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Shoes, Shoes and More Shoes at Galeries Lafayette
Blog: ParisienSalon.com - 11 September 2009
Shoe lovers have a new mecca, and it's at Galeries Lafayette in Paris.
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Hôtel du Cadran’s Sweet Take on Paris
Blog: ParisienSalon.com - 11 September 2009
The Hôtel du Cadran has always had a great location at the edge of the rue Cler street market and just a stone's throw from the Eiffel Tower, the Musée d'Orsay and the Hôtel des Invalides. But after its recent makeover, the du Cadran has something else to brag about: a chocolate bar.
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Road Rage, Paris Style
Blog: ParisienSalon.com - 10 September 2009
Road rage isn’t just an American cultural phenomenon, something La Mom can attest to.
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Parisian of the Month: Thad Carhart
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 10 September 2009
photo courtesy of Simo Neri Thad Carhart wrote one of my favorite recent books about Paris, The Piano Shop on the Left Bank. It's a charming and inspirational story about how Thad discovered a piano shop in his neighborhood and...
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Monomania In Paris: Gloves, Hats & Umbrellas
Blog: ParisienSalon.com - 9 September 2009
What is Parisian monomania? It's a fixed idea, a favorite subject, an obsession, a fad. And monomania is the latest trend devoted to places or things with an unusual edge. And monomaniacs in Paris are finding love this season for gloves, hats and umbrellas.
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Beyond Burlesque: Dita Von Teese at the Gentry de Paris Revue
Blog: Paris By Appointmenty Only - 9 September 2009
When the glittery curtains lifted on the legendary stage of the Casino de Paris for the opening of the Gentry de Paris Revue, a page was turned in the beaudacious book of burlesque. Breaking out of the cozy cabarets and clubs where its best known, burlesque has shimmied and sashayed its way to the fore of a fascinating retro remix and awoken an entire entertainment genre out of its slumber.
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Métro Station of the Month: Arts et Métiers
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 9 September 2009
I have made many attempts to photograph the Arts et Métiers metro station and have finally succeeded in capturing the dark copper walls and the dark underwater like atmosphere. I love the porthole windows with the various sculptures.The station has...
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Still on the way - Saint-Malo
Blog: Sophie's World - 8 September 2009
Still not actually in the Channel Islands. But on the way. Our train from Paris Montparnasse to Saint-Malo didn’t exactly correspond with the Jersey-bound ferry (not the fault of SNCF, I hasten to add, but me for wanting to be absolutely certain we didn’t miss the last ferry of the day). So, with a few hours [...]
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Cobblestones, redwine and fuedal cathedrals
Blog: Justin and Lauren's travels - 8 September 2009
This is how you do France on a budget. This is also the only photo I took in Rouen before our camera battery died :-(We wanted to spend a few days in and a few days out of Paris. Ideally,
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Four days in Paris
Blog: Justin and Lauren's travels - 8 September 2009
At the start of the Champs ElyseeOur first taste of a continental European city is Paris. We aretotally addicted. I've abandoned any ideas about having weekends in
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My Private Eye: La Pagode
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 8 September 2009
An Incurable Romantic by Mary Duncan Paris is the city for incurable romantics and I include myself in this category. From the Medici Fountain in Luxembourg Gardens to Abelard and Heloise in Pere Lachaise cemetery, Paris abounds with love stories,...
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David Lebovitz’s Sweet Life in Paris
Blog: ParisienSalon.com - 7 September 2009
It’s easy to be jealous of David Lebovitz when you learn how he spends his days: spreading Bordier butter on toast, browsing through Paris’ open air markets, testing recipes, hopping in and out of bakeries and chocolate shops, trying Paris’ numerous restaurants, and chronicling his delicious adventures on his blog, DavidLebovitz.com, and in his books. Yes, it’s a sweet life, but someone’s gotta do it, and David Lebovitz had the foresight, motivation, and chutzpah to realize (early on) that that person should be him. His many fans would agree.
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Paolo Navone 1,000 kg. Collection for Richard Ginori 1735 at Merci
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 7 September 2009
I never know what's in store at Merci, an eccentric, eclectic emporium on the edge of the Marais. I was in the shop last week and hundreds of cups, saucers, and pitchers were dangling on white strings from the 30...
