I have extended my apprenticeship at the 3-star Parisian restaurant I cook at for two more months but I’m still having trouble changing my visa to allow me to work permanently. The bad news is I don’t get my official comis chef title or the money, but the good news is I get to work […]

Walking through Galeries Lafayette today, I stumbled on Christian Dior, John Galliano, Kenzo, Christian Lacroix, Valentino, Versace couture fashions, but they were adorning big-eyed Blythe dolls.
Blythe dolls, with eyes that change from green to pink to blue to orange with the pull of the drawstring, were first produced in 1972. Considered a […]

While standing in a supermarket queue that was also standing still, I found myself looking at the ready made cakes on a shelf near by. There was a packet of brownies that looked like this; ‘à Partager’, written down there on the right, means ‘for sharing’. I looked at all the other cakes to see […]

The two are inseparable. But we don’t have a lot of sex on this blog. Still, that doesn’t stop the frisky suckers who type these words into search engines and somehow wind up here. I take advantage of this Internet horniness by giving the images I upload saucy names like “find sex in paris” (as […]

“François is not in my class this year. He had to redoubler.” The first time I heard that one of N’s friends had to repeat a school year, I was shocked. I would never have thought François was such a bad student.
Then Paul had to redoubler, the year his parents were divorced. Then Jules, who […]

I showed this clip to a colleague who immediately ran out to the toy shop on the Champs Elysées. The first shipment of TMX Elmos (French version) came out TODAY! If you want one, you better hustle. Be prepared though. The price is practically extortion at 65 Euros. I know. It’s nuts. But you only […]

Anyone got an apartment to rent out to my friend Amy Alkon next month? My place is booked so she’s looking for a place to stay.
I will be there October 19 through November 3, and I basically just need a small room with running water, a refrigerator, a telephone (for local calls) and DSL or […]

Parisist is posting in English again! I had stopped checking the blog a while back when its English content petered out. It’s back in full force thanks to Rion of Mike and Rion fame. In fact the blog is looking for contribs, so give them a holler if you’re interested.

A while back I explained “metroface,” the strange state of disconnection we often see (and exhibit ourselves) in the metro. Andie in Paris recently experienced an extreme form of the opposite of this–the metro buttinsky–while riding with her infant daughter, who was snuggled up against her in a BabyBjorn carrier.
About halfway through the trip, I […]

My friend, the charming, very handsome Rene Talmon L’Armee (I’m sorry, I couldn’t resist-he’s gorgeous!), is something rare these days: A true artisan who makes fine jewelry by hand on the premises of his own shop, right in front of you.
I went to visit him the other day at his shop on 3 rue Cunin […]