L'avant-comptoir

OK, forget everything we've been chatting about of late...

Today we're going to make couchon cochon/pigs of ourselves.

At L'avant-comptoir3 Carrefour de l'Odeon
75006 Paris
Metro Odeon.Open 12h - 23h. Their specialty is (or it was when I visited last October) crepes.
I ordered La Crepe du Jour - a combo of smoked duck turkey, artichoke, marinated tomatoes, fromage Emantal and rocket.
It's always a good idea to order the special of the day.

Thanks dear PBers for correcting my French! First the pour of the batter... Wait for the edges to get lacy.
FYI-I'm standing in the street looking in, enhaling and waiting... Next throw on the cheese...Quite a lot of cheese... Then on go the duck or dinde et les tomats.L'artichaut a la prochaine.

Enfin le rocquette.

Fold.

And devour!

Munch Munch

Chomp Chomp

Miam miam

The day I was there, the chef Yves Camdeborde had closed off the interior and was having a private tasting party. The latest news is L'avant-comptoir has turned into a tapas-wine bar. What? No more crepes!

Does anyone know if this is so?

Dommage.

BONJOUR L'avant-comptoir!

Street Artist

One thing I've never tried is be a street artist. But it surely looks like fun! Here's an easel set up at the Piazza del Duomo in Florence. This artist has his bike handy so he can take off for lunch or at a moment's notice. He's painting onsite while waiting for sales. He's got a sweet little economical painting set up.Note the water bottles under the tray for watercolors and drinking.Isn't every tourist tempted at sometime or other by these artists? I bought this tiny watercolor of the archades at the Santa Maria Novella church. This painting is just 2 3/4" x 2 3/4". I went back to find him on another trip but impossible.A Parisien print dealer along the Seine. I'd LOVE to set up my portfolio like this and sell some watercolors in Paris.

Here's another street artist I can't resist. Especially the crepes with citron.

Being a beach artist isn't so bad even if you don't make any sales.