tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174461443579168085.post80844181244584456..comments2024-03-13T22:33:31.935+01:00Comments on not drinking poison in paris: some sweetheart deal: au bon coin, 75018aaron ayscoughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12595822449248202660noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174461443579168085.post-5722938736571723302013-01-18T13:04:52.243+01:002013-01-18T13:04:52.243+01:00that sounds like the sort of person who'd be p...that sounds like the sort of person who'd be positively delighted if some anonymous expat poked his head into the kitchen and introduced himself ! i'm kidding. but many thanks for the suggestion, and as always many thanks for reading. <br /><br />rereading this post, i realise i no longer find it astounding that so many paris cafés and bistrots seem to survive sans clients. a certain portion of proprietors are waiting to get bought out at great profit and turned into a Zara; the rest are surprisingly content just waiting to die. in either case, restaurant service is not a priority. thankfully the folks at au bon coin would seem to belong to neither category. aaron ayscoughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12595822449248202660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174461443579168085.post-56391831226831337642013-01-17T11:58:44.602+01:002013-01-17T11:58:44.602+01:00This place is owned by a friend of mine, an Aveyro...This place is owned by a friend of mine, an Aveyronnais whose family has been in the Paris café business for a couple of generations. He's in the kitchen (and a super nice guy) so maybe you could say hi the next time you're there. Lovely post -- I've had many a jolly evening here!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02338866736179525747noreply@blogger.com