Lockdown & the demise of le bra?
During lockdown, women, all over the world, it seems, have stopped wearing bras. What's more, they like it, but not everyone approves.
The Louvre & Nazi Looted Art
In an attempt to reunite Nazi looted works of art with their rightful owners, the Louvre has brought in art expert Emmanuelle Polack. It has taken her just 3 weeks to identify 10 MNR works.
Le Heat is on for Paris Café Terraces
Winter sun. Fronds of steam rising, wisp-like from your freshly served coffee. A brightly coloured blanket casually draped over your chair as you bask under the orange glow of an outdoor heater. It’s just so trés French.…
Paris Opera on Strike
After over a year of Gilet Jaunes protests, the French National strike, now into its fourth week, welcomed direct action from an unlikely source. The Paris opera on strike.
Aux Merveilleux!
Discovering Aux Merveileux on Old Brompton Road is like finding a portal into another world. Yes, it’s London. Yes, it’s rush hour, but stepping into Aux Merveilleux is like walking into a sweet, buttery, steamy, caffeinated corner…
Yvette Lundy & The Possum Escape Line
This week, Yvette Lundy, heroine of the french resistance passed away aged 103. Yvette grew up in Oger, a champagne region near Reims. Born into an ordinary farming family, the youngest of seven, Yvette spent her childhood…
Paris Street Art
Montmartre is full of artists, but you’re probably not looking on the side of buildings for them. They may not have the pull of the Louvre or the romanticism of Place du Tertre, but there are magnificent…
Mushroom Farming in Paris
Yes, mushroom farming in Paris is really a thing. High rise housing, abandoned 1970s underground car parks and bio farming may seem unlikely companions, but La Caverne urban mushroom farm is a phenomenon defying all expectations.
A Gare Du Nord Facelift
A Gare du Nord facelift is already underway but this week saw the CNC Commission approve additional plans to extend Europe’s busiest station. Overturning a previous decision rejecting expansion, the ruling has got Parisians hot under the…
Happy Birthday Les Halles (& me)
This week I’m sharing a birthday with Les Halles. Albeit from a distance. I’m back in the UK for work. My first few eventful days home have been punctuated by plans to suspend parliament for a month.…
