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Happy Thanksgiving 2009
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 26 November 2009
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays and for the last two years I have published this French Thanksgiving vocabulary list, courtesy of my former New York French teacher, Luc Georges. I usually make Thanksgiving dinner but this year I...
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Just Be COS in Paris
Blog: ParisienSalon.com - 25 November 2009
Fashionistas in Paris have discovered a relatively new mecca on the rue des Rosiers in the Marais. That’s where global budget fashion group H&M opened a new store at the end of March, launching a new fashion concept combining the meticulous attention to detail of ready-to-wear design with down-to-earth pricing.
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Beer animal
Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 25 November 2009
I’ve spent most of today doing work behind the scenes on this site. I’m looking at migrating to Worpress.org which is a lot more powerful version of WordPress.com which is where what you’re reading currently resides. This means I’d have to pay for hosting though but if I can find something meeting my requirement at [...]
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Cooking up Ceramics with Claire de Lavallée
Blog: Paris By Appointmenty Only - 25 November 2009
Surrounded by wall-to-wall cupboards, cutting boards and rolling pins galore, French ceramicist Claire de Lavallée has the baker thing going on big time. But instead of turning out batches of rustic tarts or bulbous baguettes, her industrial ovens are filled with glistening handmade vases, plates, cups and bowls in the most gorgeous shapes and shades imaginable.
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Paris: History in a Jam
Blog: ParisienSalon.com - 25 November 2009
At first glance, the rue de Chabrol (Métro Poissonnière, in the 9th Arrondissement) vindicates its absence from guidebooks; it’s just the sort of unremarkable area the Lonely Planets and Rough Guides of the world ignore. But what I’m searching for here is anything but ordinary—in fact, it’s the oldest chocolatier-confiseur in Paris.
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Lunch with Lynn/Under 20 Eats: Baan Lek
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 25 November 2009
It was my turn to choose this month so I decided on Baan-Lek, a small, Thai restaurant in the Marais near my apartment. The card says Cuisine de Siam, so one would think the food is authentic. Yes, it is...
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All quiet on the Western front
Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 24 November 2009
Erm, well today I’ve updated the firmware on my iPhone, watched ‘Celebrity Come Dine With Me’ (that Christipher Biggins is a character eh) and ate some lovely pesto gnocchi with chorizo and melted cheese bread. Basically, it was all go again. The photo is from Zaragoza. Posted in France, Spain
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Thoumieux, Paris
Blog: An American in London - 24 November 2009
I was back in Paris last weekend, and of course had to eat. Thoumieux is one of these places that’s been around for a hundred years and is too close to a tourist attraction (Les Invalides) to interest me normally. But about a year ago, the Costes brothers and a pedigreed chef, Jean-Francois Piege, took [...]
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Restaurant Review: La Taverna
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 24 November 2009
There are many excellent Italian restaurants in Paris but they are not always easy to find. Most of them have come from recommendations and my newest find La Taverna was one of them. The 7th arr. is a ways from...
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Sommeil
Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 23 November 2009
I’ve completed a blog entry for every single day of this trip (over 100 now, crikey) before arriving here at Chez Haslam in St Jean d’Angely and my mild OCD/OPCD won’t let break that pattern when I’ve only a few more to go. The problem is I’m not really traveling per se, I’m just dropping [...]
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A Delicious Class at La Cuisine Paris
Blog: ParisienSalon.com - 23 November 2009
Ever since Julia Child launched her famous cookbook, Paris has become a magnet for aspiring chefs. Even those not looking to make a professional foray into the culinary world find the City of Lights to be the perfect place to pick up a new skill. La Cuisine Paris was created just for these people.
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Cheap Bike Renting In Nice
Blog: Green Earth Guides ~ Traveling Naturally - 23 November 2009
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Tapisseries de la Bucherie
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 23 November 2009
After finishing another delicious bargain lunch at Le Reminet, I strolled up the street and discovered the most charming tapestry and needlepoint shop La Tapisseries de la Bucherie. The windows were brimming vibrant colored yarns and hand-painted needlepoint canvasses and...
