Highlights from Paris - My Paris Restaurants

<p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><font size="3"><strong></strong></font> </p> <p><a href="http://www.musee-orsay.fr/en/events/towards-the-nouvel-orsay/the-cafe-campana.html"><font size="3"><strong>Café Campana</strong></font></a><strong><font size="3"> at the </font><font size="3">Musée d'Orsay Paris</font></strong></p> <p align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXfNYz_Y4WoGUZjIFjXG1wGA70DXG85ailksEa-GuCkdcvO5D7fpa0_gQIAsvTiieNgUMXyLEfUTe5a5XnxpqKFpn82-C2JmTC9wZTNjHVwreDIczV6Gypwd7slF5vVsrT_TXEt6W7oG-B/s1600-h/Mus%2525C3%2525A9e%252520d%252527Orsay%252520Paris%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Musée d'Orsay Paris" border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVumRiv0QEtqkD2D64VwsjabGZbZcvemqjHw72tbwO0AkhO28EbNIxJ_5vUlutZ3f0wLaOs1v96-F6HVnvfiRiCKMk49FwBIlnANofzfvBhEGqrx3cjfiUn9EJOggVxacISZ14BjhnZ58E/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Musée d'Orsay Paris" width="610" /></a></p> <p align="justify">After an inspiring stroll through the new Impressionist Gallery on Level 5 of the Musée d'Orsay you arrive at the breath taking new new <strong><a href="http://www.musee-orsay.fr/en/events/towards-the-nouvel-orsay/the-amont-pavilion.html">Pavilion Amont</a></strong>, the station's former engine house, and the <strong><a href="http://www.musee-orsay.fr/en/events/towards-the-nouvel-orsay/the-cafe-campana.html">Café Campana</a></strong> with futuristic décor by the Brazilian <strong>Campana Brothers</strong>. It is a provocative jumble of orange twisted coated wire fencing, sea anemone chairs by Edra, gold laser-cut lampshades resembling bells and the magnificent station clock as the focal point. This restaurant/cafe is not to be missed on a trip to Paris! Make sure that you sit facing the clock as you can actually see the hands moving and you have a beautiful view of the city of Paris. I had the most delicious salad – Comme une Niçoise with heart of cos lettuce, cherry tomato, anchovy filet, potato, tuna, hard-boiled egg and olives. See the menu <a href="http://www.musee-orsay.fr/fileadmin/mediatheque/integration_MO/PDF/CARTE_ORSAY_12-10dv.pdf" target="_blank">here.</a></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDtejGYK3YR34VRyon50i3Y_6PRRL8Fvhh7awf2TS-6nPa73ETSP7AxK85_IXQOOjLpjj2wTNDTa4RTrfF8ZY3qtBGFdupcze32lNPTbIa3HgCjTm5BgU24DrCMt1j7nOReuG2qQf_BcPO/s1600-h/IMG_1632Paris%252520Jan%2525202012_682%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_1632Paris Jan 2012_682" border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4fk7Wbq7r5OncrNYiicDIT0uulqn_EqcW4Nk9TMZu0N6sQxh3-cxdESJPNkxyDQycRynog7JUDTLqQaEueo0pQirhJwUSyqwQoFHWC17TkWRbNFS6fuOeug2gSoQefqj5yiKnkw5WIDdX/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1632Paris Jan 2012_682" width="610" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-33MoUr_qVU7Fr9m7j9r3iH_4iUxFnXr_qgDMBSMqoPrY7oh3UowiM9Dbadzf4Xp1aJaltUNla6BfPc1f8oX06PwQhQl_97RixUn7VPtqhnCaHi3aktrS9nLDffQCC-jCNN45Ec-C9cpj/s1600-h/IMG_1633Paris%252520Jan%2525202012_683%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_1633Paris Jan 2012_683" border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYip9J_n8Ll23XzQ99Fp2X1wFzXB3L0iksO2GFkiBbuZuid9T2EayJwm9XRnT0YaVH7ji8mhfka5XxR8tXxpghtzr-2zLAHELUMPUucNgmNzTOD27LEgCqSWGS_RiR_pRZXRSU2vmeGtAc/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1633Paris Jan 2012_683" width="610" /></a></p> <p><strong><font size="3"> <br /></font></strong></p> <p><font size="3"><strong>Cafe Flottes, 2 rue Cambon Paris </strong></font></p> <p align="justify">I fell in love with this Paris restaurant. It was close to my Hotel and it is on the same block as Chanel’s original store at 31 rue Cambon. Flottes serves the best home cooked French food in a casual atmosphere, and it is a favourite with the local Parisians; and rightly so. The atmosphere is bustling and friendly and the food is </p> <p align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBKDh1yvpuEgYV_h4qkqBmMTbbFO7CHjRPI4zH1uEAjh8zesKc9fPoRpB_Zx-P_naMTxCrrIA8D3TsMa6kRynODKHs88xjPf1l2rN4F5FNsyIoLlgzS5Qnd4dPpmOTxSRnpSlfu-LfTmiv/s1600-h/IMG_1556Paris-Jan-2012_62415.jpg"><img alt="Cafe Flottes Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKZs7i1e0fu-hpXZWQyiWNL2rnwIDqsZ5mMegd3x6VfyyP1557RrKV2rxjLidQEYP9gpNgQZqrnhEISR9YEiFIEG7Vffg655q0mi8cEZcSjzoxcTgZHbt7vOTRZQxH2B_VVapBGUOjgBP7/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Cafe Flottes Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="300" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji3fKbIa_tWSEiKyjDlCz0I0OTbfUTX6YIXA1lS0nrrjyuK21WfbGERSJnAz6xMIpmIZF9OBz5e2Va9ixCjblFR6duQGnhUHfl8b5Ffy_AMXMkOWLBhzfkMIoz-v2gc_6e5_fKCaT9R1UP/s1600-h/IMG_1555Paris-Jan-2012_6236.jpg"><img alt="Cafe Flottes Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ3kPtMrZK1oVbWxlSaXdhnO3dRv__qEq4sXjo7x20mcwTqHcI_Hvzat-Y2MBH4Sbu4XvJ7MJ1rd7kTD08CzSea05fPsQORwNr65Qq0yENvd9h7GMk38eTJ59GdVYbDysrYMNV9AA25NhX/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Cafe Flottes Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="300" /></a>  <font size="3"> <br /></font>simple, robust and excellent. I ate there three nights in a row and every night I had a glass of their Bordeaux wine with the special of the day followed by desert and an espresso of course. I had, respectively, the Beef bourguignon, Confit de canard, Piece de boeuf de Salers with béarnaise sauce and frites. For desert I had, two nights in a row because it was so good, tarte des demoiselles Tatin with c<b>rème fraîche - </b>an  upside down caramelized apple tart. I wish I had taken pictures of my food but I was too busy eating it. You can see the menu <a href="http://www.brasserie-flottes.fr/restaurant/la-carte/" target="_blank">here</a>. They also have a cookbook which I wanted to buy but my suitcase was already full. A nice touch to the restaurant is that Mademoiselle Flottes was bustling around the restaurant all three nights I ate there.</p> <p align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2i1dbEgKR2WserkP8tZk6nC8-N9BhFvWThDxAfgpRtDw8d6VAh7_NYED-GMprafe1SeXhPC-qYx1737nM-kk6K3BqpkpkStdLbBPE8KXKYSdCNvNhCjn3_tg9tbwCNbuUw6KF8UXeOu_M/s1600-h/IMG_1550Paris-Jan-2012_6214.jpg"><img alt="Cafe Flottes Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhGhqxzvm3lbDqMlB8U9DxrRiEgdUPjBHbYmdl0hqHpd_hrCB3CS6TI1s8aaiPyrpSOiH7lHsf3ThGYCIJMSWGWeZ2xSebHyfoSi_I0q-MpLviWmUonsY2RUSlrvFIDriEF3wcR1qAAmpN/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Cafe Flottes Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="610" /></a> <br />The seafood bar at Flottes restaurant in Paris is on the sidewalk and you can watch the seafood platters being prepared the as you walk by.</p> <p align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQy0k13V1yuoTVulizPJXBJRpY2Yhys3Tg-xlC5ELPL5HX42-IfH9lhmlw1Y93yP-zLE15CV8R0zmzrbwyKkBY1zYoZG4Soe_Tnj7pH4BLYvyuLKxGnJ7YGcmgy984clLrDMtaWSMFpXK2/s1600-h/IMG_1548Paris-Jan-2012_6194.jpg"><img alt="Cafe Flottes Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcPEY7Di0S_1rOjuJTzyCDh3sjChbICJ5bKX3lN-ZNgu8P-lZsqygleEYrlV8uFCLESx4bntg_9_Ko_fjjvwMh3qvVDe3L5LfAWkpllgvci6e4d8gZLo2g9mqv1owlKvCSif29huhqSrpn/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Cafe Flottes Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="610" /></a> <br />Flottes restaurant cookbook features the dishes they serve at the restaurant that have made them a favourite with the local Parisians.</p> <p><strong></strong></p> <p><strong></strong></p> <p><strong></strong></p> <p><strong><font size="3">Le Grand Colbert,</font> <font size="3">2 rue Vivienne Paris </font></strong></p> <p align="justify">On my visit to Paris I wanted to eat at Le Grand Colbert in Paris because of the history of the restaurant dating back to 1637, and the name taken from Louis XIV’s finance minister, a man well versed in cuisine, and also because my girlfriend had her wedding dinner at this restaurant….and if that is not enough, it is Le Grand Colbert restaurant is in the movie with Diane Keaton, Keanu Reeves, and Jack Nicholson – <a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2009/02/something-gotta-give-kenton-nelson.html" target="_blank">Something’s Gotta Give</a>. Well the food was not the best I had eaten in Paris, but I ended up having a great time, as I spent the evening in conversation with the German couple sitting next to me who were in Paris for the Chanel haute couture fashion show at the Grand Palais that very day. They have been <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haute_couture" target="_blank">haute couture</a> customers of Chanel’s for quite a few years and get an invitation to the show twice a year, as well as going to the famous Chanel workroom on 31 rue Cambon the day after the show to choose the pieces from the collection that will be custom made to measure for Mademoiselle. I found myself living vicariously through them; their telling me about the show, the background of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haute_couture" target="_blank">haute couture</a>, the goings on behind the scenes, etc. The show this year (I don’t know how Karl Lagerfeld does it) tops all other shows. It was set in an airplane and there were two shows back to back – one for the haute couture customers (of which there are merely 200 in the whole world) and the other show for the press. You never know who will be sitting beside you when you dine in Paris. You can download an app to your iPhone or iPad of the fashion show <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chanel-fashion/id409934435?mt=8" target="_blank">here.</a> Oh, and Mademoiselle has promised to send me photos when her haute couture gowns arrive!