Good Friends, Good Food, continues...

"Helloooo Florence, it's 10 AM, what are you doing still asleep?" my French friend Florence wants to know as I answer her call with a 'just rolled out of bed' voice.

"The Beaujolais Nouveau party was last night. Too much wine. I thought you were in the Caribbeans with your father?" I replied to her laughter on the other end of the phone.

"Nooooo, non, we don't leave until December, but you're leaving on Monday so we have to go out and celebrate!" she said with too much enthusiasm for a Friday morning hangover.

"Sure. What's going on?" I wanted to know....

Still in my pajamas at 10am, we made plans for a "Girls Night Out" in Montmartre where tonight until Sunday, the local artist association open their studios to the public.

Florence inside an Artist workshop.

Florence inside an Artist Workshop.
(Florence and the Artist in back)

Ceramics Artist workshop.

New and Interesting Art.

Private workshops open to the public for only 3 days.

Inside a Photographer's workshop.

La Mascotta Restaurant's Fresh seafood.
Eva, Florence and me.

another wonderful evening in Paris.

After meeting local artists, discovering new talents in hidden private workshops, and admiring unique pieces of art, we headed for one of Eva and Florence's favorite restaurants, La Mascotta. An authentic Parisian bar and a brasserie, that's been around for over 120 years.

Good friends, good food, fun and laughter.