A juicy controversy is causing a stir in the very chic and exclusive sixth arrondissement of Paris. Just a stone’s throw from the Palais du Luxembourg, some of the most expensive apartments in Paris are being snapped up. A small world of artists, writers and actors live there—protective of their quality of life, of being able to breathe in the delicious aroma of freshly roasted coffee served on the terraces and hear the birds chirping in the distance from one of the capital’s most elegant parks. For them, nothing should disturb this fragile and delicate ecosystem, which was honoured in Emily in Paris. That’s why the news of a new mini-mart opening at the intersection of Rue Vavin and Rue Bréa has caused a local panic, almost similar to the one that must have shaken the ancient city when the Vikings arrived on the banks of the Seine one fine day in November 885.
