Cocktails ou Café?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgldafx37tfvuH596rEoRX7f2AQEqYUpOCLJnqku9bgsydUGkxTcBASw-xR42U8_DJX9x-RADx4fNnxTyfjl0ExYw0G5AFTJ4FQep-0O9zuiMqCM0v37pk8Jozonn3P3o0rn1ASZMMCzCY/s1600/2010+Dec+3+DSC_0275.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgldafx37tfvuH596rEoRX7f2AQEqYUpOCLJnqku9bgsydUGkxTcBASw-xR42U8_DJX9x-RADx4fNnxTyfjl0ExYw0G5AFTJ4FQep-0O9zuiMqCM0v37pk8Jozonn3P3o0rn1ASZMMCzCY/s1600/2010+Dec+3+DSC_0275.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cocktails or Coffee?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The colored cups are not often seen in Paris, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but these are Cafés Richard.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I would choose Cafés Richard over Starbucks for certain,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and I do wish that I had some of these colorful cups for coffee and tea.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span><em>Café Étienne</em></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></span><div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span><em>14, rue de Turbigo</em></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></span><div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em><span>75002, Paris </span></em></span></span></div>

Cocktails ou Café?

Cocktails or Coffee? The colored cups are not often seen in Paris,  but these are Cafés Richard. I would choose Cafés Richard over Starbucks...

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Un café - Les B. Arome Cafés

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfJpHCL7uAuAkA8idOViYWOzetwAxyHVoLqT0KtA1qQcScDYWWqzvbi_tb0tG-6HBMaiy92uG6Gj5dylkii41oAHwkXKuNR1tiMnIWT5Jyy0CEzycZgEbC_G5iM6j2oWthFFmN_BxBrk4/s1600/2012+Jan+15+2nd_0177.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfJpHCL7uAuAkA8idOViYWOzetwAxyHVoLqT0KtA1qQcScDYWWqzvbi_tb0tG-6HBMaiy92uG6Gj5dylkii41oAHwkXKuNR1tiMnIWT5Jyy0CEzycZgEbC_G5iM6j2oWthFFmN_BxBrk4/s640/2012+Jan+15+2nd_0177.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Les B. Arome Cafés </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A cup of coffee is never just a cup.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This little sip was found at La Ruche à Miel </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">in a cup with the green logo of Les B. Arome Cafés.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Hummm, I guess not all coffee in Paris comes from Cafés Richard after all. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>La Ruche à Miel</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>19, Rue d'Aligre</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75012, Paris</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>

Un café - Les B. Arome Cafés

Les B. Arome Cafés A cup of coffee is never just a cup. This little sip was found at La Ruche à Miel  in a cup with the green logo of Les B....

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Le Réminet - la cave

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8359/8282405797_9afd5b3c02_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8359/8282405797_9afd5b3c02_c.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Le Réminet</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The cave (or basement) setting for larger parties (or perhaps for a group of rowdy Americans) is actually quite intimate.  I have dined both upstairs and down.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I think that we took about 100 photos of the black Cafés Richard cup, another 50 of the candlelight and wine glasses, many covert photos of the other diners, and then we took photos of their table when they left.  We took photos of each other, of reflections, of the blackboard menu...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Can you figure out why they put us in the basement?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(We took photos of the kitchen and the bathroom, too - shhhhh!)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Le Reminet</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">3, rue des Grands Degrés</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Maubert Mutualité</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Le Réminet - la cave

Le Réminet The cave (or basement) setting for larger parties (or perhaps for a group of rowdy Americans) is actually quite intimate.  I have...

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At any café in Paris

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin2w1YzccpCE3W18R96A-stHajwJFM6zjZHVe_nwc8s41pPxhx2hwGwycxTheRy9h2z11kGJGZ1db1BB_DNhPKEwpSgs658K3RWy0WvF7Kf4xoDsJl6whxobYtN_41pzLCu46KmSDftdc/s1600/2011+nov+3+DSC_0642.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="490" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin2w1YzccpCE3W18R96A-stHajwJFM6zjZHVe_nwc8s41pPxhx2hwGwycxTheRy9h2z11kGJGZ1db1BB_DNhPKEwpSgs658K3RWy0WvF7Kf4xoDsJl6whxobYtN_41pzLCu46KmSDftdc/s640/2011+nov+3+DSC_0642.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">At any café in Paris, your coffee will likely be served in a Cafés Richard cup.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">What is Cafés Richard you ask?  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">They are a company whose fresh roasted beans </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">are delivered daily to Paris' cafés and restaurants.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I have several Paris cups and Paris mugs, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">but why have I never bought the cup so well-known to Parisians?  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I will be doing so this week if I can buy a single cup or two.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This is called their Perle Noire Cappuccino Cup and Saucer.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Perhaps I need the expresso, the black Florio design, the Richard Coffee Cup and Saucer with the logo... My carry-on may be a bit heavy on my return to the US.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

At any café in Paris

At any café in Paris, your coffee will likely be served in a Cafés Richard cup.   What is Cafés Richard you ask?  They are a company whose f...

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