The New Paris Dispatch
Paris news, stories, events, insights, and more by journalist and four-time author Lindsey Tramuta
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A few readings from Provence (opens the original)
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I had hoped to finish a newsletter about memorable meals, with some of the recent experiences in Paris that are still, weeks later, singing in my mind. But as I write this, sat at a long, rustic wooden table facing a dappled sun-lit garden framed by overhanging branches heavy with heart-shaped leaves, I hit the proverbial wall. Too much to complete for this week: In a few short hours, the participants of my first weeklong literary-reading retreat in Provence arrive and I am furiously putting the
Stories du Moment (opens the original)
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Back to school, back to reality. A few of the major headlines du moment, quick links, and things to think about. THE ELECTION CIRCUS HAS BEGUN<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="675" src="https://substackcdn.com/image
On quality coffee in Paris (opens the original)
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I cannot, will not, live without my morning coffee. Specifically, filter coffee from beans I’ve ground in the machine that whirs loud and sharp until it drops in pitch from having nothing else to grind down into powder. Less than five minutes after I wake up, I shuffle into the kitchen and pour the filtered water into the electric kettle. Groggy-eyed, I rummage through a vertical stack of cutting boards to find the paper filters that should really be stored elsewhere, I say to myself, and prepar
Leaving America Questionnaire #25 (opens the original)
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What drives Americans to leave home and settle elsewhere? That question has been on my mind for many years. This series, Leaving America, seeks to uncover the multitude of reasons and lessons learned—beginning with Americans in and around Paris. Become a paid subscriber to access this newsletter’s <a href="https://bonjo
The good things: Paris and beyond (opens the original)
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Hello from the very last day of August! I’m aware that the last missive was intense. Those feelings haven’t left me but I have been momentarily buoyed by rain we haven’t seen in months. What a sight!1 As friends return to the city and those end-of-summer (though, technically, it isn’t the end….) debriefs unfurl, I can tell them all about the hard parts and some of the moments I really loved. Sharing some of those joys below in addition
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