</p> <p align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTSedGsvQ35Zn1gHuOTDgBvr9_ERTp1PlAkakRWFQBtLG_Z8sPdyq-xM_pEz_FXvaDFNgCdlNNlCHQEJGm1i_BTvKZIdO1-Cq8rcXm6Rbym1c9VnoNgV977yPuMCm_7avbOLVOUmb2EWVu/s1600-h/IMG_1691Paris-Jan-2012_7374.jpg"><img alt="Le Grand Colbert Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9hCEcnUMg-eWkwfj_Llw7NyxlYOc25Pseo192F9GuZz-dbh0X0mpg2555QALqaJJbvbjHmM7wffNJitT7nhUP23uD5Tv6uQdRxBuyPtEBIiXb82IfcBVidsNlbsaWihZHpx_5ZW0BUrLW/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Le Grand Colbert Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="610" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUsTWYcxVyy3I0SuCB2fp-MbXIjm4qbLSi9D7deobGqQiLEcGgu7pZHmyOGCFv_3nDWSJOQQnryyusPpRwh9X6fnnfuQ9Aoaa7x2rzJHWqCltM1QSDv1cOBz7sNBkT3O9JCP5IiDcpVrzB/s1600-h/IMG_1690Paris-Jan-2012_7365.jpg"><img alt="Le Grand Colbert Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_RygTVmDnlHvZ-qN3rg1BimxKoKzPwS4fq46FbQSrUNoDodIVUdYBkTMrlI-R1TVdllN3XCJ9iKP5WHpDnmiWhmJuUb4vpwK198uslbILPIRm5VcDtXiKieZsX_zzxq0intkVMbyY_uQ8/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Le Grand Colbert Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="300" /></a>  <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHlO4O-Lt5bfGwt23AxTgIuj5yVQHl0UX-qJBAMw87DB1zg3ynpGXhfZOogoMhhlDqYFr-B8PJkZj88QBki_CeCMbsS1v19ZMSvzQSwGRbiSnjmGl3xbU2-EqyvXngj5DxB3KqKXIu5rfT/s1600-h/IMG_1693Paris-Jan-2012_7394.jpg"><img alt="Le Grand Colbert Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUPCeUxAhNpbiYXCX9WWvTFaEPpZfXVKopaetn-4UgqZAk6XtuQ-x0jxnMvoovzztT-dGJIP94SHTXa_ou4DbRp6Hiu6qZj6MY-Ug74y6OlbBIZdwJdwkn-i7rR4ZYv8AS0RLXZq2P3ndC/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Le Grand Colbert Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="300" /></a> <br />At Le Grand Colbert restaurant in Paris I had Belle Sole “meunière style” and for desert traditional French Crêpe Suzette flambéed with Grand Mariner.</p> <p><font size="3"><strong>Au 35, 35 Rue Jacob</strong></font></p> <p align="justify">The restaurant Au 35, was recommended to me by the concierge at my Hotel at the last minute. I asked for something simple and easy as it was my last evening in Paris. Au 35 was a 5 minute walk from my Hotel. When I walked into Au 35 I instantly felt good about the place.  It was cozy and authentic, and featured delicious French food made with the freshest ingredients. The entree I had was probably one of the best seafood dishes I have ever tasted, and I mean seriously, it was superb. It was a piece of local white fish on a bed of the most delicious tasting potatoes. It is one of those dishes I will dream of at night and when I think of it, I will be transported back in time to that moment in Paris. My entree was listed on the chalkboard menu as: Filet de julienne à la pomme de terre ceraxi. For desert I had crème brûlée with salted butter fudge – yumm!</p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTLVDnlWtMsXKPRhyphenhyphenqWBgqoonYjwybGDnNRNe5O-Sa_ETHkb3ocM1FQe3zkgHkTI-K6ufbRXZnAdDDLkY49ipEwN7kEGN0zdxpEtfUxvWKKURSlymHY8XR9JiOa_RWkdn1Dr2fEofary8d/s1600-h/IMG_2090Paris-Jan-2012_11174.jpg"><img alt="Au 35 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjJsevuTDIrMjAn8GxdgODOrMHYCuo1LNGqiLAlfpjBYgSaMwu8JBIfUuvmhwfks7LwIKQVmSke_yZ0fn58gu8ZQghbN5nEnKATESNk2zlki0KciER3sFZb1mqAYKy79PEIcp-3MY7W_gV/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Au 35 Patricia Gray | Interior Design ©" width="610" /></a> <br />Filet de julienne à la pomme de terre ceraxi at Au 35 restaurant in Paris</p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLhgmA9rjZY19DHt5QAt2Nio938uKQx3bOjmZnZNzR4D64ZQflzmNB8CHjOPrDkpOs3-l3uvA_WB1q_uT65X3SLB_vqf4Y1rUhohbZllRgeNkgyr4R6OW_HBKMKgt0I1V7VKnoTQUTTI12/s1600-h/IMG_2098Paris-Jan-2012_11234.jpg"><img alt="Au 35 Patricia Gray | Interior Design ©" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3v6s1qtv3wWkUm-h1LsoTxcCU8I5ZiSOqE5P8BrPW72bAxjfoPt04EMPMgf15yxon9pIbToW7fta9ag6eSCabdOC4s_FOd43DV-4vERZcV_2g2fqdKNZcLC1GMxMBWkdg8xogKltZI0W/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Au 35 Patricia Gray | Interior Design ©" width="300" /></a>  <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjumuFaZVd9DcVOzwhCE-33C9DzErcJYqq8epU3sY2eSS1YvreEBYVBqzzRT2wbIfaJ3snkalAsEbCPnimmsyxyz410Yv13TxqylKX6EasB8mfbRmvZUk-UY2aEaBQGT3VnBl2wXrbH6ZXM/s1600-h/IMG_2100Paris-Jan-2012_11254.jpg"><img alt="Au 35 Patricia Gray | Interior Design ©" border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgwYM94HechIjSsAwUP2JA0uaTXll_DKncQ00q0v5gS9tUBYzXSd-clHg87RoLDIyj66PqCOsSNOLvlPteHR5woF_QD_zCNCYK5FVbBABQ6ivLdFuQpuVfuo34BRGZyMd9wXwG7VL4Xmop/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Au 35 Patricia Gray | Interior Design ©" width="300" /></a> <br />Au 35 restaurant Paris</p> <p><font size="3"><strong>Au Sauvignon, 80 Rue des Saints-Pères</strong></font></p> <p align="justify">This wine bar, Au Sauvignon, was recommended by the concierge at my Hotel. He says it is a place that he likes to go to with his friends for a drink before dinner of going to the theatre. It is one of he busiest and most chic spots in Paris, thanks to its location in the heart of the Left Bank, nestled among small designer boutiques and art galleries, just a stone's throw away from Au Bon Marché and across the street from Hermes’ newest store. The specialties are its tartines, or open-faced sandwiches made from pain poilâne and a single page of the compact menu and offers whites, reds and a few rosés, either by the glass or bottle.