There was a bit of a commotion around the block from my apartment last month. Scarlett Johansson and her husband, Romain Dauriac, opened a gourmet popcorn on rue roi de Sicile. Scarlett herself was there for the “soft” opening of Yummy Pop, and she attracted quite a crowd. But will this popcorn shop last once Scarlett is gone?
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Yummy Pop
35bis Rue du Roi de Sicile
75004 Paris
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