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Cheese: Secrets for Storing Your Finds from the Fromagerie
Blog: ParisienSalon.com - 22 November 2009
Ever wonder why, when you buy cheese in a proper cheese shop, it comes wrapped in a piece of lined wax paper? Until I lived in France, I always thought that plastic wrap was the way to go. It was only when a kind fromager in Lyon introduced me to this aspect of French life that I learned I had been killing the character of my cheeses with the clear, clingy wrap.
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Chez Haslam
Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 22 November 2009
I awoke this morning to a phone call from reception of which I understood very little but I just said d’accord a couple of times and left it at that. I gathered we were late for check-out. This new ‘gîte’ I’m crashing at is pretty good. Excellent character, security, location, facillities etc. I’m not to sure [...]
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Yeah, get in!!! I mean no, get out!!!
Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 21 November 2009
The journey to Bordeaux went splendidly, €35 wasn’t too bad either. Then I hooked up with Nimrod at the hotel (a very decent 2 star gaff) as planned and we made it to the Connemara Irish pub about 20 minutes into the City match. The first half was all pretty standard stuff and then begun the [...]
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I’m Ready for Paris … I Think
Blog: ParisienSalon.com - 20 November 2009
What's a girl to do when she's getting ready to fly to Paris?
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Eye Prefer Paris Tours: Margo Bayer
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 19 November 2009
Village St. Paul Margo Bayer is from Los Angeles and had a quick stopover in Paris in mid-October after visiting Israel. She had a wonderful curiosity about Paris and was fascinated with the Marais. We had the most delightful time...
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Framing Paris: Rent a Flat with a Fabulous View
Blog: Paris By Appointmenty Only - 18 November 2009
The most in-demand Parisian properties are the ones with killer views. It's no surprise, really: Who wouldn’t want this cityscape as a live-in tableau? Luckily, there are some incredible furnished flats with views available for short-term rent. For the inside scoop on the most picturesque Parisian pads on the market, please welcome guest blogger Erica Berman, owner of the divine apartment rental agency, Haven in Paris.
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Quirky Paris Shop Windows 2
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 18 November 2009
Coco Chanel, Alber Elbaz,?? I saw these funny clothes hangers with illustrations of iconic French fashion designers in a shop window near St. Sulpice last week. I can figure out who most of them are but there are a few...
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Nocturnal Paris: Getting Around the City
Blog: ParisienSalon.com - 17 November 2009
Getting around Paris at any time of night is even easier these days. If you fancy going from a restaurant to a club, on a moon-lit walk or you just need to get back to your hotel, the Paris City Council has developed a range of practical transport solutions over the last few years to ensure everyone can get around the capital at night.
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Door of the Month: 1 rue du Cloitre Saint-Merri/17 rue de Renard
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 17 November 2009
I pass this most unusual door all the time on my way to the Pompidou Center. As much as I like the door, I think the mosaic decorating the top of the building is even more impressive. I have not...
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What to Wear In Paris This Winter
Blog: ParisienSalon.com - 16 November 2009
Despite the fact that I have an ample amount of French blood pumping through my veins, I still find myself to be the fashion and style inferior to all the fabulously dressed French women when I’m traveling in France. After living in Paris through the winter, and doing enough shopping while I was there, I learned a great deal about how to dress so I wouldn’t look like a tourist when I was going to class, sipping my cappuccino or shopping.
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Meredith Mullins: Eiffel Madness
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 16 November 2009
No matter how many times you see the Eiffel Tower, or cruise the chaos of Trocadero after dark, it’s always an adventure. From spectacular sparkles to Senegalese shadows whispering “Wanna buy an Eiffel Tower?” … the moments are mysterious and...
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flugzeuge, zuge und autos
Blog: What Up, Vienna - 15 November 2009
I wasn't really banking on doing any stand-up whilst in Vienna. However, an opportunity presented itself to do a USO show in Stuttgart, Germany. That opportunity came by way of Bengt Washburn, a comedian I had never met, though who was vouched for by my esteemed comedy colleague Moshe Kasher. So I [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
