I just finished reading Gertrude Stein's Paris France. I think I learned more about Stein herself than about Paris. Her style is...unique. It's a brand of almost child-like stream of consciousness that allows the reader to almost see her brain jumping from place to...
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Bricolage is defined by Wikipedia as "tinkering" but I'd say it's closer to do-it-yourself home improvement. But it is more than a pastime or a chore. In France, it is an institution, a sacred art form. My DIY project: stencils around the door handle I don't know the...
What exactly is going on at Les Halles? Those of you who live in Paris or who have traveled here recently know that Les Halles, one of the busiest transportation and shopping hubs of central Paris, is now one big construction mess. But there is a redevelopment or...
My least favorite word in the French language was and may still be the word normalement. Normalement basically means "if all goes according to plan". When you add normalement to a response, it means the thing should happen. For example: Question: « Le magasin est...
I am visiting friends in Brussels this week and trying to cope with the lack of 3G so as not to rack up roaming charges on my iphone. But thanks to a tip from my friend, my nomadism just got a whole lot easier. Did you know that there's an app that not only gives you...
Last week, the kindle version of Tom Reeves' Dining Out in Paris became available on Amazon. I read it on my last train ride from Brittany back to Paris--it's quite a quick read. Tom starts off by saying that those who think you can't get a bad meal in Paris are...
As some of you know, I worked as a corporate lawyer for the first five years I lived in Paris. Last year, I transitioned out of practicing law and onto the recruiting side. I now help place U.S. lawyers in the U.S. and in Europe. I recently wrote a couple of articles...
In April of this year, Tribeca became the proud home to a top-notch new French restaurant, Racines NY. Named after its Parisian counterpart, Racines NY stays true to the same tradition of picking only the freshest, local and seasonally appropriate ingredients. The...
