I often get asked how I met my Frenchman. Although I would love to share some romantic love story I have to admit we met just like any young couple: in a bar. while drinking. heavily. No love at first sight or first kiss on the beautiful Pont Neuf or even a late night ride [...]

When it comes to tourist destinations, there’s not much to see in the 16th arrondissement, just block after block of elegant Haussmanian apartment buildings, some lovely gardens, and plenty of high-end shops. And while there are a few sightseeing gems, like the Musee Marmottan and the Musee Guimet, for the most part, it’s an area [...]

Back from three weeks with the in-laws in the Southwest. Doing the summer thang, French style. Which, if you are married, generally consists of going out into some idyllic French countryside where inevitably there is an old house that once belonged to great-great-uncle Gaston’s cousin’s niece. Up until somewhere in the 20th century, the French [...]

It’s hard to imagine that Paris, which has embraced everything from molecular cuisine to Myberry froyo, didn’t have a boba tea spot until two weeks ago. L.A. and New York have hundreds of outlets for the oddly addictive Taiwanese import of milky black tea with  carrageenan-infused tapioca balls, which are sucked through a wide straw. [...]

I read Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay in one sitting finishing after midnight and much too keyed up to go to bed. de Rosnay presents two intertwined stories, one of Sarah, a young girl among the thousands of Jews who were rounded up by the French police on July 16, 1942, and the other, an American journalist [...]

Raimo is dead – long live Raimo. Two years ago, the Raimondo family sold their ice-cream company to a group of investors hoping that an injection of capital would bring a fresh start to the establishment. Since then, the company has grown and the original café has expanded, but what is it like to fill the [...]

On Saturday, we were all up early to meet on the platform of the RER A and to make our way out to the happiest place on earth. After about 40 minutes or so our trained arrived and instantly upon exiting the metro station we were all instantly transported to another world. After getting oriented, [...]

I was wandering in the Montparnasse cemetery early this morning and I came across this scene. Someone must have left the pack a few minutes before my coming, because it was still standing even though it was a little bit windy. Some of you may find this a bit macabre, and though it’s true: smoking kills. BTW, [...]

Every Sunday from 11h to 17h, the Comptoir Général hosts a breakfast / brunch and brocante event in their ecclectic eco-friendly space. For 6 euros you have an all you can eat petit déjeuner with large jars of homemade jams, to scoop into to your heart’s content. We had the pleasure of having a guitarist come to our table [...]

Despite a good experience that some of you may have had with Parisians, they still have the reputation of often being short, rude, and self absorbed–even among Parisians themselves! Up to a point that Le Parisien, the only local paper, uses this fact it in its advertisement. The one going on at the moment says: “Le [...]