This is the only way to leave the French capital, preferably on a balmy summer evening from Gare de Lyon or Bercy station.

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The men traditionally focus on the big indoor tournaments in the European autumn with lucrative stops in Moscow, Basel and Valencia before the final counting event of the season at Bercy in Paris and the final Masters 1000.

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More evocative is the Gatsby-inspired weekend brunch menu at the Todd English Food Hall (not to be confused with the adjoining Plaza Food Hall) where, after a sound night's sleep, we sampled Venison Eggs Bercy and Vol au Vent of Seafood.

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