Did you know that chef Christian Constant retired and handed over Café Constant, a Paris institution, to Cyril Lignac? And more restaurant recs…

The city’s pastry chefs have been busy dreaming up beautiful treats to dress up your holiday table this year. As creative as they are tasty, these bûches de Noël are works of art.

He won Top Chef, appeared in lots of fun foodie TV, partnered with Pharrell Williams on a Miami restaurant, and now he’s running the kitchens at the Hôtel Plaza Athénée.

Take note of this cool gourmet address! Terrific food and drinks with Eiffel Tower views below the Pont d’Iéna in the 7th arrondissement.

Chef Julien Sebbag has opened Créatures on the rooftop terrace of Galeries Lafayette for the third year in a row.

Is there anything better than eating a croissant in Paris? Indulging in buttery, flakey perfection in the city that makes them best? 

Parisians protest a plan to fell trees beneath the Eiffel Tower, the return of restaurant terraces on sidewalks and in parking spots, the Stravinsky fountain gets a makeover, full moon under the Arc de Triomphe, and more news from the capital.

In the latest installment of our “Flâneries in Paris” series, we head to La Madeleine, a prominent church with royal connections surrounded by high-end shops perfect for lèche-vitrine.