Category: Paris

In our last article, we saw the Seine at its most pleasurable. This week, we take a look at the river’s more tumultuous and even dangerous side. It might be easy to imagine that the Seine flows peacefully along day in and day out, year in and year out. Not so. The river possesses a history of…

What would Paris be without the Seine? The picturesque waterway has been a great geographic, economic, social and artistic force since the city’s earliest days, long before the Bateaux mouches and Paris Plages showed up. Its peaceful waters reflect some of the most prestigious architecture in Paris, including the Louvre, Musée d’Orsay, Institut de France,…

As the world knows, France is an eternal food fest, and there is no more festive place to be this week than at the Paris Cookbook Fair, or Festival du Livre Culinaire. The February 22 to 24 event spotlights the latest in cookbooks, culinary efforts and food trends from across the globe. Edouard Cointreau Sr….

Tis the season of angels – angels on Christmas trees, in the Nativity, in holiday carols and films. So it is a perfect moment to write about the newest addition to the large repertoire of books on Paris: Angels of Paris: An Architectural Tour Through the City of Paris. This beautiful volume by Rosemary Flannery…

It’s nearly December and the start of la période des fêtes (the holiday season) in France. The holidays are one of my most favorite things about the country, not least because of the Christmas eve and New Year’s eve dinners. The French spare no expense in pulling together the tastiest and most beautiful flavors of…

Tea is chic as ever in Paris, and what better time of year to enjoy it than when fall and winter roll around? To duck into a warm, cozy Parisian tea salon on a chilly afternoon anywhere in la Capitale is a treat. But to sit by the fire in one’s own salon and enjoy…

Swish new art exhibition featuring the Impressionists and the fashions of the times You can almost hear the swish of women’s dresses in the new exhibition “L’Impressionisme et la mode” (Impressionism and Fashion) at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris. This groundbreaking show highlights the portrayal of clothing and accessories in the works of late nineteenth…

This week’s article features Susan Herrmann Loomis of On Rue Tatin cooking school in France. Susan moved to France from the U.S. more than twenty years ago and currently teaches the art of French cooking in Paris and in Normandy. She has also authored multiple cookbooks and regularly writes food articles for major publications. There’s…

When I was living full-time in Paris, one of my favorite pastimes was wandering through open-air markets in whatever part of the city I happened to be in. Fruits and vegetables in season, fresh and aged cheeses, breads, whole fowl of every kind, rabbits and other game, seafood, spices, and more were a feast for the eyes…