I am no Ladurée chef pâtissier, but I have taught myself how to make some pretty decent macarons. It’s a cookie that they have been making in France since the Renaissance period, that is light, full of flavor and addictive! (I think the Italians invented it, but I believe it’s safe to say that the…
Auteur : Prête-Moi Paris
An American in Paris, blogging about Paris, the expat life, luxury, fashion, culture, people, places and pieces of the city of lights.
Il était une fois… – Once upon a time…
Number 23 rue Mazarine, Paris, 6th. The Prescription Cocktail club is nostalgic and trendy all in one. Perhaps because anything vintage is all the rage these days and this place does vintage like your grandma in the 20’s. Your hip-shakin’ chic and sassy Parisian grandma! Set in the intellectual and artist hub Saint-Germain neighborhood this…
L’Histoire des choses – The history of things
What is a brocante? Many things… A place to browse ( chiner in French)… a place to find treasures… a place to have a Sunday stroll. Or all of the above. The things people horde away in their attic, that one day end up on the table of an antiquaire, are literally fascinating. And what…
La vie bohême – Bohemian life
There’s « artsy-fartsy », and there’s what we call in French « Bobo » meaning « bourgeois-bohême »…meaning, well, « artsy-fartsy »! And then, there are real artists who don’t always come from affluent families who can afford to pay for a studio in Montmartre where they can smoke hashish and pretend to philosophize on contemporary works that are too main-streeam, maaaan, and…
Prendre son pied – Get your kicks
It’s an orgasmic experience to say the least, a Louboutin shoe. Mr. Louboutin, you are what women want, or at least you know what we want. SHOES. The foot is apparently the most common non-sexual-organ body part that is involved in fantasy, or podophilia. For example, in China, for centuries, womens’ feet were even…
Alice à tout prix! = There’s something about Alice!
Alice is having a party and all of Paris is invited! Alice in Wonderland that is. Or as we say en français Alice au Pays des Merveilles. While we wait for Tim Burton’s highly anticipated film to hit cinema screens across the country on March 24th, we have the opportunity to delve into…
Tu me fonds le coeur – You melt my heart
Pierre Marcolini….sounds like a French Italian. Nope, it’s a Blegian chocolatier! Happened upon by yours truly, quite by accident, my eye was caught and I was lured in by the most charming item I have ever seen in a chocolate boutique window display… jewel-sized boxes with one little red painted heart made of choclate. How…
« à un poil près » = missed by a hair
Why have they not caught on to this idea back in the USA…inexpensive waxing? When I hear what my friends across the pond pay for a wax, I am literally flabergasted! 60$ for a leg wax…it’s preposterous! Wax is a cheap substance for pete’s sake! Here, in the land where everything else is expensive, we…
« 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 you got everything you wanted! » (I wonder if this is a French thing to say???) My response was,…
« Saisir la balle au bond » = To seize the opportunity
Fall season is shoe season. But sometimes those brand spanking new boots in the vitrines have price tags that remind you how nice it is to pay rent, and eat and such. Even André, what used to be quite a low-cost shoe retailer, seems to tag on more and more euros every year. Makes me…