Articles tagged ‘Paris Notes’
It’s official-France is going Green!
By Parisgirl | May 19th, 2006 |
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That is, not politically, but on the plate. Le Figaro Magazine (Sunday May 14) announced that the ’salade verte’ is in vogue.
I know this is true because during a recent visit to Cahors, we ate at a restaurant bordering the Lot River. The chef told us:
“If anyone who orders the salade verte [...]
Craig Smith writes about Paris’s homeless
By Parisgirl | May 5th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
In Friday, May 5th’s International Herald Tribune, Craig Smith writes about the Medecins du Monde (Doctors’ of the World) effort to alleviate the homeless in Paris by providing nylon tents.
He states that a 2001 survey put the number of homeless in Paris at 15,000 yet the number has certainly increased since 2001. I haven’t seen [...]
Spring in Paris 2006
By BootsnAll | May 5th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
So you’re wondering, is it okay to come to Paris - given the recent media feeding frenzy on ‘chaos in the capital’?
The first few days of May have been sunny and idylllic, but beware of the St. Glace!
Food for Thought
By Parisgirl | April 4th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
France, and particularly Paris, may often be remembered for its culinary contributions but it’s aso a great contibutor to brain food. A comment from Dennis about the current issues at the heart of the recent protests - job security - is a timely issue on both sides of the pond.
Update on Paris Protests
By Parisgirl | March 30th, 2006 | 2 Comments »
If you are planning a trip to Paris, you’re probably wondering (after seeing news footage of crowds of students on Champs de Mars and riot police chasing students) whether you should rethink your plans for visiting Paris.
First, I have to tell you that I’m not physically in Paris but after phone calls to friends and [...]
It’s almost Springtime in Paris - Time to deWorm.
By Parisgirl | March 13th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
We were sitting around the luncheon table after a lovely meal - and how did we get on the subject of worms anyhow? “Your body is filled with worms,” Jean Pierre assured me. “That’s why we take a deworming pill in the spring and fall.”
I don’t know how common this practice is [...]
Visiting Paris in the Spring?
By Parisgirl | March 13th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
So you’re wondering with reports of tear gas at the Sorbonne and kidnapping reports, do you still want to visit Paris in the spring?
Mary Louise reports from Paris: “Yes, the recent senseless killing has cast a pall over the city. I believe that it has caused such a reaction here not only because [...]
Students Barricading with Tables and Chairs at the Sorbonne
By Parisgirl | March 13th, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Thank you once again, Craig Smith at the New York Times for your article Sunday, March 12th for keeping us up to date. It is hard to believe that French riot police are once again at the footsteps of the Sorbonne, University of Paris - which is the epicenter of student life in Paris’s [...]
Darkness Looming over the City of Light
By Parisgirl | March 10th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
A body is dumped in the outskirts of Paris after being tortured for days.
I’m looking at the Sunday NY Times (March 5) photograph of a smiling young man who no longer exists.
He simply agreed to a date with a girl, met her not far from Porte d’Orleans - and was never seen alive again.
Pig-headed Soup Kitchens vs. No More Chicken in Every Pot
By Parisgirl | March 2nd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Craig Smith reports (27 Feb) in the NY Times about a soup kitchen that features ‘Identity Soup’ or Pig Soup.
Originally the soup kitchen organizers had chosen pork because it is cheaper than other meats, but it’s turned into a political issue: Help our own before others, i.e. non-pork eating immigrants.
Just curious, is anyone out [...]