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_roY6Q0M9ahhx8b8C3_Q7LbyGG15xUbrbaBgeEvNhB_ykRn9_fdqch49Y0rdkB3pES_meb2sZZfJHsvUBLU5g0AWmiFcrzMN1dS02Jmyik9DU63LCouQnw3J4dmBFJg3MND1aBuIKyeSI/s1600-h/IMG_1798Paris-Jan-2012_8315.jpg"><font size="1"></font></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf81Hydf72cTejZmT_HadFGaFBh-K4KxZb-XZmtQ3f1hAiHbhBzEBHSizh-PJ_EXSIVjSvMQrvXHaJ-Ok3ZNyLuIvD1mlU7iXZ-FTD_RtCHph71cRXFo9zYu3p7-4ZxdfDQXEoW72ejK_9/s1600-h/IMG_1798Paris-Jan-2012_8314.jpg"><img alt="Au Sauvignon Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNQoG0xZYlskmZ9I-TVT80Ve5q7L2kKdjq2RZcguymbHuOeaFfijXx7sGIIaDzXg6zgJ4Rc50aPPoNK2r5dnmLxRw8629j4SBmqqecZdw-mHqd5cVWcDaD8sFbAPkQ1ySjeBjPUMYMjXy9/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="Au Sauvignon Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="610" /></a></a></a></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="1"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxCyXsUg3uvw_XK_-H0iBT7Jvt4kz4OiM8Lk9uLsPbKqGO0JypsMUcFIOIGdzlFLJ3EN0kajBk-5q8-0LrRlWaA5RaO-GqJ9xY_kP-Nbq_hnbcD7QzYJk8qVfzRNvhOCOXcqQxq8nnr7L/s1600-h/IMG_1799Paris-Jan-2012_8324.jpg"><img alt="Au Sauvignon Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZAGjuGNiaAjwVIdpVrGgI16npI9LbaRSo3slhixP5UblsP3CAMMbfmlvNV6Dj4AVDPOMbWufOdpSddFQS7lIFeOjB0p_z4gp5gfnYEt5RpHmVka6NKlFINytpXrLpQHXS5JsHCmi9yuLG/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Au Sauvignon Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="300" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7NBJo01ABUJc-Ue9jnw1KdIouVW-C8J85_61pRN1thoH-eqcAV-6PZazLaqSYkf4cA4DznQUHMHVowxgsgtzqjyDbWJ92qHqQPar4NYK2A_4TNQD8xssQPqHgdoYlI1BoajzyHmh-aika/s1600-h/IMG_1801Paris-Jan-2012_8334.jpg"><img alt="Au Sauvignon Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji56MLfOHuGN8Tx0KUauylNAPWnXKaJbPqgsVV_erF4oHV6D7ixK8y86sNCtiLZwmUjXRzVIgOygpEHm431pxG2tBRHDCXdsGfA9Jih0idlqkJrkzlpXvPvZBhJedDsxbeYa64x_Vgkxm0/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Au Sauvignon Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="300" /></a> <br />Au Sauvignon Wine Bar Paris staircase</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="1"></font></p> <p align="justify">A steep staircase leading up to the restrooms at Au Sauvignon displays a clutter of posters celebrating the arrival of new vintages of Beaujolais, cartoon, caricatures, and paintings of Paris, including one of the bar itself. Amongst all this it’s easy to miss an inconspicuous hanging metal sign displaying the maxim “Le prix attire la clientele, la qualité seule la retient” – <strong><em><font size="2">The price attracts the customer; only the quality brings them back.</font></em></strong></p> <p align="justify">If you have had the pleasure of eating at any of these Paris restaurants, please let me know your experience by leaving a comment <a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2012/02/highlights-from-paris-my-paris.html#comment-form" target="_blank">here.</a></p> <p align="center"><font size="1">PATRICIA GRAY INC is an award winning interior design firm in Vancouver. Here we write about lifestyle and <br />WHAT'S HOT in the world of interior design, architecture, art and travel. <br /></font><a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/"><font size="1">2012 © Patricia Gray | Interior Design Blog™</font></a></p>

Highlights from Paris - My Paris Restaurants

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My Paris by Night

<p><a href="$Place Vendome Patricia Gray.jpg"><img alt="Place Vendome Patricia Gray | Interior Design" border="0" height="658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBPdq3t39QAZoCQOd2gPh709lCz4Sk4RmKrWCovLYi-boDyliIoiBMJ6I0-5WYRd1R4qIF12r8AaNQ4U1QwdTGErwTBKqBuWPGCBNZqE35gsgrg-eCC7bHgeSF_oyre97aAo2lT5kj_JeX/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Place Vendome Patricia Gray | Interior Design" width="610" /></a> </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzjfWdM0iUZC9PL48d8AwPRLVNIOj7aScRS_Xb5mV8D1L442LuTCZhVtfO2oQHHHwfSXmytT6YhkHb9ONSA2mzrCA1Cjwfoci_uyNpKjZYegcEQu_NxUTqGhnCgy0thmWS9MDXtjwDWzu4/s1600-h/IMG_0919Paris-Jan-2012_36_thumb34%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img alt="My Paris by Night Patricia Gray | Interior Design" border="0" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVGqmND7s2fe74onNKFyfN3abBvC9PUrl9ZY-hTB01fqG9NDCQfcNYC3FaskXN4awlDAgC6HGNC4iwoXfxMArugNp1XKahMiVtAEowTdgfgZ_Cj66DKudtvRJUz27ArV8RUj25ZfRnMJja/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; 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border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="My Paris by Night Patricia Gray | Interior Design" width="300" /></a> </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZjgSu4HtbNwyndlbsHI4Dfw8RDoz3F_Bo127JWsI-Wmyz9-exDCFDfEt5L1csX-xF5yajSOp0wzhF7iRAxAwPXhZvyJijLC3JRVkrQ-CuuVGJuc1rayKyZPAeaGyi-hjoIjCXStAs-q6/s1600-h/IMG_1585Paris-Jan-2012_642_thumb12%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Notre Dame Patricia Gray | Interior Design" border="0" height="459" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikxgzzGIys5anNLt7xdC8hLGEifDnjfAwUvZvlXRhwX_UJKNB1XAW3TIyuKz-agtRyUn24pV5cHM1GpMBqfBFHD_DotZlUrGJId93f4MfS13HXHBQTMCpT5jRYhGg-EYp8ARxXc2zuYRIr/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Notre