Category Archives: Paris
Hotel Beauchamps, Paris
Hotel Beauchamps is a rare find in Paris’ chic 8th arrondissement, characterised by an array of sparkling five star palace hotels. It combines elegant interiors, warm service and an enviable address with reasonable prices. Hotel Beauchamps is tucked away on … Continue reading
Posted in Hotels, Hotels - Luxury, Paris
Tagged 8th arrondissement, affordable chic hotel, Avenue George V, Avenue Montaigne, Balthazar Beauchamps, Bistro d'Antoine Nice, boutique hotel Paris, Champs-Élysées, G.L.A Hotels, golden triangle Paris, Grace Leo, Hotel Beauchamps, hotel breakfast, hotel guest lounge, Library lounge, loft-style bedroom, macarons, objets d’art, par Le Bistro d’Antoine, Plume Cabernet Sauvignon, rue du Ponthieu, Velvet
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Gontran Cherrier Artisan Boulanger, Paris
Gontran Cherrier is without a doubt the coolest baker in Paris, making bread more than just an accompaniment with his innovative flavours. Known for his rugged good looks as much as his baking, Gontran is a familiar celebrity chef in … Continue reading
Posted in Cafes, Paris, Patisserie
Tagged Alain Passard, Alain Senderens, artisan boulanger, baked goods, bakery cafe, baking cookbook, black bread, bobo Paris, boulangerie Montmartre, casse-croûte, celebrity chef, Gontran Cherrier, hip bakery, Lucas Carton, L’Arpège Paris, L’Ecole de Boulangerie et de Pâtisserie, L’Ecole Ferrandi, pastry chef, red miso rye bread, rue Caulaincourt Paris, squid ink bun, tartes fines, viennoiserie
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Chérie City: 2011 In Pictures
2011 has been a wonderful year that has seen hundreds of new discoveries – from hidden gems on my doorstep in east London to experiencing the Middle East and attending the Toronto International Film Festival for the first time. Thank … Continue reading
Posted in Amsterdam, Beirut, Doha, Ghent, Paris, Photography, Switzerland, Toronto
Tagged a year in pictures, Beirut, Doha Qatar, fireworks Beirut, Four Seasons Beirut, ganda ham Belgium, Ghent Belgium, Jordaan Amsterdam, Kensington Market Toronto, La Pâtisserie des Rêves, LAAX skiing, LAAX Switzerland, Lebanon, Museum of Islamic Arts, Paris patisserie, Place des Martyrs Beirut, TIFF 11, Toronto International Film Festival 2011, travel 2011, travel journal
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Grazie Pizzeria And Cocktail Bar – Northern Marais, Paris
When the Northern Marais charitable concept store merci opened Grazie, a New York-style pizzeria and cocktail bar, we just had to give it a try. Grazie takes its industrial loft-style design from merci with stripped walls and floor, refectory wooden … Continue reading
Posted in Paris, Restaurants
Tagged 00 flour, Aperol Spritz, bloody mary, Fentiman’s Curiosity Cola, Grazie le Marais, Grazie pizzeria Paris, Italian cocktails, Italian pizza in Paris, Julien Cohen, L'Altro Paris, Marie France Cohen, merci Cantine Paris, merci concept store, Northern Marais, Pizza Chic Paris, pizza east, Popelini, Taggiasche olives, wood-fire oven pizzas
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Giant Madeleines At La Pâtisserie Des Rêves, Paris
La Pâtisserie des Rêves was high on my list of ‘sugar highs in Paris’, but it was serendipity, in the form of a chance spotting of Louis Garrel near Les Invalides that made me dizzily lose my bearings and end … Continue reading
Posted in Paris, Patisserie
Tagged artisan cakes, boutique cake shop, conceptual cakes, giant madeleines, La Pâtisserie des Rêves, Left Bank Paris, Les Invalides, louis garrel, madeleines, orange blossom, Paris tea room, patisserie, Philippe Conticini, rue du Bac Paris, vanilla pod, viennoiserie
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Guest Post: Choux à la crème at Popelini
Coralie Grassin discovers the tiny temple of pastry that has Parisians queuing outside for a bite… Popelini: note the name down. It may be the tiniest pastry shop in Paris, but lovers of haute-pâtisserie make a detour for it. What … Continue reading
Guest Post: Waffles at Meert
Put the macarons on hold, Paris has fallen in love with waffles from Lille. Coralie Grassin investigates… There are a thousand sweet secrets in Paris, from the simple tarte au pomme to macarons. The French know their cakes and would … Continue reading
Posted in Cafes, Paris
Tagged Belgian waffles, chocolatier le Marais, confiseur, French waffles, gaufres, Lille patisserie, Lille tea salon, limited edition waffles, marshmallows, Meert, Patisserie Meert, rue Elzévir 75003 Paris, speculoos, spiced gingerbread, tea salon le Marais, waffles Lille
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Guest Post: Café Pouchkine Pop Up Pâtisserie at Le Printemps
Moscow grand cafe culture meets with Parisian haute pâtisserie at Printemps’ pop up Fashion Cafe Pouchkine. Coralie Aude Grassin enjoys a very stylish afternoon tea… Paris combines two passions: fashion and gourmet food. So much that pastry chefs have designed … Continue reading
Posted in Afternoon tea, Designers, Fashion, Guest posts, Paris, Stores
Tagged Boulevard Haussmann Paris, Café Pouchkine, chocolat a l'ancien, Coralie Aude Grassin, Emmanuel Ryon, gateaux, laduree, Le Printemps Paris, macarons, Paris shopping quarter, Pierre Hermé, pop-up patisserie, Printemps department store, Russian patisserie, Tea Time in Wonderland
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Guest Post: A Guide to Le Marais, Paris
Coralie Aude Grassin discovers the delights of Paris’ chic, historical quartier, Le Marais… A few things to do in the neighbourhood – a splendid place to stroll around with buildings made of golden stone, sculptures above the doors, shops, cafés … Continue reading
Posted in Paris
Tagged artisan bread, bagel, chocolate mousse cake, Christian Lacroix hotel, Christian Lacroix interior design, Coralie Aude Grassin, historial Paris quarter, Hôtel du Petit Moulin, Jewish bakery Paris, le Marais, Mariage Frères, matcha tea scrambled eggs, Musée Carnavalet, pink prawns brochette, Space Invader art, spring rolls of smoked salmon, tea salon le Marais, Tea Time in Wonderland
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