Why was absinthe banned in Montmartre?
Montmartre · October 2026
The green hour, the panic that followed, and what you can legally raise your glass to today.
The Journal
Short pieces about the memory of our neighbourhoods: the facts behind the legends, the counters behind the façades. One new story every fortnight, and the walks pick up where the reading stops.
The café where Impressionism argued itself into being
Batignolles · October 2026
Before the museums claimed them, Manet and his circle met on a Batignolles avenue. Thursdays, table by the window.
Why “The French Selection”?
The brand · October 2026
On choosing few things carefully: a name, a promise, and the way we build every walk.