For a truly Parisian experience, I love to explore the area surrounding rue Saint-Dominique. The length of this shop-lined street running from Saint Germain, past les Invalides to the Champ de Mars, provides plenty of opportunity to fill up a suitcase without the challenge of the Big Avenue crowds and, if one suitcase proves insufficient, there are a couple of wonderful wholesale [...]
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Paris, 75007
Posted in A Tale of Two Cities, Famous places, France, French Holidays, French food, Paris, Restaurants - Paris, Travel, tagged France, Paris, Eiffel Tower, confit de canard, Paris restaurants, Travel, French food, 7th arrondissement, Paris shopping, Paris 75007, rue Saint-Dominique, rue Saint-Dom, handbags, Saint Germain, Stock-Sacs, Champs de Fleurs, Champ de Mars, La Fontaine de Mars, l'Esprit du Sud-Ouest, Quai Branly, rue Cler, Cafe du Marche, La Tour Eiffel, La Maison du Jambon, les Invalides on August 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Tomato, avocado and mozzarella salad – with a French twist.
Posted in A Tale of Two Cities, Dordogne, France, French Summer 2007, French food, Paris, Restaurants - Paris, tagged 7th arrondissement, cooking, cuisine, food, food presentation, France, French food, Italian food, Paris, preserve jars, recipe, salad recipe, salade de tomates avocat mozza, Sarlat-le-Caneda, tomato avocado mozzarella salad, Tribeca rue Cler on July 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last summer when Monsieur and I found ourselves at the Saturday market in Sarlat-le-Canéda, we were tempted into buying some delicious foie gras at one of the many stalls selling duck produce. The foie gras is long gone, but the preserve jars in which it was sold are still with me. Time and time again, [...]
The Paranormal Coffee Machine
Posted in A Tale of Two Cities, French food, tagged broken coffee machine, Coffee, Coffee machine, Frenchman's coffee machine, temperamental coffee machine, The French and coffee on July 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When you live with a Frenchman, or any sort of man who believes in True Coffee, eventually a coffee machine will be introduced to your life. In my case, the machine in question has a eerily strong personality and seems to have taken exception to me, ever since I first attempted to get a coffee [...]
One Night in Paris and London
Posted in A Tale of Two Cities, France, Travel, tagged Bridget Jones, Business travel, Concorde, confit de canard, Eiffel Tower, Galeries Lafayette, Grass is always greener, London, Louvre, Paris, UFO alarm clock, Valentino exhibition, white pizza on July 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Monsieur trots off to Paris for work. I stay in London. Yesterday morning on the way to the tube, Monsieur and I preview our days ahead.
“Darling,” I say, “you’re so lucky. You’re going to Paris for meetings, have a cocktail event in the Louvre tonight, you’re staying in a lovely hotel with very soft beds and really good room [...]
