Paulownia

A scrappy and sincere bistro in the 20th

When Tess Duteuil and Geoffrey Belin signed on their soon-to-be restaurant in the 20th, they found a stubborn sapling breaking through the sidewalk outside their front door. They named their restaurant Paulownia after the tenacious tree.

The Paulownia tree in December and in June

It’s so fun to watch things bloom over time. In the case of Paulownia, it’s …