The Last Peach Orchards of Paris
Peaches grown right here in Paris? Believe it or not, centuries ago, Paris became home…
Category My Secret Paris
Time Travel to a 1930s Dance School in Paris
“Forget your troubles and dance” were the wonderful lyrics once sang by Bob Marley and…
The Time Machine Sweet Shop in Paris
You could stand in the endless line at Ladurée, queuing up with the other macaron zombies,…
Wet Hot Parisian Summer: A Lost 1930s Nudist Utopia
In Physiopolis, life was better in the buff. Or at least in a bikini, which…
A Pocket Guide to Conker Season in Paris
In the mood for something cozy for fall in Paris? Think quaint bee houses in…
The Little Paris Beekeeping School
Paris as you know, is like a jewel box, hiding endless little gems; another of…
The Messy Nessy Chic Paris Hotel Guide
I embarked on an off-beat hotel trail and wandered the cobbled streets of the city in search of alluring homes away from home in Paris. I suppose this little guide might also come in handy from now on when I’m asked, “Can you suggest a charming and inexpensive hotel in Paris?”. For budgets of all kinds, this […]
Searching for a Lost Wine Village in Paris
Parisians often talk about the great travesty that was the loss of Les Halles, a…
Inside the Secret Workshop of the Louvre
In a vast warehouse at the edge of Paris, artisans are working around the clock…
Olympia Le-Tan transformed “Don’t be a Tourist” Books into Clutch Bags!
As an author and purveyor of curiosities, if there was ever a collaboration to be…
5 Ways to Fake an Endless Summer in Paris
Summer is over. The angry clouds over Nôtre Dame make it look too sinister, Sunday…
The Not-So-Lost World of the Parisian Salon
Once upon a time, in a pre-smartphone world, people had to make their own entertainment.…