Allegra, Mark/Mark, mirror
Me, Mark/Mark, mirror
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My lovely wife Allegra is one of those lucky people who can do just about anything well. Photography is one of those things at which she naturally excells. I offer you as proof this image which she made over lunch at the café Etienne-Marcel last Saturday afternoon. It's a little bit posed in that she asked me to turn toward the mirror, but I don't think she re-arranged the wine at all. In fact it's a wider family portrait in some ways, as her step-father John is sitting just to her left, and the stroller is right behind her with Anoushka sleeping inside. So, while I've got your attention with Allegra's fantastic image, I'd like to point out that the place we were lunching at is a really fine place for lunch if you should happen to be in the 2nd Arrondissement of Paris. It's the Café Etienne-Marcel, one of the Costes Brothers trendier but lower-priced entries, the place is a bit worn around the edges after a couple of years in business but only cozier for it. The chef specializes in a couple of neat things which simply cannot be done at home. For instance the reigning veggie offering, crusty risotto balls, while supposedly possible at home are hard enough to make that it's worth going at least a bit out of your way for them.
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