Sixty Million Frenchmen Can’t Be Wrong

Books

The author couple of this volume (Sixty Million Frenchmen Can’t Be Wrong: Why We Love France but Not the French by Nadeau & Barlow) had a grant to live in Paris to research and write the manuscript. If that statement makes you jealous, this is the book for...

Le Baron Rouge

Food, Drink, Pastry

Le Baron Rouge wine bar is a jumping part of the Marché d’Aligre scene, especially on weekends when it’s wall-to-wall people inside with lines and crowds outside. Sunday you can barely squeeze through the mass of people to reach the zinc bar and order a glass of wine....

Marché d’Aligre

Food, Drink, Pastry, Marchés

Marché d’Aligre in the 12th arrondissement grew up around the abbey of Saint-Antoine-des-Champs which dates back to the 12th century. Originally it was called the Petite Halle and leased to butchers until other vendors and hay merchants made inroads. A formal marché...

Renoir, My Father

Books

Renoir, My Father is not just a book about the painter. It’s a book about Paris, history, other artists, geography and much, much more. You may want to read it more than once; I have. Although Renoir was born in Limoges, he grew up in Paris, actually within the...

Finding Paris in New Orleans

Buildings and Architecture

It’s fascinating to be in a U.S. city that oozes French at every turn. From the ubiquitous fleur-de-lis: to street signs: and other signage: Paris has its balconies: as does New Orleans: Paris has statues of Jeanne d’Arc: as does New Orleans: Paris has...