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 Paris wherever I can find them;… Read more →
How to Enjoy Paris in Two Days
Article by Melissa Ladd Here’s how to take on the City of Light with a mere two days. We did it on our mini staycation recently. First, pick a hotel with a great location, like right near the Eiffel Tower perhaps! We stayed at the Hotel Plaza Tour Eiffel, which is just step away from the Trocadero esplanade yet tucked into… Read more →
A Parisian Ski Lodge with a View
Article by Frank Cierpial Café de L’Homme is one of those cafes in Paris that you cannot miss. I have a rubric on which I rate establishments for dining out. I call it the “Dining Out Trinity” and it is based on a line from my idol: The great Carrie Bradshaw. She said that in New York, you either looking for… Read more →
H.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 have been meaning to blog about, Hand café. H.A.N.D. stands for Have A Nice Day, which you most certainly will if you have a meal here! Mathieu… Read more →
I Work in Luxury Sales
I work in luxury sales. It sounds gorgeous doesn’t it? “luxury sales”. In truth, I’m a salesperson in a boutique for a luxury brand, and even though there is often a sort of pejorative regard for such an employment, I love my job and the company I work for. Many people who find out what I do and where, often… Read more →
Book Boutique for Bébé Chéri in the Batignolles
I love buy things for Bébé Chéri. Clothes, food gifts, toys, and I always feel happy when I have purchased something for him. But especially when I buy him books. The best thing you can do for your child is to teach them the value of reading. Well, he doesn’t read yet, but I want to instill in him a… Read more →
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 up a little song for… Read more →