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Attention Foodies: The Documentary Film you Cannot Miss

Posted on January 21, 2013 by MessyNessy

We’re all have-a-go chefs at heart, most of us anyway, which is why we’re all capable of enjoying a good cooking show on television now and then, but here is a documentary film that will grab your attention in a way that you never knew gastronomy could. It aired on HBO back in 2011 but [...]

A Michelin star Restaurant on the Paris Underground

Posted on October 19, 2012 by MessyNessy

All aboard the Badoit Express! Just a few weeks ago on the RER line C commuter train into Paris, the sparkling water brand Badoit decided to surprise tired commuters on their way home with an astonishing and unusual gastronomic treat. Two-star Michelin chef of the Paris Mandarin Oriental and judge of the French version of [...]

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Live Vicariously in Paris

What good is an iPhone if it can’t take you to Paris?! Or an iPad that can’t take you
In : Paris. Tags: app, guide, Paris, photography, tech, and tour.
That time the Paris Mosque helped Jews escape the Nazis by giving them Muslim IDs

Here’s one they left out of the history textbooks. A recent French film, Free Men, brought to
In : Paris and shock me. Tags: history, Holocaust, mosque, muslim, Nazi, Paris, and word war II.
Letters from Montmartre: Receive Beautiful Notes from a Parisian Stranger

After I finish telling you about this, I’m going to write a letter to someone; with a pen,
In : Nostalgia. Tags: French, letters, Paris, romance, and writing.
So Today I Learned Napoleon’s Penis is in New Jersey

The garden state; where gas prices are cheaper and boardwalks are longer, and also where Napoleon
In : shock me. Tags: French, history, Napoleon, New Jersey, and weird.
The Floating Paris Winery

Between the 19th and 20th century, wine barrels would travel via canal boat from the regions of
In : Paris. Tags: boat, canal, houseboat, Paris, river, Seine, and wine.
The Remains of a Paris ‘Kowloon’ Walled City

You may recall we recently discovered Kowloon City, the Hong Kong ‘historical
In : Paris. Tags: architecture, citadel, Paris, and urban.
The Man who Lives in a Paris Bridge

I pass the Pont Louis Philippe most days, whizzing by on a scooter along the banks of the Seine. At
In : Paris. Tags: bridge, home, house, Paris, and squat.
Paris, Under your Feet

This breathtaking pool of glistening turquoise water under creamy ecclesiastical stone vaulting is
In : Paris. Tags: Paris, underground, and underwater.
The Renaissance of a 1920s Abandoned Parisian Cinema! Before & After Photos

Young people in the neighborhood had never known a time when the doors of the old Louxor Movie
In : Nostalgia and Paris. Tags: abandoned, Art Deco, cinema, movies, and Paris.
And the Award for the Most Beautiful LookBook goes to…

Every once in a while, a fashion brand does something that stays with you and swims around in your
In : fashion for dummies. Tags: art, embroidered, fashion, food, food x style, lookbook, moroccan, oxfords, painting, shoes, and style.
Free Wine & Cheese! The Ultimate French Road Trip in a VW Camper

I had you at ‘Free Wine & Cheese‘, didn’t I? If you’ve been umming and
In : don't be a tourist. Tags: camping, cheese, France, French, road trip, vineyard, VW, and wine.
The Beverly Hills of Paris

I remember when I first saw it, Avenue Junot, the cobblestone road that winds up to Montmartre
In : Paris. Tags: Avenue Junot, French, Montmartre, and Paris.
Paris in the Springtime: How to Avoid Everyone

This is how I like my outdoor terraces: deserted, tourist-free and preferably childless (sorry
In : Paris. Tags: al fresco, garden, outdoor, Paris, park, picnic, spring, summer, and terrace.
Paris hires Sheep to do the Lawn Mowing

Sheep hanging out in front of the Eiffel Tower? It’s not that unlikely. A group of sheep have
In : Paris. Tags: animals, Paris, Sheep, and weird.
So Today I Learned that France built a Replica of Paris in WWI

In Paris, every first Wednesday of the month at noon, without fail you can hear the eerie wail of
In : Paris and shock me. Tags: city, clone, fake, Paris, replica, war, and world war I.