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The (very) Parisian interview with Sarah Lavoine

Sarah Lavoine has established herself in a few years as a central figure in interior design in France. For Paris Select, she shared her best pleasure addresses in the capital…to be enjoyed without moderation! Sarah Lavoine, you are known for your faultless taste, your sense of color and light… what are the places where you find yourself comfortable, at ease, peaceful? What are your Parisian tips for our readers? ◊ A bar where to bask? Le Loulou, at the Museum of Decorative Arts. ◊ A restaurant to adopt? Lala cooks! The restaurant that I opened with my friend David Lahner in my flagship store on place des Victoires. ◊ A favorite market? The Raspail organic market, one of the rare organic markets in the capital (Sunday morning. Boulevard Raspail, between rue du Cherche-Midi and rue de Rennes, 75006), and also the Marché Président-Wilson. I go there for Joël Thiébault's vegetables, ultra-fresh fish and charcuterie. (Every Wednesday and Saturday. Avenue du President-Wilson, between rue Debrousse and place d'Iéna, 75016 Paris.) ◊ A spa where you can pamper yourself …

The Buddha-Bar Hotel innovates with its surprising “reverse tea time”!

The Le Qu4tre lounge bar of the Buddha-Bar Hotel dust off the traditional tea time with sweet sandwiches and savory pastries made in trompe l'oeil. A real invitation to travel, the Buddha-Bar Hotel on rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré is one of these trendy Parisian spots, in particular because of the successful fusion between Asian culture and Parisian chic. The Le Qu4tre lounge bar perfectly illustrates the creative spirit of this establishment, through a brand new reverse Tea Time. In addition to a fine selection of teas, this gourmet break features sweet sandwiches and savory pastries, all made in trompe l'oeil to make the traditional tea ceremony surprising. Thus, the Club Sandwich is garnished with mango, lychee and white chocolate, while the Burger combines chocolate-hazelnut and blood orange flavors! The Ham and Butter is actually a vanilla spoon cookie, flavored with lemon and guava, and the Croque Madame is exotic with its notes of roasted coconut and bergamot. On the salty side, the Nun ...