EN GARDE!
For as long as anybody alive can remember, a café in Paris meant something specific. But gentrification and the pursuit of trendiness have upended that.
Eric Hazan is the founder of the publisher La Fabrique and the author of several books, including Notes on the Occupation and the highly acclaimed The Invention of Paris. He has lived in Paris, France, all his life.
For as long as anybody alive can remember, a café in Paris meant something specific. But gentrification and the pursuit of trendiness have upended that.