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Sweet Week 4, Day 4: Paris My Sweet by Amy Thomas
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 9 February 2012
I decided to end Sweet Week 4 with a sweet read: Paris My Sweet by my friend Amy Thomas. Amy is from New York and in 2009 had the good fortune of transferring to Paris for a golden job opportunity...
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Travel Snobbery and the Importance of Being a Corny Tourist in Paris
Blog: Landlopers - 9 February 2012
You may have noticed that if I like something, I tend to write about it a lot. You only need search the site for posts on Jordan and New Zealand to see the results of my travel affection. Well my first, and still dearest, travel...Copyright LandLopers All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited.
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Sweet Week 4, Day 3: Helmut Newcake
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 8 February 2012
It may not be the most decadent patisserie in Paris but Helmut Newcake is an exciting first: the first gluten-free bakery in Paris and all of France. The owner Marie Tagliaferro trained to be a pastry chef in France but...
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Sweet Week 4,Day 2: Ganache Tasting Contest
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 7 February 2012
Every year for the last three years Tom Reeves and Monique Wells of the newsletter Paris Insights have conducted a chocolate tasting contest. They always choose a specific type of chocolate and last year it was chocolate covered cherries and...
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Sweet Week 4, Day 1: Henri Le Roux
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 6 February 2012
It's my annual Sweet Week, edition four. My sugar levels have climbed higher in service of finding this week's sweet shops. I also have a few surprises up my sleeve, so fasten your sweet belts, it's going to be a...
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Eye Prefer Paris Tours: Brent, Christi, and the Twins Jonathan & Harrison
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 2 February 2012
I do many tours with families coming to Paris for the first time and always get so much joy seeing their faces light up in wonderment at the beauty of the city. The M. family, Brent, Christi, and the twins...
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The Sensuality of Food
Blog: A Traveler's Library - 1 February 2012
Destinations: Monte Carlo, Paris, London Book: White Truffles in Winter (a novel) by N. M. Kelby This fictionalized biography of the great French chef, Auguste Escoffier– – is delicious, scandalous, lascivious, luscious… The writing is lush. The author, N. M. Kelby, paints the portrait of a man obsessed with luscious food and delicious women.
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February Eye Need to Do's: Gigi, Elisa Doughty, and Dan Flavin
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 1 February 2012
The Society of the Friends of Colette Screening The Society of the Friends of Colette is having screening of the beloved Oscar winning film Gigi, starring Leslie Caron, to benefit La Maison de Colette. Leslie Caron will be signing copies...
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Travel France
Blog: My Little Nomads - 31 January 2012
The Best Articles and Info for Traveling In France. Continue reading → Related Articles: Washington DC With Kids – The Best Things To Do Cheap Hotels In New York City
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Parisian of the Month: Pierre-Jean Chalencon
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 31 January 2012
Pierre-Jean Chalencon is one of the world's foremost collectors of Napoleon I, including personal effects, books from the palace libraries, paintings, engravings, sculptures and drawings. He has shown his extensive collection around the world and is an expert on Napoleon...
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Lunch with Lynn/Under 20 Eats: Le Petit Dakar
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 30 January 2012
Michele Kurlander Unfortunately Lynn couldn't do lunch this month, but fortunately I had a good backup. My friend Michele Kurlander from Chicago was in town and was inspired by Meredith Mullins photos of Senegal last month and suggested a Senegalese...
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William S. Burroughs – Junkie Vagabond
Blog: Vagobond.com - 28 January 2012
William S. Burroughs - no other name rings so loudly in the annals of extraordinary literary vagabonds of the 20th century. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
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The New Paris – an African Market
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 27 January 2012
Forget the old Paris and leave your preconceptions at the door. There is a new Paris bubbling to the surface and it’s fast, chaotic, vibrant and most of all impossible to ignore. People, languages and cultures are all exploding here and I couldn’t wait to capture it all on film.
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Parisian Dessert of the Month: Caramel Eclair at Jacques Genin
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 26 January 2012
I was on the horns of a dessert dilemma. After packing a few pounds back on during the holidays consuming foie gras and various desserts, I was eager to get back to a less sugar/fat filled regime for the New...
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Jacqueline Luckett: Why, Oh Why, Do I Write Paris . . . ?
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 25 January 2012
Jacqueline Luckett did one of our cooking classes about a year and a half ago and during our conversation while shopping at the market, I discovered her unbridled passion for Paris. So profound is her love, it propelled her to...
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Door of the Month: Ave Georges Clemenceau, Ceret
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 24 January 2012
I was in the south of France earlier this month and visited the village of Ceret in the Pyrenees mountains. I found this fabulous Art-Deco green metal door with geometric shapes and tiles formed in the shape of flowers on...
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Interview with Vicki Archer of French Essence
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 23 January 2012
Vicki Archer is the face and voice behind the popular lifestyle blog French Essence. I am delighted to have the personal scoop from the French style guru. How did your blog French Essence come about? I started blogging about three...
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Menton Part Five: Jean Cocteau Museum
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 20 January 2012
Today is a bonus post. My Menton posts would not be complete without a mention of Jean Cocteau. One of the other reasons I went to Menton was because a new Cocteau museum had opened the week before I arrived....
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Menton Week Part 4: Clos du Peyronnet and Fontana Rosa Gardens
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 19 January 2012
Clos du Perronet Garden is a private garden on an estate on a hill overlooking the Mediterranean. I found a telephone number to call and left a message asking if I could come see the garden. I didn’t hear back...
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Menton Week Part 3: Gorbio
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 18 January 2012
As I mentioned on Monday's post, Jilly Bennett was kind enough to drive me up to the medieval village of Gorbio. About 7 kilometers from Menton and 360 meters above, Gorbio sits in the shadow Mont Agel, the Gorbio peak,...
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Menton Week Part 2: Le Val Rameh and Maria Serena Gardens
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 17 January 2012
I was lucky to find the ideal hotel in Menton, Hotel Napoleon, situated on a quiet street overlooking the water. It's a modern hotel and my room was spacious, with a comfortable Queen size bed, good-sized bathroom with a powerful...
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Menton Week 1: The Old City
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 16 January 2012
Last November I suddenly realized that I had a week with no tours. Such opportunities come along rarely these days, so I decided to take a short trip. I had been longing to go to Menton for years ever since...
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Can You Afford Not to Speak French in France?
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 13 January 2012
Photo by Moyan Brenn http://www.flickr.com/photos/aigle_dore/5238558290/ This is a sponsored guest post about French classes. In general, travelers who are used to visiting different places in relatively short periods of time, can speak the basics of main languages (English, Spanish, French,...
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Macaron Love – How the French Stole My Sweet Tooth
Blog: Landlopers - 13 January 2012
I didn’t actually know what a macaroon was before my first, succulent bite. I imagined a dense cookie with chocolate and coconut, and certainly not the delicate pastry that has captured the culinary hearts of millions around the world. The macaron is a sweet confectionery...Copyright LandLopers All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited.
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Au Nom de la Rose
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 12 January 2012
I love Paris flower shops and down the street from me is Au Nom de la Rose, a shop that specializes in everything roses. When I pass by, there are always the most vivid colored bouquets and arrangements spilling on...
