Everything you need to know about getting around Paris!
Getting Around Paris in 2025: The Metro, Buses, and More—Made Wonderfully Simple
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Everything you need to know about getting around Paris!
Getting Around Paris in 2025: The Metro, Buses, and More—Made Wonderfully Simple
How to make the perfect Mayonnaise!
La Mayonnaise is the « Mother » sauce of the Cold Emulsion family.
Here we look at how to fix a common problem that you may face when making mayonnaise, and what to do to get your mayonnaise back to its former glory!
Les Fêtes en France - Mars
In this month's edition of les fêtes en France (French food festivals), we have the Foire au Boudin, the festival that celebrates Boudin Noir, or black sausage.
Laminating Problems
Those of you who have tried baking croissants before, know the golden rule during the lamination process, the name of the game is: don’t let your butter melt! A common solution to this problem, naturally, is to ensure that your butter is very cold, but watch out! As with many things in baking, there is a bit of a Goldilocks situation going, you don't want it too hot, or too cold, but just right!
How To Buy Flowers At A French Market
We all think of going to the market for food, but how often do you think of the market for eye candy? Enter your favorite thing to buy at the French Marché…les fleurs!
Celebrating Chandeleur
You can leave it to the country of food to have another fantastic food holiday to enjoy!
Tea Times in Paris
It is that time of year when the weather can be temperamental, and we are always on the hunt for more indoor activities. A fun indoor activity that may not be on everyone’s list (but we believe should be!) is to a French Tea Time filled with delicious treats and drinks that will keep you warm all season long! Here is a summary of some of our favorites.
The Best Galettes des rois in Ile de France in 2025
Each year the Syndicat des Boulangers du Grand Paris does the best galette des rois (Epiphany cake) round up, and each year we gaze in awe at the delicious new creations that pastry chefs in Paris and the surrounding suburbs! 165 different cakes were tasted this year and the results are in!
The Best Hot Chocolate In Paris
Where to find the best Hot Chocolate (Chocolat Chaud) in Paris !
It is that time of year again where all you feel like doing is tucking away in a cafe and people watching. Chocolat chaud is a delicious way to spend the afternoon and we have got all of our top places for you to enjoy!
Our Gift Guide For Our Friends Abroad!
For those French lovers who can't make it to France this season, but want to keep a little piece of France all year long - check out our gift guide for our friends abroad!
Our 'In Paris' Gift Guide
If you find yourself in Paris this holiday season, you'll want to take advantage and pick up those perfectly French holiday gifts (Self gifts are perfectly acceptable!)
We have compiled a petite gift guide to keep you busy! All the fabulous things that we know are on our wishlist!
Nutty for Chestnuts
Chestnut season is upon us! From October through December, one can find chestnuts popping up throughout Paris, from market stalls to street vendors! The French are a big fan of this nut, and they use it in a plethora of ways, like ground into flour, dried, boiled, roasted, and even candied!