Summer Salad Recipe for your (Bastille Day) Picnic
This is a super easy, and incredibly delicious summer salad that I whipped up the other day. Now that I can eat dairy again, I have been putting cheese on almost everything. And I had this feta in the...
View ArticleLe Perchoir Marais – Temporarily The Best Rooftop Terrace in Paris
You know… I haven’t even been to the original Perchoir. But I don’t care at this point, the Perchoir Marais suits me just fine, and the only time of year I really want to be on a rooftop terrace is in...
View ArticleDo you tweet like I do ? : Making sense of the social media circus
Sometimes, I feel like taking a BIIIIIIIIG LOOOOOOONG break from social media… That ever present need to constantly tell the world what is happening in our little lives, tugs at our fingertips without...
View ArticleMonsieur Lacenaire Boutique Opening : Menswear takes over the Marais
Frank Cierpial Article by Frank Cierpial I have always been attracted to brands that are off the beaten path or not hindered in taking chances. Brands such as Jean Paul Gaultier, Saint Laurent Paris,...
View ArticleHigh Tea at Le Meurice : Pastries of Opulence
I was so happy to be invited by Le Meurice for a tea time tasting of their pastries, which are renowned, and rightly so given the dedication to French excellence in pastry arts and cuisine that is...
View ArticleA Tale of Two Hotel Openings : Partied or Pampered
Last September, yes I know, nearly a year ago (I’m a bad blogger) in 2013, I was invited to the hotel opening for the new Sofitel Arc de Triomphe in the 8th district of Paris. And this past June I went...
View ArticleDefined Moment Couture FW2014
Frank Cierpial Article by Frank Cierpial Images provided by Defined Moment After going through a hard time in life, sometimes you need to take a few steps back, rediscover who you are, and integrate...
View ArticleOscar Carvallo Couture FW2014
Article by Charles Gillman Images provided by Oscar Carvallo Summer was here, and didn’t this Brit know it! Anything generally above ten degrees celsius sends me into a broad-spectrum decline of...
View ArticleGerard Mulot Tea Room : Dainty Delicacies
After my pastry splurge at Le Meurice, I was having a bout of craving for more cream! Now that I can magically eat dairy again, I have been going slightly overboard on occasion often. My friend Holly,...
View ArticlePretty Paris Pictures : An Eiffel Tower Sunset
My lovely readers, I am fresh out of inspiration for posts these days. I am blaming it on the 5 weeks, FIVE WEEKS! of having my foot in a cast and being mostly limited in what I can do and where I can...
View ArticleProject Optimism : The Perks of Being in a Cast in Paris
FIVE WEEKS. Five long weeks with a resin made « ball and chain » stretching from the start of my toes to just below my knee. Misery, you would think. And yes while it was cumbersome, and the novelty...
View ArticleA few (almost) secret gardens in Paris
So the month of July in Paris was a-wash with warmpth and sunlight, but sadly I didn’t get to go out and enjoy it that much since I was dealing with this issue. And as soon as that cast came off, the...
View ArticleLazy Blogging Syndrome
My dear readers, its been at least two, maybe three years, (I can’t even remember that’s how long its been) that I have been sustaining a rhythm of publishing something for your Paris pleasure ever...
View ArticleA Parisian Perfume Prommenade
Article écrit par Barbara de la Motte Saint Pierre, artiste Parisienne et par Melissa Ladd, et traduit par Melissa. * Article written by Barbara de la Motte Saint Pierre, a Parisian artist and by...
View ArticleI Love My Lenovo
Article by Melissa Ladd (English & Français) The French PR team for Lenovo contacted my and asked if I would like to test out their fun little « Yoga » tablet. Ummm…. OUI! I have an ipad tablet...
View ArticleEasy and Trendy Bogger Style
Fashion week is always a hectic time for serious fashion bloggers. Long hours, lots of travel back and forth to the venues and not much time to take care of yourself, all while needing to look trendy...
View ArticleCoffee Talk : Terres de Café
Article by Melissa Ladd (English & français). It’s no secret that coffee culture has made a big comeback in Paris with the opening of many little spots that aim to serve artisan coffee and to bring...
View ArticleCute Cookies in the Cuisine
Article/translation by Melissa Ladd I needed to make some cookies for someone’s pregnancy announcement, and just as I was thinking about scouring Paris for baby themed cookie making products, I...
View ArticleTreize Bakery Totally Awesome Cooking Class
If you follow me on Instagram, you know I LOVE Treize Bakery… It’s dangerous to have a friend with such an incredible restaurant… my hips aren’t lying! But image learning how to make all that...
View ArticleHalloween Costume Emergency in Paris
I know the Parisians aren’t really into Halloween, but what if you are invited to a costume party!?! Where will you find a costume??? Image credit :...
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