Articles tagged ‘Dining Out’
Places to Eat in Paris
By Parisgirl | May 4th, 2007 |
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Here it is - as promised!
Places to Eat Around Town:
Although La Defense’s McCafe didn’t make my list, you have to admit, it looks pretty good for McDonalds.
Photo by Chris Card Fuller ©2006
Because we don’t have a big budget for eating out, we normally go to cafes, brasseries, or pizza parlors (yes, there’s plenty of [...]
A Spring Walk in Paris
By Parisgirl | April 24th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Photo by Chris Card Fuller ©2007
Le Moulin de la Galette restaurant. 83 Rue Lepic
It’s one of those perfect spring days - sunshine, a light breeze, warm in the sun, and not too cool in the shade. On a day like this, you may consider going to a museum - and then decide that [...]
Where will the old ladies lunch in Paris?
By Parisgirl | April 21st, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Photo by Chris Card Fuller © 2007
Carrying loaves of bread for the poor? Or stocking up on brioche before the Cador closes? (Front alcove of St. Germain Auxerrois church -located just behind the Louvre’s Cour Carre).
Even from where we stood just in front of the St. Germain Auxerrois church, we could see the facade [...]
Help Paris Break the European Record: For Line Dancing
By Parisgirl | April 14th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
I knew that Country Western music had made some serious inroads into French culture when we stopped off last spring at a scrumptious restaurant in a medieval town called Martel at the epicenter of foie gras heaven.
The restaurant “Au Hazard Balthazar” is everything you could hope for when it comes to “down-home cooking” French [...]
Hotel Advice from Thackery
By Parisgirl | April 10th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
For as long as tourists have been visiting Paris, writers far more talented than this blogger have been giving advice about how to pick out a good hotel - what is truly amazing though, when you’re talking about Paris, some of these hotels are still in business. Which means that they must have been [...]
Car-Sharing in Paris
By Parisgirl | March 23rd, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Le Figaro newspaper’s, Charles Gautier reports today that the parking garage behemoth - Vinci Parc and Avis will join forces to provide short-term rentals (from a few hours to one day’s use) on a test basis this June in Paris. The Peugeot 1000 will be the rental car of choice.
Car-sharing or ‘auto-partage’ is not new [...]
Year of the Pig in Paris
By Parisgirl | February 17th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Angelique leads the dance. The third women with the chicken fingers is Chris. One of the seated guests was trying to coach me about the hand movements for this dance but - it’s kind of like kareoke - the fun is in knowing you’re out of your league!
(c) 2004 Chris Card Fuller [...]
Valentine’s Day Dinner-The Day After
By Parisgirl | February 14th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
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Lemmings. What is it about February 14th? If you are reading this after having come home from dinner at a jam-packed restaurant - the reservations had to be made in advance, of course, and you may be wondering to yourself, why February 14th - an undoubtedly Pagan ritual? (See previous entry).
Paris in February
By Parisgirl | February 1st, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Happy February 1st. February is a great month to be in Paris. You’ll want to mark February 18th on your calendar as the beginning of Chinese New Year’s 15 day celebration.
Guide to French Restaurant Menus - Deciphering Bite by Bite
By Parisgirl | January 17th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
(c) 2006 Chris Card Fuller
In today’s earlier entry, I talked about the basic layout of ‘la carte’ or the menu.
Once you’ve had a chance to settle into your surroundings and you’ve ordered a ‘kir’ – or a beer if you happen to be in a brasserie, café, or café tabac, here are some suggestions for [...]
