A friend’s band is playing a punk rock show. I want to murder everyone in sight and am breaking into random fits of crying but I must go to the show. We arrive early and as an hour turns into two, I realize I have not eaten dinner and I am about to lose it. […]

Take in the election French style on Tuesday night at the Mairie du 3eme as Mayor Pierre Aidenbaum opens the doors or La Nuit Americaine from 7pm until 5am Wednesday morning where you can finish with good old french petit dej‘.
An evening of films, debates and conferences will help us “explore and understand” the […]

On December 2 Heather Stimmler-Hall will be hosting a Naughty Paris Guide book signing and reading at WH Smith (248 rue de Rivoli, 75001, metro Concorde) from 7:30pm. There will be complimentary drinks and a special raffle to win a pair of tickets to the Crazy Horse Paris (a value of €160). There’s limited […]

I’m a die-hard member of the adults-dress-up-for-Halloween school, one of those deep maternal character flaws that always made my kids cringe in embarrassment.
Needless to say, I’ve grown out of that habit — though not thewill to do so — living in Paris.
Naturally I was overcome with childlike glee when I happened upon Aux Feux de […]

Fashion Week’s most fun event was the launch party for the new Evian haute couture bottle that Jean Paul Gaultier designed. It was at the famous indoor art deco pool Le Pontoise in the 5th arr. When you walked into the pool area, it was sexily lit in blue with Evian logos swirling round the […]

This Saturday is the annual Blessing of the Animals at the American Cathedral in Paris.
Don’t miss this colorful event, celebrated every year on the weekend closest to the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi.
Bring Rover or Minou, or even a more exotic pet, to receive a blessing.
Results for improved behavior aren’t guaranteed, of course. But […]

Friday night the whole city seemed to be lined up outside 188 Rue de Rivoli, with scantily-clad ladies in their mini-dresses and stilettos pressing at the velvet ropes and a whole fleet of black SUVs blocking traffic. It was the official opening night of the new VIP Room, which closed its old location on the […]

After a few nights out on the town in Paris, you’ll soon start to realize that nothing really seems to get a pawty stawted like a yummy Ti’ Punch. Ti Punch (which is short for “petit punch” and is pronounced “Tee Pownsh”) is a delicious rum-based cocktail which comes from the French Caribbean, but […]

Last week, Bar Ladurée opened its doors on the Champs-Élysées. Serving up their world-famous macarons alongside such classics like the Singapore Sling and the ever-present Cosmopolitan, this gorgeous new hot spot has traded in its Napoleon III girlie froo-froo tea-parlor dress for a chic and trendy designer look that’s just perfect for a girls night […]

Le Trou Normand, the Normand Hole, is a strong alcohol served with a small scoop of sorbet which is typically offered before the meat course during a large French dinner. The purpose is to clean the palate and stimulate the appetite- to give you a feeling of emptiness so that you can go back and […]