Any food enthusiast--such as myself--would love this article. It's part history lesson, part biographical scavenger hunt, and holding it all together are seamlessly interwoven descriptions of dining experiences in Parisian restaurants.
As a feature article, it is written with effective elaborate imagery--I could see the frescoes and taste the poultry-in-dough. I was drooling by the second page.

The use of short, choppy sentences is effective. The author does a lot with minimal wordage. By describing the happenings in the recreation room--the one place where being cancer-free is uncommon--the patients' and their feelings about the hospital, and the illness that has changed their lives emerge.
What this piece does is show the dynamic of a place whose inhabitants are in a tough spot, to put it lightly. Priorities are reshuffled; the value of day-to-day life takes precedence, and longevity is more of an afterthought. It's inspiring.