notes on living well, the French way
un carnet français — style, table, and the art of living well
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On vit bien, alors —

Art de Vivre

The everyday art of living well — the long lunch, the apéro, the pause.

A baguette rests on a mosaic-tiled table beside metal chairs against a stone wall
À la une

In Praise of the Long Lunch

The midday ritual that quietly reorders the whole day around it.

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