Food

13 May Part Deux Into Wine Interview of Olivier Magny

Posted at 02:00h in Activities in Paris, Food, France, Paris, Planning Paris Trip, Wine by Weekend In Paris 0 Comments

Ô Chateau is France’s #1 Wine School, and its founder turned author, Olivier Magny is the creative genius behind the concept of educating and inspiring novice to seasoned wine drinkers about all things wine. I have become a fan of Olivier’s take on where wine...

10 May An Interview With Olivier Magny, Author of Into Wine: An Invitation to Pleasure

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On Valentine’s Day in 2011 I posted an article, Fearless Wine Tasting in Paris, based upon my experience wine and cheese tasting at Paris’ hottest wine bar and restaurant Ô Chateau. It was started in 2004 by a young and crazy (their words, not mine)...

07 May Happy Hour in France at Nice Côte Lounge

Posted at 07:05h in Food, France, Nice, Outside Paris - Travel to other Cities, Wine by Weekend In Paris 0 Comments

My friends and I love nothing more than to sit at outdoor cafés and people watch in Paris so it came as no surprise when Gal Pal Elizabeth suggested we head out for a stroll for some shopping and perhaps a cocktail during Happy Hour France time. We had a few hours to kill before dinner and wandered down the main shopping area enjoying the remnants of the Christmas lights and glitter hanging above our heads down the pedestrian avenue rue de France. A stumble upon the Nice Côté Lounge was proof that some of our best finds happen by accident.

03 May A Stroll Past the Passy Market

Posted at 17:41h in Food, France, Guest Bloggers, Paris, Shopping by Weekend In Paris 0 Comments

Please enjoy this guest post from frequent contributor Margo Waite: I’ve written about the Passy Market, but not about the interesting adjacent streets which hold pleasures galore. On rue de l’Annonciation, a busy pedestrian street to the left of the covered Passy market, you will find great...

15 Apr Interview With French Wedding Expert Kim Petyt about her New Book The Paris Wedding

Posted at 07:17h in Activities in Paris, Fashion, Food, France, Paris, Planning Paris Trip, Travel Tips by Weekend In Paris 1 Comment

[caption id="attachment_5101" align="alignleft" width="256"] Love the red umbrella in the hands of this bride on the cover of Kim's book![/caption] I've had the pleasure of meeting the owner of Parisian Events, an event and wedding planning agency headed by French wedding expert Kim Petyt. Kim attended...

29 Mar Trailer Movie by My Paris Movie; All is a Day’s Work for A Weekend In Paris

Posted at 07:52h in Activities in Paris, Fashion, Food, France, Gal Pals, General Travel, Paris, Restaurants Paris, Shopping, Tours, Wine by Weekend In Paris 4 Comments

What's it like to be me in Paris these days? Very interesting I can tell you. Along with hunting down the best places to shop, dine and drink, I also need to find a decent place to put my head down at the end of...

27 Mar When Markets Trump Museums in Paris – Le Marche Couvert Passy

Posted at 12:20h in Activities in Paris, Food, France, General Travel, Guest Bloggers, Paris, Shopping by Weekend In Paris 0 Comments

[gallery ids="4919,4920,4921,4922,4923,4924"] Please enjoy this guest post from frequent contributor Margo Waite: When I’m in Paris, markets sometimes trump museums, and so it was when we went to the Musee Marmottan in the 16th. Certainly we enjoyed seeing Monet’s personal art collection, the impressionist paintings, medieval illuminated manuscripts, and...

26 Mar Inside Scoop from the Concierge at the Hôtel Palais de la Méditerranée in Nice

Posted at 06:48h in Food, France, Monaco, Monte Carlo, Nice, Outside Paris - Travel to other Cities, Planning Paris Trip, Travel Tips by Weekend In Paris 8 Comments

[caption id="attachment_4912" align="alignleft" width="260"] Elénor, Concierge at the Palais de la Méditerranée[/caption] Where to stay, what to do, where to eat in Nice? These are all great questions! Experienced concierge Elenor at the Hôtel Palais de la Méditerranée gave me the inside scoop. I was in...

17 Mar My Favorite French and Italian Olive Oils

Posted at 06:12h in Activities in Paris, Food, General Travel, Nice, Outside France by Weekend In Paris 6 Comments

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="300"] Various flavored olive oils from the flower market in Nice, France[/caption] The French love to cook with olive oil and use it generously. One only need take a trip to southern France to see where their love of olive oil began. The...

15 Mar Four Seasons Paris vs. Four Seasons Milan – Rivals in Fashion, Food and Hotels

Posted at 07:52h in Fashion, Food, France, General Travel, Hotels Paris, Milan, Outside France, Outside Paris - Travel to other Cities, Restaurants Paris, Shopping by Weekend In Paris 2 Comments

The goal for all my travel blogging is to have an authentic local experience that includes great accommodations, delicious food and great shopping. I adore staying at a place with a bit of history and I enjoy feasting on local cuisine from every price-point and window shopping (occasionally braving the sticker shock and purchasing an item or two) at the famous designer's stores from each country. If you are a like-minded traveler you might enjoy reading about the contrasts and comparisons between my back to back visits to the Four Seasons Paris, France and Four Seasons Milan, Italy last year.