A favorite neighborhood bistro on a favorite tiny street in the 6th (Ina Garten and Patricia Wells both live on this tony address) is La Marlotte on picturesque rue de Cherche Midi.
La petite terrasse is as charming as the narrow, pretty little dining room inside.
Traditional, fine French classics abound, and the steak frites au poivre is perfection.
While les enfants gobbled that down (and per usual asked for a second round of entrees) I enjoyed the colorful Cabillaud, roast cod, in basil sauce.
Basking in the warm summer sun, sipping a chilled bottle of Rose, beside my parents and my children, I wanted to stop the clock forever and linger a bit longer in the moment.