Dame Patricia Gray | Interior Design" width="610" /></a> </p> <p align="left"></p> <p align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJx7GQ2_zqAeEbTfBa0oHZBRjPzgY2wEPNtwLgDHNw7rfgHquiL8hj_OCp_RNWA0HpeFmd530MOAk69cgMuFt8s2m0PUxc46AJXE-F8A8m2R7Vi18a-L7Q9cJ60nbntbxruOCSMEKQhHzw/s1600-h/IMG_1582Paris-Jan-2012_639_thumb13%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Notre Dame Patricia Gray | Interior Design" border="0" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8kDN4pRNkppMN6SUWKbwwXCZwIY-O60cEUwEg7Eu52cRlnKu8tZb0-TmcDwecz9sNnX6EW2ZTB3VnubdTOm04EYl0Oq3UP0vbU7l9xhH9qhCEPzYkvPbkyBqfeWNxb92R3gLampdBoCMs/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; 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padding-top: 0px" title="My Paris by Night Patricia Gray | Interior Design" width="300" /></a>  </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8wL44vRfmXDryHzYtXu-m41qbSk2TIgktjkTS_I_HN0Ck0gQ0OFuC4FTtnEYbEtGNTsvYXWpi3icgn9F6M8x0gP9ebN8dZk_lJrNpcB90Go3-1tv0whj6lF-Zg7pSEcz4oMMwg-Ncjtnt/s1600-h/IMG_1564Paris-Jan-2012_627_thumb18%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img alt="My Paris by Night Patricia Gray | Interior Design" border="0" height="459" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5GSz7pY7strtI5MQZ8RNSGSRep51hKIifAbqWwdQbJHujDJQooPIYqpKAxPaGDth9-jS5LFbkyNTRrTUGv7FzqQwOmnJbeWmfFWtCbhrajXa-Y3eO5TrWFOFl-MLZjgJ0vhuNn96wFIjs/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="My Paris by Night Patricia Gray | Interior Design" width="610" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWybU43fP04rD0F3Gde2UtOJlEOtsGp79Kd4JvJeRtMe5I_Q1IciEfR5RQw2CxhI0rshX9B4eG4EHwPaKNUUy9IkL-CF0rtWMqy7JUvFAC0SNwkfuZq1uD14ivp4vvuMp-kEevmt6sbK_H/s1600-h/IMG_1705Paris-Jan-2012_750-1_thumb17%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img alt="My Paris by Night Patricia Gray | Interior Design" border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHCd2NnxswdNl7DGLeKzBBq7W5CYHCXDvgJ7lStMW_tktYHoEIn2ENFiTwspv8tt8pkHQ-_d5phXpQH667ASL_72sDtW8taQxMaZlYsHSTfN3iGuklFq6LLxAU1VsQ6w-XLu5sUh_k1Nfn/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; 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Here we write about lifestyle and <br />WHAT'S HOT in the world of interior design, architecture, art and travel. <br /></font><a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/"><font size="1">2012 © Patricia Gray | Interior Design Blog™</font></a></p>

My Paris by Night

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Parking in Paris – How do the French do it?

<p> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7C3puTNLVfSqTivAGAt6QK7tkl-E02S6n_smITP2fqnj9nMjVtjzbhlFeW4jD90_7lVGrif9PqVgH3dAQ_zSuVHXZT5QxkStP8hH64fotEhYEm2gDMYVCW_JG36yScYyX0VEzbpQZ0wgx/s1600-h/IMG_1802Paris-Jan-2012_8345.jpg"><img alt="Parking in Paris Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvmMwdtieToWU0gzHJnlOdNI_yYsKCktr7tVq-1CO_yiN09aUNU9P7dDTq11nZ3gsGfLGUItjH5NDGPuyvQOU0HCj2Bp11AXckvruz3rsIJ2tH-uOcFKi0YMPgO-Yh1R5tuCwlhS6C6yOs/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="Parking in Paris Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="610" /></a></p> <p align="center">This is a street on the Left Bank in Paris in <a href="http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=st+germain+des+pres+paris&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x47e671d822e817cb:0x78d1b22bd303069b,Saint-Germain-des-Pr%C3%A9s,+Paris,+France&gl=ca&ei=AUAoT-rmJuqSiQLgzP3bAQ&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CHMQ8gEwAA" target="_blank">Saint-Germain-des-Prés</a>. It is not unlike parking on other streets in Paris. I was continually amazed at how the French managed to park their cars so close together and then how they managed to get out of such a tight spot. Surprisingly I didn’t see a lot of damaged bumpers. <br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFExFtIb-DYcfx3aA_DcJAOm5xOw73n2148h8U4vpyPepAvimSeBoXCFPjvZQYf1sKnDsVKIsbseZECyzIaXPmUQwS1Gcwa-J12hDMW_ntgVQKXMDgbsfPUav6RuuPnZbgoUzxDNhK9zDf/s1600-h/IMG_1805Paris-Jan-2012_8375.jpg"><img alt="Parking in Paris Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeNcv2AvMl-Nm49e_O_9Z-OZ_rHXd1N3ihH4JI3czup5zjDUB2r9hpOYa8Q6QKzKQyF2poXwbUoMu_F4n_ygVuwKo9pbZlfg2tQ1WQxFOwdvYE-h_3-tEK4du0cI19ipI35eY0nbkgm1c0/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Parking in Paris Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="610" /></a> <br />Parking in Paris – how do the French do it?</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.patriciagrayinc.com/"><font size="1">PATRICIA GRAY INC</font></a><font size="1"> is an award winning interior design firm in Vancouver. Here we write about lifestyle and <br />WHAT'S HOT in the world of interior design, architecture, art and travel. <br /></font><a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/"><font size="1">2012 © Patricia Gray | Interior Design Blog™</font></a></p>

Parking in Paris – How do the French do it?

