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The most original Valentine's Day chocolate in Paris!
Chocolate padlocks at A la Mère de FamilleFor the past couple of weeks, I've been pounding the pavement and scouring the city for the most original Valentine's Day chocolate. Peering through store...
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A Valentine's Day poem especially for you!
Dominique Sampiero, a prize-winning author, screenwriter and poet hard at work on your poem.It's never easy to know what to get you for Valentine's Day. Chocolate, roses, jewelry or sexy firemen. But...
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Sunday's pictures and a song: Hell on Heels
It's the second sunny day in a row in Paris! The winter sales are finished, the air feels warm and the stores are starting to unveil their Spring windows. Here are some photos of a couple of the shoes...
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Do you want to know the future?
It has been awhile since I've mused on Monday. Stéphane is in Turkey, Sara returned to New York last Tuesday and our friends departed on Saturday. Our apartment is eerily empty, except for me. I'm left...
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Feel like a star! Have your portrait taken at the legendary Studio Harcourt...
What do Marlene Dietrich, Edith Piaf, Barbie, Salvador Dali, Judy Garland, Brigitte Bardot, Arnold Schwarzenegger, French soccer star Zinedine Zidan, race car driver Michael Schumacher and Minnie Mouse...
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My prediction for the 2013 César Awards Meilleur Film
Today's a big day in Paris. Or, at least you would think that it would be an important day considering that 14 films shot in the city were nominated for César Awards, France's equivalent of the Academy...
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What are the differences between the César Awards and the Academy Awards?
One of the biggest differences between the Academy Awards and the César Awards is that there's little chance that it will snow in Los Angeles on Sunday like it did in Paris last night!Another major...
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Sunday's Picture and a Song: The Bells of Notre Dame
Tomorrow is the very last day that the nine new bells will be displayed in the nave of Notre Dame Cathedral before they're installed in the towers. If you haven't seen them yet, please do. They're...
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Introducing Marie, Maurice and Anne-Geneviève, some of the new bells at...
Mesdames and messieurs, you must leave. Please, ladies and gentlemen, the cathedral is closed. You can come back tomorrow. Notre Dame opens at 7:30 in the morning. Turning my head for one last...
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La Petite Robe Noire: Guerlain hosts the chicest party in Paris!
Petite robe noire : checked. Meilleure copine : checked. Champagne : checked.Le 26 février, Guerlain vous invite à la soirée parisienne la plus chic de l'année. Little black dress: LBD. Every woman has...
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Making history at Les Deux Magots: Sandrine De Sousa Costa, the café's first...
Sandrine De Sousa Costa"You're making history!" That's what longtime customers of Les Deux Magots frequently tell Sandrine De Sousa Costa, the first female "garçon" to work at the world famous cafe...
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The hottest new pop-up bar in Paris with a stunning view of the Eiffel Tower:...
Better hurry! The clock is ticking and there are only 126 days, 13 hours and 26 minutes left to enjoy one of the most spectacular views of city from the hottest new pop-up bar in Paris.Situated on the...
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Roger Vivier Hosts Pre-Launch Book Party in Paris!
Inès de la Fressange and Bruno FrisoniMy friend Sylvia (Finding Noon) loves shoes. More specifically, she adores Roger Vivier's exquisite creations. This explains why I wasn't too surprised that the...
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Eat your veggies!
A cow sleeping at the International Agricultural FairThere are times when my mouth gets ahead of my brain. Way ahead of it. And that's when I blurt out things that are totally inappropriate. Case in...
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The Sounds of Paris
Paris is a smorgasbord for the senses, whether it's the tantalizing smell of crepes as you exit the Saint-Germain-des-Prés metro or the sight of small children at play in the Tuileries Gardens. After...
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Paris: Through the Eyes of Margot, a Young Parisian Lawyer
One of the goals that I set for myself as a blogger last year was to learn more about some of the other people who live in Paris. To resurrect the series, "Touching a Different Part of the Elephant",...
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How to be a Parisienne: Margot's 10 Golden Rules
As promised in yesterday's post, here are Margot's humorous (but true!) "10 Golden Rules for Being a Parisian":Complain about your country and the weather of Paris (every Parisian does this but at the...
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Sunday's Picture and a Song: Kaas chante Piaf, La Vie en Rose
As some of you have remarked, I've been rather negligent about posting songs on Sunday. But thanks to Sanne, who recently hosted a giveaway on her blog Leben und Stil, I'm pleased to present Patricia...
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Living Social: Spa Package at Aquamoon Vendôme
There's no doubt about it. Paris is an expensive city. Spend 11 euros for a ticket to the Louvre, 5 euros on a cappuccino and 38 euros for a 3-course dinner at the local brasserie and your hard-earned...
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Propelled back into the blogosphere by Cara Black's "Murder Below Montparnasse"
One of the best things about being a blogger is that I can set my own hours and work whenever the mood strikes me. One of the worst things about being a blogger is that my boss is with me 24/7, which...
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