130 In Pursuit of Happiness

Lovelorn and depressed, the author moved to Paris and found a city that not only restored her to her senses, it taught her how to savor the texture of everyday life.

By Holly Brubach

138 My Cherry Amour

If it’s possible for a city to give you a knowing wink, Paris does so, in elusive and tantalizing ways, each time this novelist visits.

By Monique Truong

150 Seductress on the Seine

People fall in love in Paris—with the food, with the wine, and even with the people they’ll someday marry.

By Jay McInerney

Magazine / Good Living

36 Fresh

Chefs and the City Where they eat, shop, and stay.
Magazine / Drinks

44 Foreign Vin-Vasion

Some of the best wine bars in Paris aren’t even run by the French.

By Colman Andrews

50 Wine Advice

Cabernet Francs, Sauvignon Blancs, Syrahs, Mâcon Blancs, and Red Bordeaux.

By Gerald Asher

52 We’ll Always Have Cocktails

Now here’s a plum assignment: Visit the legendary bars of some of Paris’s most luxurious hotels and let us know what you think. Some people have all the luck.

By Julia Langbein

Magazine / Cooking

40 A Taste of September

Leading a colorful life with French macarons.

42 Cookbook Club

This month’s selection is A Platter of Figs and Other Recipes, by David Tanis. With a recipe for grilled halibut with Indian spices and yellow tomatoes.
Magazine / Obsessions
60 A few of our favorite Parisian things.

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