Rain, Rain, No Worries! - Friday, 29 August

Today was a typical Parisian rain day – sunny one minute, clouding up quickly, a short thunderstorm, back to light drizzle, then bright sunshine to dry up all of the streets and sidewalks and bring the humidity down.  And then all over again, often for several cycles throughout the day!  Refreshing!

So I headed out for lunch under the awnings of Au Bourguignon du Marais at the end of my block.  Here's the view from my table.  A terrific bakery, Au Petit Versailles du Marais, is just across the street - they won the prize for the best baguette in Paris in 2014.

First, a refreshing melon & cucumber gazpacho with spheres of perfectly sweet cantaloupe, strips of dried Speck ham, roasted pumpkin seeds, and a toasted brioche log.  Glorious!

Then their house terrine of baked ham in “fine herbes” (parsley, tarragon, chives, and chervil in a light vegetal gel) and terrine of pickled onions, cornichon halves and mustard seeds.  And a couple more slices of baguette.  Deeeeelicious, and I could eat only half of it, so my server packed up the rest for me to take home.  

I hope this doesn’t give you vertigo, but I thought you might enjoy the sound of the rain on the awning in this short video (sorry for tilting my phone camera – don’t know why I did that!).  As they say, "turn up the volume!"

With a glass of Saint-Bris Sauvignon Mont Embrasé Domaine Bersan and an espresso, just €45.  And with bonus leftover snacks in my fridge!  https://aubourguignondumarais.fr/