This is a street on the Left Bank in Paris in Saint-Germain-des-Prés . It is not unlike parking on other streets in Paris. I was contin...

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Highlights from Paris - Maison et Objet 2012

<p align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAJ24r3Ej7_A8nTNJevng4Bv1N1jV1lnoz5t0-cxV8xcAMKIggFDnAMJn0EokY0oF_rBJvdhGFQATI73yyEVHNt2v-Ika6WNlCJHSlqd-wigf3PAZShLI8boGLsiACi3glgGI4ILF0tKWa/s1600-h/IMG_1711Paris-Jan-2012_7569.jpg"><img alt="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtbhHGy8PzPc55J2EoFjl_5zVJXPCQnFY-qgU0QRKlWUd411HPUtf_LXEO5Fl_I97fHFqJ1ttWnSBGFeYpYmkL1IiOT0ohGpK7GoLjpd49Enguuzb4oUOEDevZ9MTq3N7U37PEMrVl5FXY/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="300" /></a></p> <p align="justify">I have just returned from Paris where I attended Maison et Objet. Maison et Objet is Europe's biggest décor show where I got the first look at the products, colours, and styles that will set the trends for the world for 2012 in interior design.  </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPVRWxYXTbBAk1sljE596BJR67q0jE82u9_bAQ32P3wUK7Is0HuFfi017Zk-8KgXM4RG1n0btaV0x3bN3h5zI8dscWuT1aueiqbsaltwQ5vR4lijP1zfmbya6VdvZdbT-bPhWrvUGk6Qpn/s1600-h/IMG_1165Paris-Jan-2012_2643.jpg"><img alt="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMfwa_N38Fkbxn6Gt5RTzoT6AyyOMgzWckZLJxSnadPJJKhrI_AgcbkJXY0Z0lP4hH6arFOCpjO88rdTvvJmYe68zj2GCZzpvrr0Z5kdli6wf5bC5bI3y6D3fQiRDxwKeZUXLQW6fWlKlM/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="610" /></a></p> <p align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeIJUAVOJUODRLxwQZZZx-vSIRWYJLO3LiubOFLcS83T73bYg73Qkrx80ccArzW71QykiENmSOmlfV4lKpHumJWtlXJlo8wg9TxUQew9JO_P8P5O87QTvZ8iBRFAs3vX3S5tw7PXnpztz0/s1600-h/IMG_1167Paris-Jan-2012_2661.jpg"><img alt="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWzrkG7_pUfq3suxgqZ_93tjuSLbFOP8Cu4_8JpPnlA-JnFGuruXfJeJ2CtrXMnBAoro0p_AhkZ_hVJIxPJwx082oWjYhkkakGh8oUL_zpB7hDwCrhy0N4lKIeQb2__TpCoDYB6o_pJFc9/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="610" /></a>     <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOtKJJvXEsiLs8WUQT5l8YguT5TKIWZEHeL3fj8ff6vFujMa-GKs9d5vGHnjNb88SDwJKNtbxBh5wi-JOsA6CpRU4tVamHkD1dODdeTNBcOElR7e7WVpmPuAgcas_e0bHlOFvS_DMpHBid/s1600-h/IMG_1241Paris-Jan-2012_3361.jpg"><img alt="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZwI9sZenwAULVK1ZVxcWhB1tNIwoA8P_sEnfKLyjPgBgcJDpFKW_25IPzURcwoK_jbIyAtAU_61A2z4YBnXT0Mq8VxKk-cvFcyDnn-tVAh2UaVPhXpdUFVFwVuHOetxGB5b8N28JYSzzz/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="300" /></a>  <br />The Spanish furniture Company <a href="http://www.baltuscollection.com/baltusm/#/home" target="_blank">Baltus</a><em> </em>regards the creation of a piece of furniture as a work of art. They create avant-garde pieces with simple geometric shapes in amazing lacquer finishes. Maison et Objet 2012</p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDX1cy878VlXv2p2nBzJ9dotWS9hI99MYKyuE4LDtVTgkUpzGoYvKoxASVBha3liDF8-mLOtEgT3f1KZ8s2biHTsL8wVuQ56FJgfmjbXR2H69bqloR5c_s-uVQ-EjGgxKWQNmjDfgRXSgQ/s1600-h/IMG_1407Paris-Jan-2012_4835.jpg"><img alt="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjev3LJi9Z-w1n935gPMMjScaEgXn29hUxEguSm4BlhJUSH-_QJ8lQlxqk4MddVWu84f3AakRkpVmu0lEyRjZwWi_sE1m8ceT5WLAwJI0T7pqjl29loHgQjgL5YPGEbYEPpdTJ5-J3ei1YV/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="610" /></a> <br />        A new line of bedding from Diane von Furstenberg. Maison et Objet 2012</p> <img alt="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXxxbFA_jyj0nQ2ul763TkFvkAYl4Jn4JvDqcp7sqsgADulc8OUoQjjBIVCobxtWgeXm7TAUs1I3Ih6yHt3kt5nlvEudJH9OyrkL7q96oAAnPSVf29fVjY-M_XSprFsPm1PCUa0lSFTNPG/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="300" /> <p align="center">Missioni - bright, colourful, and fun! Maison et Objet 2012</p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwxvtEZf61DSVWra4_Td2WsqN3wfHL-1aIh8pwyWwjVVcrOwhd-IbCqun-yYs1caFFnTFIjaGfxzGtaqy9HTZ1hC6ZBJZ19EjxtoYKzOC8CY0cl6YxiaRXpCcAT79Jrc-MQkU8TvFcycqb/s1600-h/IMG_1191Paris-Jan-2012_2895.jpg"><img