Tag Archives: Gourmet

Roland Garros 2012 — Top Places to Visit

By David Dadoun | Published: May 18, 2013

The French Open begins its 122d year at Roland Garros in Paris on Sunday, May 26, with the Men’s Championship Match held on June 9. What is not so well known is that nearby is the haute Village d’Auteuil, in the 16th arrondissement, which offers an array of great restaurants, bistros, brasseries and fashion shops for those in [...]

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Rue Cler

By David Dadoun | Published: March 13, 2013

One of the best gourmet shopping markets (marchés) in Paris is on Rue Cler, the same area Julia Child shopped when she lived in Paris in the early 1950s. What is interesting about Rue Cler is that many of the same shops Julia favored and frequented are still in operation today. The added advantage of Rue [...]

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Black Truffle Season In Paris

By David Dadoun | Published: February 22, 2013

Winter season may be viewed as a lowlight for fresh harvests from the earth, but the most prized and expensive bounty is cultivated from December through early February — the black truffle. More expensive than caviar, black truffles sell for over 1,000 Euros a kilo, fine restaurants share, for a short period of time this [...]

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Valentine’s Day in Paris

By Charlotte McCulloch | Published: February 12, 2013

Paris will always be a city synonymous with love, for most of us it’s the first place we come to when thinking of the perfect destination for a romantic break. This does mean however that many other couples will have the same idea of visiting The City of Light over the 14th February, so it’s [...]

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Galette des Rois (King’s Cake)

By David Dadoun | Published: January 19, 2013

Just when you think New Year festivities are at an end, La Fête des Rois starts on the Epiphany holiday, which falls on the first Sunday in January. This is a great holiday, where bakeries in France and throughout Paris make a round almond pastry cake that families buy to share, and celebrate a holiday where [...]

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Christmas Markets in Paris

By David Dadoun | Published: December 11, 2012

Nothing exudes the spirit and festiveness of Christmas more than the traditional Christmas markets in Paris. Sip hot spiced wine while shopping for artisan cheeses, giant-sized ginger bread cookies, sausages, wines and other winter season specialties. Each market has its own character, but it very much feels like being in Strasbourg, or the really charming [...]