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Day trips from Paris: Rouen, city of Joan of Arc and Gustave Flaubert
Looking for something different to do this weekend?If you leave Paris St. Lazare train station at 8:50 tomorrow morning, you'll be walking the cobblestoned streets and admiring the colorful...
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Whisked away to Italy with Risotto and "Love is All You Need"
Boletes, or as Stéphane would say in French, "bolet"or "cèpe" and in Italian, "porcini"I love Sundays. It's when Stéphane takes over the kitchen. The scent of onions sautéing in butter perfumes our...
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Finnish Family Missing in Paris. Last seen at Le Manoir de Paris Haunted House
In between sipping my coffee and munching a croissant, I've been frantically scanning Le Monde and Le Figaro to see if either of those newspapers has an article about a missing Finnish family. Stéphane...
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Beaugrenelle Paris, the newest shopping center in Paris with FREE shuttle...
Magnetic, one of the three shoppings areas that are a part of Beaugrenelle ParisMy neighborhood isn't trendy like the Marais, exclusive like Saint-Germain-des-Prés or charming like Montmartre. It's a...
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La Vie en Rose! Prête-Moi Paris celebrates four years of fashion, bubbly,...
Prête-Moi Paris celebrates 4 years in style!Whether they're about food, art, daily life or travel, there are a bazillion new expat blogs launched in Paris every year. There seems to be something about...
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Some ideas for where to eat Thanksgiving dinner in Paris - 2013
A table set for a traditional Thanksgiving Dinner. Photo via iStockphoto.comWhen I was a child, my mother and father would ceremoniously gather our family of seven in the living room a couple of weeks...
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Wondering what to do this weekend? Go see "Sebastian Marx: A New Yorker in...
Aside from the entire male/female thing, Stéphane and I have completely different senses of humor. My Swiss husband grew up watching the giants of French comedy, Louis de Funès and Fernandel, while I...
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Tick-Tock ... It's time for Christmas! Léa Seydoux and André Dussollier...
Stars of the French remake of Beauty and the Beast Léa Seydoux (Midnight in Paris) and André Dussollier (Amélie Poulain) in front of the interactive window. Swipe away the roses and a castle...
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Them and Us: "Yousuf Karsh: Icons of the 20th Century" and graffiti artist...
Yesterday, I went to two diametrically opposed yet strikingly similar photography exhibitions -- Yousuf Karsh: Icons of the 20th Century at Mona Bismarck American Center for art and culture and...
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Joyful Obsession: Prada Christmas windows at Printemps combine tradition with...
Children captivated by the playful bears in the Prada Christmas windows at PrintempsWhen I was a child, Christmas was the most magical time of year. There were festive trees adorned with twinkling...
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Take the bartender's advice. Go to the Miss Dior exhibition at the Grand Palais!
I admit to being guilty of eavesdropping. In my defense, it's hard not to listen attentively when you overhear the bartender of a ritzy hotel say, "While you're in Paris, you absolutely have to see...
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Now I will believe that there are unicorns... "The Tempest" performed in...
One of the downsides of being an Anglophone expat in Paris is that there isn't a lot of live entertainment in English. I'm not complaining. It's to be expected when you reside in a French speaking...
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Le Foodist: Discover the culture of France through its food and wine
Fred Pouillot sharing his love of France through stories about food and wine. Photo credit: Le Foodist. Whether it's helping a village woman make spicy fish wrapped in banana leaves for a Diwali...
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An exclusive Parisian experience: a floral arrangement class with Jeff...
"I love Paris in the spring time" - those lyrics written by Cole Porter are frequently the first thing that pop into people's minds when they start planning a trip to France. But whether you're here...
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Artists and designers unveil "Wonderful Paris" ("Le Paris Merveilleux") at...
Chantal Thomass and ChanelIf you're in love with Paris, you'll be completely charmed by “Frimousses de Créateurs”, an art exhibition benefiting UNICEF France and the children of Darfur. Fashion houses...
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Choo-choo! The chocolate TGV pulls into Paris with FREE "Les Secrets du...
If you commute to Paris or are taking a train during the next week, be sure to look for "The Secret of Chocolate" TGV at the train station. You can't miss it. It's the TGV covered with huge photos of...
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The highly anticipated Champagne Social - a glittering celebration of the...
Paris, like any large city, can make a person feel small because it's not easy to make friends in a sprawling metropolis. That's why, on this day after Thanksgiving, I would like to give thanks for my...
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Discover the Paris of your favorite movie characters with Set in Paris, Le...
If you've ever watched Midnight in Paris and wished that you could magically transport yourself to the steps where Gil waited for the clock to strike twelve, I highly recommend Set in Paris, Le Movie...
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Love, tenderness, understanding and unity: lessons learned from the men...
For a bi-cultural couple, celebrating Christmas and other holidays can be liking walking through a cultural minefield. Christmas stockings, decorations and traditional foods can all provoke heated...
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"Mastering the Art of French Eating: Lessons in Food and Love from a Year in...
Ann Mah, author of Mastering the Art of French EatingMastering the Art of French Eating has received rave reviews and praise from The Wall Street Journal, Library Journal and The Daily Beast. In June,...
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