Very bizarre to frame Americans as the leaders of the avocado toast movement around the world. (I'm also sure there are plenty of places in Paris that serve wonderful avocado toast.)

It was Bill Granger of Bill’s who first put this on a cafe menu and is Australian. He recently passed away.

https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/recipes/how-to-make-bill-granger-s-original-and-best-avocado-toast-20231227-p5ettt.html

There are two great luxuries in being American:

1. Ordering whatever the hell we want for breakfast
2. Baselessly claiming ownership over things someone else created

I'm not sure about that, but it seems in a place with a million butter choices, not such a great idea.

I'm aware! I'm used to people complaining that Americans want comforts from home when they travel, but avocado toast isn't even a popular dish in America outside of the major cities.

Aussies definitely started it, but you don't see too many of them in Paris.

I have lived in Paris and am pretty sure there are not plenty of places that serve wonderful avocado toast (there may be 1-2 that I have never heard of, but I doubt it. I never even found a good avocado). Similarly, when in Paris I do not expect my yorkshire pudding to have the right crispness to it. You have to read the room.

There are more Americans than Australians in Paris, of course, but Americans are not flocking to Paris to get a taste of their beloved avocado toast, because avocado toast is not a beloved dish in America. It would be like saying "And Chinese, please stop ordering avocado toast in Paris."

Is it common for front desk/reception to call your room the day before checkout and ask if there is anything they can help with? Haven’t had this happen at other Park Hyatts and was just curious if this was their long winded approach to ask when we’re checking out.

No, it's excellent pro-active service in case, for example, you need assistance with airport transportation.
I'm pretty sure it would work out well here: https://www.ziaparis.com/

Chef Justin Kent is an American with a French mother whose resume includes l'Arpege. We had dinner at his new(ish) restaurant, Milagro, and it was fantastic. Great location in the 7th.

As an update, I am here now. A week before arrival, Édouard reached out and asked preferences and some other things. I had found SUA availability (for 6 nights, not for 3, but the Hyatt Twitter DM team was able to get it applied for just my 3 nights and had updated the reservation to include my kid). So we had a Park King Suite booked on points+SUA, but I asked for any paid upgrade offers to a proper suite with a separate bedroom. He offered an executive suite with view for 650/night or a Prestige for 850. I agreed to the 650 (essentially I view it as paying 650/night and using the 40k points and the SUA as a copay). The suite is beautiful, very tall ceilings, lots of mirrors, extremely quiet and dark with the blackout shades (ny 2 year old has been napping midday without making a peep). A nice Médoc and a bowl of exotic fruits (lychees and berries, etc -- for the kid, per his preferences) greeted us along with a signature palmier.

The planeside VIP arrival service was seamless and very welcome after a 14.5-hour flight from Korea. I would do it again for sure.

Also, OT, but we walked through the St. Honoré market this morning and there were indeed some beautiful looking (and feeling) avocados for sale, along with some of the best looking long-stemmed artichokes I've ever seen. So good avocados do exist here!

Thanks for the info on the paid upgrade. Higher than I expected. It was 400 euros offered (320 eventually accepted) in September 21.