Tag: karen fawcett
Rain in Paris and then What?
Yes, it sounds romantic. Thank you, Gene Kelly, for singing in the rain and you too, Woody Allen, for making rain a happy ending...
May in Paris
If you live in France, you’re the first to admit the month of May is pretty much a non-month. Let me rephrase that. Even...
The Paris 6th: Favorite St-Germain-des-Pres Hotels
Most people who live in Paris have a favorite neighborhood and once they’ve bought or leased an apartment there, don’t even try to persuade...
French News: Strauss-Kahn, IMF, Lagarde, French Open, Drought, Politics
The news from France is rarely dull these days. Could there be a full moon?
Politics
With Dominique Strauss-Kahn out of the running for the French...
Right Bank: Choosing the Right Bar for an Elegant Evening
There’s the Paris bar scene and then there’s the bar scene. Some people want to rock and roll and dance into the wee hours...
Creperie des Canettes: Delicious Crepes
La crêperie des Canettes, Paris 6th. Photo by patrianova.
It’s easy to get blasé about crêpes in Paris. If you’re anything like me, after a brief but...
Paris Cooking Schools: 6 Choices for 2011
We frequently receive requests from readers requesting help in choosing a cooking class. Some want to cook and most appreciate wine. And, what's wrong...
News from France, DSK, the G8 Summit, the IMF, Air France Crash, the...
The news from France continues to hold center court and there are few, if any, dull moments.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn
Dominique Strauss-Kahn is staying under police watch...
Marketing 101 in France
Among Bonjour Paris readers, there are relatively few who see France through rose-tinted glasses more than I. Perhaps it may be the Pollyanna in...
French News: Chirac, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, IMF, Politics, Cannes, French Open
A power-charged week in French news:
Jacques Chirac facing embezzlement trial
The French court system has just ruled Jacques Chirac, 78 years old,...
French News: Cannes Film Festival, Woody Allen, “Carla,” Sarkozy & Strauss-Kahn
News flash: Dominique Strauss-Kahn arrested for sexual assault
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, head of the International Monetary Fund, and the man French Socialists hoped will be the...
Memories of Provence in Spring
This spring I’m enjoying my Paris garden rather than preparing our Provence dream house for the annual onslaught of vacationing guests who lolled around...
