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 café kind where you can have a café crème, à fresh croissant and a « tartine » (baguette with butter and jam). Simple. Delicious. What more do you…
Catégorie : Bon Plan
PARIS IS A PARTY!
Coming from the United States, I have an ingrained expectation of finding all my festive party-throwing needs in one big party supply store. Alas, I have spent the last 15 years strugling to find what I want, ordering from over-seas, hand-making most of it (aka my wedding where I hand made EVERYTHING) and getting party supplies in…
ZipJet – Laundry delivered in Paris
Laundry, that bane of my existence. That chore that you always have to accomplish but is never finished. Bébé Chéri, the delight of my life, insists on « helping » me…what a little dear. Usually he unfolds whatever I have folded, but he does help carry the laundry to the machine, and quite proudly too. I made…
Born-in-Paris Beer : La Parisienne
Chéri likes to occasionally grab us a few artisan beers at the local beverage hop spots in the Batignolles. One day he came home with one so perfect it was fate : La Parisienne. A beer made by Parisians for Parisians in Paris! I’m surprised no one had thought of it sooner. The eye catching…
Nighthawks – Cocktail Delivery in Paris!
The magic of social media has struck again. Nighthawks Paris and I found each other on Instagram and fell in cocktail love. Not only are they the first in Paris do offer this type of delivery but they also offer cocktail deliveries in Paris from some of the coolest, newest, trendiest bars in town! Nighthawks is a spectacular…
Le Cadeau Français – Gift Boxes for Paris Lovers!
Every day as I arrive to work I pass down a small street in the 8th arrondissement in central Paris and I pass by little restaurants and shops and offices. And it’s also where I discovered a new Parisian product that appeals so much to me I felt it absolutely necessary to share it with…
Société Parisienne de Bière 🍺
Société Parisienne de Bière; Chéri and I are big fans of this charming establishment. It has been in the Batignolles neighborhood that we call home for a couple of years, and we are frequent customers because we like good, local beers. This little shop carries almost all the local beers you could hope for, small…
Cool and Workers – Parisian Co-Working Space
The newest of co-working spaces in Paris just opened its doors. The founders are a lovely pair of world travelers, social and digital fiends with a flair for design : Jennifer and Nicolas Sebag. Oh and they are married. They call Cool and Workers their fourth child, and a fast growing one it is! Thanks to it’s…
Last Minute Gift with KODAK MOMENTS
Article by Melissa Ladd I needed a Christmas gift for my dear friend Frank, but I didn’t know what to get him. Sure chocolates are always easy, or even some trendy t-shirt, but I really wanted something to make him feel special, something that offers an insight into our friendship. KODAK MOMENTS has just updated…
Comfort Cookie Craving @ Scoop Me a Cookie
Laura Petit, she has made just about the BEST COOKIE EVER! (Well almost. My mother’s cookies that sprinkled my childhood with happiness will still always be my favorite) but until they invent time travel and I can go back to those carefree days when the teddy bear cookie jar was stuffed with oatmeal raisin, chocolate…