully. Given Jen Murphy’s culinary writing for Afar, I was confident she would love Clown Bar, the historic bistro (1902) and former watering hole for the Cirque d’Hiver staff. The space was taken over by former Saturne talents who propose a market-driven menu of shareable small plates and natural wines offered by the glass. And while the interior was refurbished for its May opening, the most whimsical elements have been preserved beautifully: tiling featuring Sarreguemine clowns that adorn…
