Unlike the moody and reclusive Sainte Colombe of the film, Mr Savall is a patient guide.

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We headed north on Church Street, past La Colombe where Noah goes for his morning iced coffees.

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He had his first iced coffee of 2009 at La Colombe in Tribeca on April 2nd (and he thought it was delicious).

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Black N Brew serves local La Colombe coffee, refreshing smoothies, hearty breakfast and lunch plates and features plenty of vegetarian and vegan options.

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Alain Corneau's elegant 1991 French film about Marais and his teacher, Monsieur de Sainte Colombe, also helped to cement the commercial viability of early music.

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But they weren't at La Colombe d'Or for the food.

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But my parents and Colombe are convinced they're swimming in the ocean just because they live in their fifteen hundred square feet with their piles of furniture and paintings.

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She writes her dinner invitations without mistakes and spends her time bombarding us with literary references, ("Colombe, stop trying to act like Madame Guermantes, " or "Pumpkin, you are a regular Sanseverina, ").

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