I was back in the Coffeetable Studio for episode 186 of Katia & Kyliemac’s Podcast show, where we talk about “french men, french women and secret tours of Paris… and stuff…” This will be my last time on the show until...
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It’s widely held that there are only two sales per year in France, the Winter Soldes and the Summer Soldes. But once you’re in Paris long enough, you’ll soon realize that’s just not true. Shops are having sales all of the time. They...
I almost died laughing the first time I watched this:
Last Saturday I was invited to Katia & Kyliemac’s Parisian “coffee table studio” for episodes 183 and 184 of their hilarious (and highly informative) podcast. We chat about Naughty Paris, French men, Parisian women, anglophone drinking...
Don’t even think about trying to talk your way past these guys. Last 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...
Aside from Amy Winehouse’s no-show on Friday (which, really, wasn’t much of a shock to anyone), the rest of the festival was quite fun, and — most important — dry! Here I am (on the left) with fellow journalist Kinneret, sporting our...
To pretty much no one’s surprise, Rock-en-Seine (Paris) headliner Amy Winehouse didn’t show up at her 10pm appearance on Friday, August 29. Festival attendees were left waiting until the last minute, just 30 minutes before showtime, to find out...
Mix Master Mike warms up the crowd. The sixth annual Rock-en-Seine Festival at the Parc de Saint Cloud started last week, Wednesday August 20, with Rage Against the Machine headlining. The weather was perfect, slightly overcast but dry (after a very wet...
After years of extensive restoration works, the 13th-century College des Bernadins, one of the illustrious learning institutions of the Latin Quarter, will be open to the public for the first time to the general public September 5-7 (Portes Ouvertes, 11am...
Although my addiction to Ladurée macarons is thoroughly documented, when I first came to Paris well over a decade ago I was totally obsessed with the pastry known as the Religieuses (preferably chocolate). It’s a bit like a round, double-decker eclair...
Apple fanatics (yes, I’m talking about you, David) can’t wait for the first “real” Apple Store to open in Paris. For the moment, only FNAC has Apple stores as part of their stores, but apparently this isn’t enough. For years the...
CHECK OUT THIS YEAR’S UPDATE: Bastille Day 2023: What to See & Do in Paris Last night I — and about 500,000 other Parisians and tourists — made our way towards the Eiffel Tower for the annual Bastille Day fireworks show. Most people were...
