Events

Full disclosure, as they say: I was a vampire fanatic as a kid, reading classic tomes from Bram Stoker’s Dracula to Le Fanu’s Carmilla, flipping through Vampirella comic books, stealthily watching late-night Grade Z...

On the first Saturday in October Paris puts on a spectacular art party for Nuit Blanche (French for sleepless night), and everyone is invited. The whole city turns into a giant art-walk and the...

The Journées du Patrimoine occurs on the 3rd weekend of September each year and is a must for anyone that loves Paris history and architecture. Historic buildings that are usually closed to the public...

It’s La Rentrée! After a months-long vacation in France, students return to the classroom, and Parisians to their offices. There’s a lot of excitement and a buzz in the air. September is also marked...

There’s an exquisite whiff of perfume at the Louvre as the museum presents an olfactory experience with L'Officine Universelle Buly “Last November I had a phone call from the Louvre, enquiring if I wanted to...

We can't get enough of the vegetarian restaurants popping up in Paris these days. One of the most exciting of this bumper crop is CRÉATURES, an ephemeral summer concept on the rooftop at Galeries...

There's nothing like summer in Paris. The city sets up "beaches" along the Seine and the Bassin de la Villette, with activities galore at Paris Plages. Restaurants and hotels embrace a summery vibe with...

“Everybody's got a hunger, a hunger they can't resist.” - Bruce Springsteen Ralph’s In London on Wednesday 19th June, 2019, at Buckingham Palace, Ralph Lauren became the first ever American Fashion designer to receive an honorary...

Paris-based novelist Nicola Keegan has her hands full at the moment. She’s completed a humongous book that will be released in two volumes, is preparing revisions with the help of her NY agent, all...

Paris. Sunday March 31, 1889 at 1:30pm, Engineer Gustave Eiffel climbed the tower and raised a French tricolor on the occasion of the World's Fair. A 1,063-feet tall architectural masterpiece was born. It was...

The Champs-Elysées is the most famous avenue in the world, but the film festival named after it has a challenging job competing for attention with festivals in Cannes and other European countries. The Champs-Elysées...

Le Bristol Paris commissions Bertrand Lavier and Walt Disney Productions with an eclectic exhibition by Bertrand Lavier Le Bristol-- the legendary palace hotel on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré-- is very art-centric, not only in its...