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 to music and the news.
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 first hair show organised by stylepixie English hairdressers right here in Paris.
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 what lies behind the façade that is not easily categorised. For the curious, however, it turns...
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 surface were perched bright, colourful, scrumptious treats - cupcakes everywhere, as far as the eye...
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 without force feeding the geese) and how he fell in love with a fish (sustainable and tasty), or...
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 are actually pretty cute. Catherine Deneuve is the muse for this Rive Gauche event, with her...
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 people such as Talk to the Snail and — one of my favorite history books — 1000 Years of...
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 bartender was having none of that. “Mais non, c’est le Nouvel an Belge, la fête de...
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 "Marshmallow" actually made me want to go buy the album.
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!
