Article: The Last Time I Saw Paris...

So I'm now a fan of Ruth Reichl, after just one read. The Gourmet editor-in-chief writes beautifully about eating well in Paris while spending very little.

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Article: The most gastronomic street in Paris

The FT's Simon Kuper writes about the rue Paul Bert, a Parisian neighborhood that has become a guidebook darling for its excellent restaurants, food and wine stores and even a food bookshop. The sidebar also mentions how the proprietor of La Cocotte, the bookshop, decided to quit her PR and marketing job and become a pastry chef - yet more affirmation that I'm making the right decision. After all, we always hear about people who quit their office jobs to start cooking, not the other way around.