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A Morning with Sébastien: Concierge Extraordinaire

On the dot of 9 am Sébastien pulls off the busy rue St Antoine and I jump into his shiny black Mercedes. Owner of the company Chauffeurs de Maître, this morning Sébastien has offered to show me a few of his favourite, insider spots.We cross town in the morning peak hour traffic to the posh 16th arrondissement for what he tells me are the 'best, best pain aux raisins'! On the rue de Chaillot we enter La Pâtisserie Cyril Lignac, a sleek pastry shop that's only been open a few months and order two sweet, golden scrolls. Lignac also owns Chardenoux, a favourite old-school ...

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Paris…je t’adore

I know I've been neglecting you all lately but it really has been a mad March! Hopefully I can make it up to you over the next four weeks with some posts on Paris. Oui, I arrived just a few hours ago and I can't put into words how excited I am to be here. Rather than my usual stories, this month I shall bring you delicious short snippets, photos and teasers of all the wonderful things I see, taste and discover.Yesterday afternoon, Sébastien kindly picked me up at the airport in a very posh black Mercedes...Rather handy having a chauffeur with ...