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A quick stop in Paris (on the way to the Channel Islands)
Blog: Sophie's World - 5 September 2009
Paris isn’t part of the Channel Islands. Not even that near. (Neither is London.) But Paris is where we started. Not necessarily the best idea. I should have done some more pre-trip research on travelling times. And prices. But last time I went to Jersey, about 20 years ago, this is how I travelled. Train [...]
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At What Price Paris?
Blog: ParisienSalon.com - 4 September 2009
Editor in Chief Linda Donahue won free airline tickets to Paris. But was using them the best idea?
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A Niçois Dinner at Paule’s Paris Pad
Blog: ParisienSalon.com - 3 September 2009
When people ask me how I met Paule Caillat, I usually laugh and say it was thanks to our hairdresser. We did indeed share the same hairdresser for several years, but that's not all we have in common. Paule and I both teach French cooking to English-speaking food enthusiasts in our homes, and it was her generous encouragement that gave me the confidence to set up Les Petits Farcis in Nice after working with her in Paris.
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Funny Windows on Etienne Marcel
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 3 September 2009
Do women make the world go round? The window dresser at the Diesel store on Etienne Marcel thinks so. I couldn't resist taking photos of these funny windows the other day. Fifi la Poodle Diesel Dog Food? A few blocks...
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Insider Tips: Restaurant Tipping
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 2 September 2009
My partner Vincent had an unnerving incident happen at a restaurant that prompted me to write this post. Vincent was at Cafe Ruc, a popular and fashionable restaurant/cafe right near the Louvre that attracts Parisians and tourists. He was dining...
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No Goodbyes
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 1 September 2009
Today's post is sad but inspirational and a way to make a friend's final wish come true. My friend from New York Naava Piatka has terminal cancer and is spending her last days confined in her bed at home under...
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Perfumer Francis Kurkdjian Goes Bespoke
Blog: Paris By Appointmenty Only - 1 September 2009
The man who recreated Marie Antoinette's favorite fragrance opens his first shop in Paris this month. You can go there to pick up off-beat olfactory gems like scented bubbles, paper and original blends from his eponymous line, or, better yet, make an appointment to have Paris' prince of perfume design a special scent just for you.
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Train Travel in France: Fast, Pleasant & Eco-Friendly
Blog: ParisienSalon.com - 31 August 2009
The TGV, which stands for train à grande vitesse (high speed train), is hands down the best way to travel through France. People visiting from other countries with less-developed rail networks may not even think of traveling by train, but the TGV is fast, easy, comfortable, and above all, reliable. In addition, there are often discounts provided for people under the age of 26 and over the age of 60 (or for those who plan far in advance) – and it is already quite affordable to begin with.
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September Eye Need to Do's: Diana Krall, Gentry de Paris & Dita Von Teese, and Joan Mitchell
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 31 August 2009
Diana Krall Come hear the sassy, classy diva at the world famous Olympia. She'll be singing soothing tunes like Where or When, Walk on By, The Boy from Impanema, and How Can you Mend a Broken Heart from her latest...
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Julia Child’s Paris: A Delicious Journey
Blog: ParisienSalon.com - 27 August 2009
It seems that the mold that made Julia Child wasn't completely broken. Meryl Streep has managed to put it back together again to create an absolutely winning performance in the new movie Julie and Julia. But as fabulous as La Streep was in the film, so, too, was Paris. The city looked absolutely resplendent on the big screen. Although Julia and her husband Paul lived in Paris for several years in the late 1940s and early '50s, the magic here is that Paris hasn't changed much. Fashions have changed, yes—as has the way people move around Paris.
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Courtyard Week: 41 rue Jussieu & 28 bis rue Cardinal Lemoine
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 27 August 2009
I wanted to show a courtyard in another part of the city besides the Marais. I ventured to the Ile St. Louis, pressing buzzer upon buzzer to gain entry to a courtyard but none of the doors opened. I ended...
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La Mom’s Dinner Party ROI
Blog: ParisienSalon.com - 26 August 2009
What happens when a party guest has connections that ensures a great hostess gift? Ask La Mom.