alt="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidOlNV0ayPByVjxMz9_L7kTULsK6eyN-M1arTTquLgnIVv2g_XkR_iaFqo3bEIYZv_1eRk2VTPRRUm4uBiR_UG3XIlwz7V_ii87jGHII-zOJjvgdePUZo6Iu8SftrKSXy17u2rLnAvLSd3/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="610" /></a> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgowiXdKPVzPpSOzKKVVW4uoEHhn3S1XA2fngzQcmRc57_BWWC8f2-k_zFDts7DcpwlwbnnK3nzWy5vYhLXag3vvBUQvZPN_shKaY1brbxS7jhopReS0Y02Qxz_b0SmEJ3sYOh5fbPqyB4z/s1600-h/IMG_1195Paris-Jan-2012_2925.jpg"><img alt="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi22i3U9lMWoFJtw8c33MA20hdc0iCrRnsQns7K5u_3uBEgk1_bOn-XJEIyuX4rp8N6aWPt5iqDhFoHbaSB5b4tsrjFMfk0peusd5MvR8MuEPqvpHtzTeciD774wK31Ab55ixBadOVjclpH/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="610" /></a></p> <p align="justify"><a href="http://www.ideel.com/" target="_blank">Ideel</a> Contemporary Furniture incorporates salvaged antique teak ceiling beams and posts from Indian architecture into unique furniture pieces. Maison et Objet 2012  </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf-rvfZYMI5ejzFAnW7G-IwhvAAy-qbLfo5V2MROOJrpXhGFBKxMGlHByK9L8Xc_Vd2XQwYrg1ldvKqKXmQ5swQpCDqOOC2pKn49TBTg1XKaU9Kvqk1Zu1p_uUfR8Myt38yIJcYx9PwtxC/s1600-h/IMG_1236Paris-Jan-2012_3313.jpg"><img alt="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX3wRhP2WPV5RAEJu8PkNRxugitDOtbC6q1ApdctEfLlOgvWTpv2Q2M9RRXlEbHi-1m4MaqV0AygRY5pbinkOYmGr8X-S0sNihwl2C2x_Oc9wEoj26BxTTCptBeEwv57pRIiF2GPm8lWKR/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="610" /></a>An coffee table from Fendi that is lit with battery powered LED lights. Maison et Objet 2012</p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXr22Pxn1MxuaRe_ax_Q-hppcY4bCSQCF-NTe608UjyeLx4KikSbIhvbqT46uzOqXC_3HVkwI3MfFzAF3jNlhh5l7RBeU3NLmc9lulvVcXQh0dUQcNHh5JkS8egfVgm253KH-TXPMevsRJ/s1600-h/IMG_1237Paris-Jan-2012_3324.jpg"><img alt="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX0BAmpIvMNUpL3G09YjAhUo_ypkoOaECThd8-x4nvNgr3Pmu9vMOYase1P9mpn-F5GQWOSHLMTFTGvih-r_BzI2dOU8b8GuvvxIUabiwR01yoP2cTMX1SDt_OhCYRwL4xkt8k7OKLi9YV/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="610" /></a> <br />A TV incorporated into a mirror in the Fendi showroom. Maison et Objet 2012</p> <p align="center"><img alt="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_H6TT0PVNtU9SbO1apYTxVUq8vN2OSI691W_JJSOCM7a49F6hmtHihiMsdAIPe7VwEVgWcHqpfgzV89J8iTAO4_VRvpFdO4tr5SH-oDE6j-uy1drS4O4Qh5P1XZKUquHa-eDbPCXD9mRO/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="610" /> <a href="http://www.charlottemoss.com/" target="_blank">Charlotte Moss</a> and me at a presentation of her new line of fabrics for <a href="http://www.fabricut.com/collections/charlotte_moss.php" target="_blank">Fabricut</a>. Maison et Objet 2012 </p> <p align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrG6I7dBCs0xrq7HQnsPKGI6Gfn5jDzVuMbyt721SimDyfFhsmqHju1XR7l5psq_cZ9OxI8CTufnBS1tViBWeI0V7UaEF-T4N_-B5k5HmGwdH1ADymfytRtQX5ZUBsJp3vY8ulDnSsx1Q6/s1600-h/IMG_1181Paris-Jan-2012_2802.jpg"><img alt="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii-b7bQSwXA0vM75TwallNUKs1OjFihyphenhyphen16CltEnbQSlt8D1W81cAe29kHhhLyMTJSUOK4cwp6r4qKK__LcG7qpQRqPz67guAX0pDsEMau5YkPVMuUzM7GTuHKX-OGi9wqpYa6lY_LAU2up/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="610" /></a> <br />A show stopping display by the Italian stone company, <a href="http://www.antolini.com/siti/antolini/home.php?lang=uk" target="_blank">Antolini Luigi</a>. The models were painted to blend into the slabs of granite and marble. Very evocative and very Italian! Maison et Objet 2012</p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPnkOpBoBnWd_u_hFcMIYKUw85uUCGeAAIE4Cz6iaMiFSKCmoKl7V_dHWucjrPylAL-QjcI4O79ZynvZulW_mIpQPpt5kK9TzbTYg1pDyAHPLDAfWDYwJW97sp8VTG3UOHyPNg3HyRzSdL/s1600-h/IMG_1294Paris%252520Jan%2525202012_373%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikmGZRIHpSIXse-qMWSF1YliKj50jWPlZy0akjyoAa-0OagL6HfKLF13RpmVde5xs1kQVTraaK4rSRmbQnGAJmzZDRiA-CojniLnT_S6GIfre6V-Kpegs5kndGGIPK0qWgwQ8ODwqStdW1/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="300" /></a>  <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOm0Xnve7e5st_aZrIavoL5pfjBpnnGqiBAX-Ongm7HHx4d2BxqK3mLOClp_vR_VgTP7QJDQ7ZdNg3F3v61u6Of-_rONZa0ZTAzdennxyRmLNZx1ZhGSp0XVSLO9SRX_qsqO2IJFYa1Zbc/s1600-h/IMG_1299Paris%252520Jan%2525202012_378%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCYnRAUv-vMj4GxE-dX-S3h8yhrImt2IpgnIZGm6zOTL_wnzR0UB2B6XLpK6OWGnfkIJYaqTDAe_P-7Qo5U7h5Ho5T9wyyeVednxPaTr8yycWJQjDp4PaM-V7edVLnROO0ByZWQRP9IMed/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="300" /></a>  <br />Lighting by the German Company <a href="http://www.anthologiequartett.de/eng/produkte_2_0.html" target="_blank">Anthologie Quartett</a>. Maison et Objet 2012</p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Fr8zE7yrOvcy57abp-tV2E_UdCqtoTVdiglf-7146ipEXXzhdDgG0LZvc3pkyjTK2azHQwtm-XzVqmSXycUDwW3FfjN4qn5Oq_OodLdUjJk9AA4OoAP2HCvWEEN4nolfWBLHQhfzaER5/s1600-h/IMG_1301Paris%252520Jan%2525202012_380%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5b5HRbuMis8ESprCZVJSat8SoSr72FdkuwMLwDxhmDXQQgp0pI6_7IJXysNHvgxSRX6Zs7MMsgY_NEkBltFKhDy6Smo_K0aU6Kzo95XybYj7-gRiEg98FHKEqsFO4c2kVpCxdf9dodXsV/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="610" /></a> <br />I wish Kitchen Aid would offer sleek products like this for the North American market. Maison et Objet 2012</p> <p><img alt="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgogGPJWgnldj_HZ9nRb12jYTNgzMy1Wi-Pydh3puM3laZFvsa54f7-PQqaU_kaLfJy9C6RwYeqeIYxRXvco6cr67-axTYqZ-C7aDb8khPysNObv1xkt4aHyCR6Lo7Cs-5XGWSCwy5jiS5b/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="610" /></p> <p align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-w3hFHHGKH4r0p6wnk5PmY4TPVDYwAMSH_XA_C2EF_d1g1o7hYtxALN0Uvl7B2b5Uml-h0X5gkxj5GJtajfxw79lzEOfZklVR22S0YlZUz_UfG97B6SnyDpfsaUe298BxR_8y9Gmg_XKk/s1600-h/IMG_1306Paris%252520Jan%2525202012_385%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmSiv1W-TL-6x24yBVyQLP7Vv-oO81OiyNQCTIZquIOxyy1AccyIBOnqwQl-6Q9ded26lGh_2Jq1i3zaPZ_NuwhnWvohIemLgFJvPepUWAm21WblYEcqFD3BpkiNAkO6IFBoGbm2grlxWm/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="300" /></a><a href="http://hayshop.dk/" target="_blank">Hay Shop</a> from Denmark – a climbing wall of towel rings. Maison et Objet 2012 <br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikp2l8QjHCodsQlUI_bnXKCYOpmB8yVIA8l-vr_xm937C9JWBw9PvjN2Yy13e9nOg3GamZYuQ73QjdtfSHCA5AIRESUndjp2sXbJZjUr-t8ZCPQZahlvZc1ztbRB4ak3EpEHYvT2KujBiH/s1600-h/IMG_1316Paris%252520Jan%2525202012_395%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbfmYzTekXE0UdgEuWgPNjEpJl2sfKeTZv_xKxo3q9IuWraT_etcIrCJFZtEo6nmDH1qfSRuen1iSErRAxtLPg_LdvNMMg_ti8sg2JM-PgaBATLClReLumrme7JMRf2dzZQgw5cM0K4Pu8/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="610" /></a>  <br />Designed by the French designer David Turpin this contemporary styled Bluetooth handset has an integrated iPhone charging dock. Check out their web-site as they have some very innovative products. <a href="http://www.nativeunion.com/ca/mmoshi-03i.html" target="_blank">Native Union</a> Maison et Objet 2012</p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbDFrQ-BTr4JsVwgKw3vE2KPDZ8QjDCxjlv-kqtY41vw9bdNFyOhCNSwNwh7ANVdgMvCauY1gw8yumaXX_9FsE74xQ2EylIq5aq7QPKos2fJoxvwTfr_UZgy7q3SC_HLNJh9jfCEZ5Vjrj/s1600-h/IMG_1312Paris%252520Jan%2525202012_391%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9IB-MHs-F7nIZQsJhRkr7IWL103tQU5780oT14fbKlVsG-Ep83CXgSW0cq0UBeZQx4T7UMFgdHxnFfGdCtTlQx8PoDELCYGcCXczD5bXINHRH5OIZgaP45XnaoFrZSfB0dvkNH-VSc8XX/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="610" /></a> <br />From Tokyo porcelain cups by Ken Noborumurata. 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Highlights from Paris - Maison et Objet 2012

I have just returned from Paris where I attended Maison et Objet. Maison et Objet is Europe's biggest décor show where I got the first...

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