Apr
30
Visitors to Paris are going gaga over macarons. Americans in particular, and even the odd Parisian, are oohing, ahhing, and salivating over these sugary confections in the windows of Ladurée and every other good pâtisserie in the city. So I have decided to find out what all the fuss is about by enrolling in a private pastry making course at …
Apr
29
Mademoiselle Bambû resides on the cobblestone lane of Rue de la Vieuville, a lovely Montmartre backstreet that few tourists seem to find. Laidback mid-week, the lane comes alive on weekends when locals fill the terrace tables of the surrounding cafés, and shopkeepers share bottles of wine in the late afternoon sunshine. One of those shopkeepers …
Apr
29
Take-Homes is a series of posts from each destination in which I recommend mementos to buy. My suggestions are based on sustainable travel criteria: they must be authentic, local, traditionally made by locals, locally produced, or used by locals on an everyday basis. See previous Take-Home posts here. Two of the best things to …
Apr
28
When we asked superstar chef Pierre Gagnaire his opinion as to which quintessentially Parisian dish I should cook in Paris for my series The Dish, he hesitated. “Think of a dish that you would tell someone they had to have if they came to Paris,” I prompted. After what seemed like an eternity, Chef Gagnaire …
Apr
27
As much a part of the French ‘look’ as a striped sailor’s shirt or foulard (scarf), the baguette has become something of a fashion accessory, tucked under an arm, poking out of a shopping bag, or sharing a bicycle basket with a posie of flowers and the weekend newspaper. That the French love their baguettes …
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