Paris in August means a lot of closed shops and restaurants and there are as many ways of saying “closed” as there are days in the month–you’ll see at the end.
There’s nothing better than a cold soup to feed and refresh you when the temperature is soaring. Here are 4 favorites (and only one of them calls for heating up a stove)
In honor of the first days of summer, here are some of the dishes I look forward to making. And unlike the NY Times (100*) or bon appetit (89) I’m limiting mine 8. Summer is always too short.