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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

Cote de Boeuf Recipe Courtesy of Chef Pierre Gagnaire in Paris

Côte de Bœuf (cote de boeuf) recipe, Courtesy of Chef Pierre Gagnaire, Paris, France. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

This cote de boeuf recipe – or, more correctly, côte de bœuf in French – comes courtesy of superstar French chef Pierre Gagnaire. A quality bone-in ribeye steak is cooked on a grill, then the oven, then rested. A quintessential French dish, the fragrant juicy beef, served with roast potatoes or Paris mash epitomises home-cooked … 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

Poking Around Les Puces de Paris – Our Guide to the Biggest Paris Flea Market

Poking Around Les Puces de Paris. Marché aux Puces de Saint-Ouen – Marché Vernaison. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Poking around les Puces de Paris is one of our favourite things to do in Paris. And we all love to have a good poke around a great flea market once in a while, don’t we? Paris certainly satisfies any inclinations to rummage with its profusion of puces or ‘fleas’ dotted about the city, but Les … Read more

Snapshots of Paris on a Spring Afternoon on a Slow Saunter Through Palais Royal

Snapshots of Paris – a Spring Afternoon. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

There’s nothing like Paris on a spring afternoon! We thought we’d share some snapshots with you that were taken in Paris during our recent stay. Spring has hit Paris with a blast of welcome sunshine after the gloomy winter season and every Parisian seems to be out in the parks and gardens basking in the … Read more