Fashionistas in Paris have discovered a relatively new mecca on the rue des Rosiers in the Marais. That’s where global budget fashion group H&M opened a new store at the end of March, launching a new fashion concept combining the meticulous attention to detail of ready-to-wear design with down-to-earth pricing.
At first glance, the rue de Chabrol (Métro Poissonnière, in the 9th Arrondissement) vindicates its absence from guidebooks; it’s just the sort of unremarkable area the Lonely Planets and Rough Guides of the world ignore. But what I’m searching for here is anything but ordinary—in fact, it’s the oldest chocolatier-confiseur in Paris.
Ever since Julia Child launched her famous cookbook, Paris has become a magnet for aspiring chefs. Even those not looking to make a professional foray into the culinary world find the City of Lights to be the perfect place to pick up a new skill. La Cuisine Paris was created just for these people.
Ever wonder why, when you buy cheese in a proper cheese shop, it comes wrapped in a piece of lined wax paper? Until I lived in France, I always thought that plastic wrap was the way to go. It was only when a kind fromager in Lyon introduced me to this aspect of French life that I learned I had been killing the character of my cheeses with the clear, clingy wrap.
You’re about to leave Paris—with no space in your bags—but you still need to grab those perfect souvenirs. Fear not! They’re all around you, inexpensive and lightweight. Cynthia Rose tells you where to find them all.
Getting around Paris at any time of night is even easier these days. If you fancy going from a restaurant to a club, on a moon-lit walk or you just need to get back to your hotel, the Paris City Council has developed a range of practical transport solutions over the last few years to ensure everyone can get around the capital at night.
Despite the fact that I have an ample amount of French blood pumping through my veins, I still find myself to be the fashion and style inferior to all the fabulously dressed French women when I’m traveling in France. After living in Paris through the winter, and doing enough shopping while I was there, I learned a great deal about how to dress so I wouldn’t look like a tourist when I was going to class, sipping my cappuccino or shopping. Here are a few tips on excellent winter wear in France, so you won’t stick out quite so much when walking the streets of Paris, visiting the vineyards of the Loire or bundling up in the mountains of the Alps.
Earlier this year, France announced a major cut in its VAT (Value Added Tax) rate. Effective from 1st July in the restaurant sector, the cut from 19.6% to 5.5% has brought about a number of changes. The price of items such as meat, fish, soft drinks, mineral water and coffee is now down by 11.8%. Eager to take advantage of this new legislation, some of the capital’s restaurants and restaurant chains have already taken steps to ensure the cut benefits customers, the capital’s residents and visitors alike.
The potential uses of digital technology aren’t just limited to the audioguides that have become so popular in Paris (and around the world). A range of surprising possibilities are now available to help visitors (and even residents) rediscover Paris in all its splendor.
Want to know what’s going on in Paris this month? Richard Nahem, our Eye Prefer Paris correspondent, is here to fill you in on all the big events, from sports to art to turkey.
Some see the Paris Métro as a means of transportation and, well, it is. But like everything else in this city that celebrates style and the arts, some Métro stations are designed to be more than functional. They’re landmarks. One of these is a showcase proving that art and technology aren’t mutually exclusive. The Arts et Métiers Métro station is something to see, a showpiece for the industrial revolution—with a twist. …See (and read) more here.
Some people plan their itinerary in Paris around H&M. There’s a new location to add to your plans.
Shoe lovers have a new mecca, and it's at Galeries Lafayette in Paris.
Parisian women have a certain aura about them, a je ne sais quoi? It’s called style.
Linda Donahue enjoyed a very different Thanksgiving in Paris.
La Mom explains the rules for playgroups in Paris.
When summer decides that it's over in the south of France, it doesn't fool around. For a few days la
Split between cultures, places. It’s the tale of the modern age. To write here in Paris, in Englis
Last-minute deals on Paris vacation apartments from Haven in Paris.
