Wednesday, April 14, 2010

D Day Beaches In Normandy - An Emotional Journey

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A few weeks ago, I visited one of my favorite regions of France - Normandy. I looked forward to my stay at the lovely Norman Manor house - ...
Wednesday, April 7, 2010

The French Brasserie - A Love Affair

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                    Gallopin - founded in 1876 - located just behind the Paris Stock Exchange Just one of my favorties - sit either in the...
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Monday, April 5, 2010

Paris - March Trip Report VIVE La France!

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In the following days, I am going to report along with photos on my whirlwind trip around France to check out new and old hotel favorites...
Sunday, April 4, 2010

An American In Paris - Returns.............And Is Not Happy About It!

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It's Sunday, 4th of April and I have just returned from an extended stay in France. My stays are never long enough and it is with a touc...
Friday, March 12, 2010

Give Me Meat, You Philistine, Meat!

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I am leaving for France for 3 weeks in a few days and my thoughts turn to some of my favorite places to spend a 3 hour lunch and one is near...
Thursday, March 11, 2010

J'ai Deux Amours - I Have Two Loves!

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The great American/French singer, Josephine Baker, whose signature number "J’ai deux amours, mon pays et Paris" ( I have two love...
Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Chocolate-Dipped in Paris - Psst!

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Opening this month in Paris, Choco-Story: A Gourmet Chocolate Museum is a delectable, sensual journey through 4,000 years of cacao bean hi...
Friday, March 5, 2010

Up a Tree In Provence – Literally!

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Located on the flank of a valley, on the edge of a protected wooded zone, with breathtaking views of the perched village of Saint-Paul de V...
Thursday, March 4, 2010

Burgundy Cyclorails - A New Way To Sightsee and Relax

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Burgundy has an extensive network of waterways and cycle paths, but for someone like me; a French "couch" potato, here is a new w...
Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Dining Outside in Paris - A New Choice

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(outside garden dining) In the sixteenth arrondissement of Paris, behind the discreet facade of the Marriott Renaissance Hotel ( don't l...

The Best Gypsy Jazz Bar In Paris

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With its upbeat swing of guitars, violin and the occasional clarinet or saxophone, jazz manouche is the music of Paris's Gypsy peripher...
Friday, February 26, 2010

Le Jazz Hot! - Paris Jazz Clubs

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With the outbreak of World War II, the rise of the "Zazous", the gilded youth of Paris kept jazz music alive. Their name is deriv...
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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Musing On France- Wednesday Evening

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“The French are a logical people, which is one reason the English dislike them so intensely. The other is that they own France, a country wh...

THE REAL PARAPLUIES (UMBRELLAS) DE CHERBOURG

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In 1963, when director Jacques Demy was making his enchanting musical film Les Parapluies de Cherbourg with Catherine Deneuve, one of the fa...

Your Table Is Waiting - Alain Ducasse

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I am happy to report that I know have a special relationship with the Alain Ducasse group worldwide. If you should ever need a table, a goo...
Friday, February 19, 2010

From El Greco to Dalí. The Great Spanish Masters - March 12 – August 1, 2010

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One of Paris’ finest, yet least-known, museums – the Musée Jacquemart-André – presents a stunning exhibition of Spanish art collected by Ju...
Thursday, February 18, 2010

A Day Trip To Strasbourg - It's Like Eating In A Franco-German Folk Tale

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Lunch ( or dinner) at the Maison Kammerzell is very much like eating in a Folk Tale. Located in Strasbourg; it is just an easy 2 hour and 15...

The World’s Most Sinful Hotel Suite? In Paris, of Course!

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It must be One by the Five, in Paris’s Latin Quarter. No detail is overlooked: champagne and berries to prepare your own love potion; a per...
Friday, February 12, 2010

SECRET PARIS: Museum of Letters & Manuscripts

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My wonderful agent in Paris has just advised me of this new musuem: The first museum of its kind in Europe, this treasure-trove of rare let...
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Friday, February 5, 2010

Zorro Comes to Paris!

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ZORRO – LE MUSICAL! The Folies Bergère hosts the fabulous theatrical extravaganza, ZORRO, complete with Flameco dancing, fencing matches an...
Thursday, February 4, 2010

A Romantic Apartment in Paris - The Truth

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Paris Apartment rentals – The Truth Renting an apartment in Paris or a Villa in France can be another exciting way to experience the Frenc...
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Tuesday, February 2, 2010

HOLY RUSSIA EXHIBITION IN PARIS AT THE LOUVRE

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From March 05 to May 24. 2010 Russian Art from the Beginnings to Peter the Great. As part of France's "Year of Russia" cele...
Friday, January 29, 2010

The Saucier's Apprentice - Heaven In A Bowl - A French Favorite

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It's been a long week at work, good, but long and tonight I am going to treat myself (a Lewis Brother’s tradition,mind you) to a pot of...
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Charming Islands Off The French Coast

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The newest issue of Conde Nast Travler magazine highlights the many charming islands off of the coast of France. I have visted two of them...
Monday, January 25, 2010

Dreamin' Of French Chickens!

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Visiting the Ferry Building food hall in San Francisco this weekend, I am reminded again, how much I love the French open air weekly market...
Friday, January 22, 2010

Bourdain On Brittany

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Anthony and a Plateau de Fruits de Mer I adore the small baby lobsters called Langoustines ( those pink looking shrimp in the photo)  serv...
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Julia Child's - First Meal in France

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If you enjoyed (as I did) the recent movie ‘Julie and Julia’ - in the opening moments of the movie, you see first time France visitors; Jul...

Art Musuems Closed in Paris for 2010 and beyond!

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If you are planning to visit Paris this year (I Hope so!), please be aware that for museums lovers, there may be some disappointments ahea...
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Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Old Time Food Bargains In Paris - Bouillon Chartier

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What with Three Star Michelin Chefs closing down their haute Cuisine temples and opening bistros. The times are a-changing in Paris and hi...
Friday, January 15, 2010

Yves Saint Laurent - YSL - Retrospective - It's Not Fashion, It's Art!

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If you missed the fabulous retrospective of the fashion of Yves Saint Laurent in San Francisco last year at the DeYoung Musuem, you'll...