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Best Paris Food Souvenirs from French Traiteur Treats to Epicerie Specialties

The best Paris food souvenirs include delicious French traiteur treats such as pâtés, vinegars, preserves, and spices, and épicerie specialties such as gourmet ingredients, fine olive oils, wonderful charcuterie, and even cooking utensils. These are the edible souvenirs we recommend you take home when you’re in Paris. The best Paris food souvenirs can be found in French traiteurs and épiceries which … Read more

Breaking Bread – A Paris Baguette Tasting from Montmartre’s Best Bakeries

Breaking Bread – Baguette Tasting in Montmartre, Paris, France. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

As much a part of the French look as a striped sailor’s shirt or foulard (scarf), the baguette is something of a fashion accessory in Paris, tucked under an arm, poking out of a shopping bag, or sharing a bicycle basket with a posie of flowers and the weekend newspaper. Given this, we decided to … Read more

Fanfan and Marco’s Paris Chanson Playlist and Falling in Love with Chanson

Paris Playlist – Fanfan and Marco’s Paris Chanson Playlist, Paris, France. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Some of us love songs for the lyrics, but sometimes, even when the language is not our own and the lyrics are unintelligible, we’re still smitten with the music – and that was the case with Fanfan et Marco who we saw at Au Limonaire on Sunday in Paris, and their performance of Chanson, which I … Read more

Local Knowledge Paris – Local Tips from Montmartre Artist Marie Theres Berger

Portrait – Painter Marie Theres Berger, Montmartre, Paris, France. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved. Local Knowledge Paris.

For the Paris edition of Local Knowledge, we get local tips from Parisian artist and art historian Marie Theres Berger from Montmartre. It’s a beautiful spring evening when Marie Theres takes us to her small studio, hidden, with a dozen other artists’ ateliers, in a dimly lit lane in the heart of Montmartre. The vibrant … Read more

Paris Take-Homes: Kitsch Kitchen Souvenirs

No matter where you walk in Paris, it’s hard to escape the tacky souvenir stands and shops overflowing with tourist tat that you’ll probably end up buying but will probably never use. Sure, there’s no harm in a miniature Eiffel Tower – they are cute – but are you really going to wear that “I … Read more