« Je suis comblé » = My cup runneth over
I received many gracious well wishes for the celebration of my growing older (but not up), as I like to refer to birthdays. And I was surprised by the numerous French friends who would say, « I hope...
View ArticleMinimal Max
Take only the minimum at the Max Café. Max café, the trendy spot installed one floor up from ground level at the BCBG store, 14 boulevard Madeleine, satisfies in terms of ambiance and on the scale of...
View ArticleFriday en Français : Je suis comblée
Le concept : traduire un ancien billet et français, déjà pour pratiquer mon français à l’écrit mais aussi pour faire un geste envers mes lecteurs et lectrices francophones! N’hésitez pas à me corriger...
View ArticleFashion Brunch in Paris
Brunching is THE thing to do in Paris. Make your brunch experience even trendier if you head to the Fashion Brunch IN’a City. For it’s second year in a row, the Fashion Brunch concept createtd by Tiyi...
View ArticleLe Brunch…
Image from Blog Alcazar (Click image for link) ♥ …Le Brunch is a big deal here in Paris. Or maybe it is a world wide phenomenon going on. Because Sunday morning my instagram is choc full of brunch...
View ArticleBrunch at La Maison du Danemark
So Summer seemed to end rather abruptly here in Paris, land of the grey skies. Buf before it did Chéri and I got in a fantastically fabulous brunch at a très chic address : 142 avenue des Champs...
View ArticleHyatt Regency Brunch
The Hyatt Regency Etoile hotel asked me if I’d like to indulge in their Sunday brunch, so of course I said « oui »! Located on the ground floor of the chic tower at Porte Maillot is their hotel...
View ArticleChez Nous, breakfast sounds like this…
Chéri and have busy lives, and with me working most Saturdays, we greatly treasure our time together on Sundays. Especially breakfast. All that paired with my love of fun sounds and many childhood...
View ArticleTreize – New Secret Spot in Paris
Laurel Sanderson was one of the founders of the wildly successful Sugarplum Cake Shop and was the heart, soul, and sunshine of their tea salon… We were all sad when she left the Paris baking/eatery...
View ArticleCafé Marlette and Gluten Free Cake
After my lovely little tea time with Quinn, I found myself walking up rue des Martyrs in the 9th wandering aimlessly on a sunny April afternoon. There’s a little place called Café Marlette. It has been...
View ArticleNoGlu Gluten Free Restaurant in Paris
I splurged on Chéri for his birthday and brought him for brunch at Restaurant NoGlu, one of the first truly gluten free restaurants in Paris. Set in the Passage des Panoramas, this restaurant has a...
View ArticleBreakfast at Le Grand Hotel du Palais Royal
I do love enjoying a moment of luxury from time to time. It gives life that little spark you need to empty the clouds from your mind and boosts your mood. One of the places I love doing that is Le...
View ArticleHistoric and Modern, Hôtel Bel Ami, Paris
Bel Ami, a novel written by renowned French author from the 19th century, Guy de Maupassant, this Hotel which has taken on the name of that title used to house a printing press, where the famous novel...
View ArticleH.A.N.D. Cafe Paris
This past Fall, I did a fun little photo shoot with Le Bijou Parisien for my article on their trendy Parisian fashion and accessories. And while on that shoot we happened upon a darling café that I...
View ArticleFrench Breakfast
The best kind of breakfast out in Paris, according to me anyway, is not the overpriced, complicated, you-need-to-reserve-a-table brunch kind. Non, it’s the roll-out-of-bed and head to your favorite...
View ArticleTreize Au Jardin
Or as I like to call it, The New Treize! Laurel and Kajsa, the dynamic duo of 13 A Baker’s Dozen, have done it again : created another magical address. This is the rebirth of a true labor of love. They...
View ArticleL’Instant : Café, Restaurant, Épicerie
I’m sitting in this new little neighborhood restaurant, grocer, café, called l’Instant. I’m enjoying a rare free moment. And no lie, « One Momemt in Time, by Whitney Houston is playing on their radio....
View ArticleWinter Delights at l’Estaminet
L’Estaminet Well the holidays came and went and I didn’t write a single post about it here. If you follow my Instagram you got a whole bunch of Parisian holiday spirit though. And with winter well...
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