Looking for a new way to help those on the street this holiday season? Give them a gift that keeps on giving: a small, dynamo-powered radio so they can listen...
Tag - Paris
Ever been to a hair show? No? You’re not alone. You might not even know what one is. Enlighten yourselves this Saturday with “illuminata”...
The Gaïté Lyrique is an elusive place. Not physically: the building is grand, impressive and situated an easy walk from the centre of town. It is...
Had you followed the damp queue through the mysterious door on the Quai de Jemmapes last Saturday, you would have been rewarded with a glorious sight. On every...
If you don't already know about Dan Barber's Manhattan restaurant Blue Hill, or his family's Upstate New York farm, or his TED Talks on natural foie gras (made...
I took a short cut through the Bon Marché Department Store last week (well, it’s big), and was surprised to find the 160th anniversary decorations...
Paris expat Stephen Clarke is the author of the best-selling series of “Merde” novels such as A Year in the Merde and books about France and its...
This morning I stopped into a café in Montmartre with my tour clients (because one of them needed les toilettes), and tried to order a Perrier. But the...
I'm always trying to find French rock-pop music that doesn't make me want to throw up. But this talented four-man band with the unfortunate name of...
Take advantage of the sudden fall chill to enjoy a bit of Russian culture in the French capital.
Everyone says nothing happens in Paris in August. Not true! Here are some of my favorite photos taken this month...
The summer flowers in the Jardin des Plantes are looking fabulous this week. One silver lining to all the rainy days we’ve had to endure since March!


