Paris,
By Joe Ray
Even in Barcelona, word got to me that after decades of running one of my favorite spots for a Paris apéro, Elyette Planchon has hung up her high heels and sold Au Reve, her 18th arrondissement landmark bar, and retired.
For the returning traveler, Elyette and Au Reve were the perfect way to feel back at home in the City of Light. Not for lack of trying, but one of my biggest food regrets in Paris is never having had one of her semi-secret Wednesday lunches.
Sniff!
Instead of crying in my beer, let's raise a glass of wine to Elyette, wish her well, and do as it said on her apron – le geste qui sauve les vignerons* – take a sip. * “The gesture that saves winemakers”
Click here to see my Boston Globe Travel article, “Paris dreams of things to come – after an apéro” which features Elyette and Au Reve
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