The inventor of candied chestnuts is Boissier, in Paris. This French company, founded in 1827, was founded by Mr. Bélissier Boissier and enjoyed great success in the 19th century, particularly with candied chestnuts, Continue reading Who is the inventor of candied chestnuts?
During the closure of the cafes because of the covid, some Parisian cafes like Les Deux Magots have a good idea to decorate their windows with fictitious “customers” embodied to perfection by big teddy bears, it makes you wait in style for the reopening. of this mythical place. Continue reading Les deux Magot’s good idea during Covid 19
Besides its charming aesthetics, with this pretty wrought iron balcony, this apartment located on Ile Saint-Louis is not a Parisian apartment like any other since here lived one of the most famous French poets, Charles Baudelaire Continue reading Charles Baudelaire’s home in Paris
At almost 132 years old, the Iron Lady is about to return to her original color: a “brown yellow”, imagined by the architect Gustave Eiffel in 1907. Cost of the operation? A trifle of 50 million euros! Continue reading A facelift for the Eiffel Tower
If there is one place that makes you want to sit down, it is this patisserie-café with terrace by the sweet name of Moulin de la Vierge. There are others in Paris, because this establishment is the result of an unusual history. Its founder, Basile Kamir, who started out as a journalist for Actuel magazine, one day set up shop to sell his friend Richard Branson’s records, in a bakery listed as a historic monument. Continue reading History of the “Moulin de la vierge” bakery
Captivating the gaze of onlookers and customers for more than a century, it consists of ten beams, together forming an immense flower of 1000 m2 of stained glass, erected in a typical Art Nouveau style Continue reading Galeries Lafayette’s cupula’s history
Paris is full of pretty little details for whoever pays attention despite the urban bustle. It is always interesting to walk there with your camera to capture small architectural treasures. Here is the result of photographic walks through Paris … in blue. Continue reading Paris in blue
Have you ever eaten a croissant at Cedric Grolet? Well, it’s a unique culinary experience to try out urgently if you like French pastries. Just seeing this super-thin multi-layered puff pastry makes you want to bite into it at the sight of it. The same is true for all other pastries, and for good reason: Cedric Grolet was voted best pastry chef in the world ! Continue reading Cedric Grolet, was voted the best pastry chef in the world !
All Parisians have gone there as children and then take their children there, the small boats in the Tuileries Garden have been part of Parisian family ritual outings for several generations. Continue reading What to do in Paris with children ?
With its chandeliers with crystal pendants, its wrought iron shelves and its art deco facade, the “Boulangerie du Moulin de la Galette” seems to have remained the same since the 1920s and that is what makes it so charming. Continue reading Lovely Art déco Bakery in Montmartre
