Frenchie Friday - April 18, 2024

Hello from sunny Portugal! I was absent last week, I really planned to do my usual FF, but the Vinho Verde called and I answered.

Sezanne opened a Parisian gift shop!

The French Ingredient is out! Love Jane and have attended classes at La Cuisine Parisian myself!

Alain Ducasse has a memoir out, Good Taste: A Life of Food and Passion is a must read!

Earth Day is Monday and I have a gift guide with some of my favorite eco-friendly products and sustainable brands.

Published this last week:

• Better Together: Level8 + F-Stop​

Links I Love...

Links to interesting stories found around the interwebs during the past week. If you find something about Paris, France, or French lifestyle and culture that you think I should share, reply to this email and let me know!

Paris:

• ​Where Bowie and Jagger Partied: Now a Dazzling One Key Hotel in Paris​ [Michelin Guide]
• ​4 Days in Paris: Locals Share How Best to Experience the City of Light​ [Afar]
• ​This Parisian Hotel Is Setting the Standard for Luxurious Boutique Hotel Stays​ [Hotels Above Par]
• ​Arc'teryx opens first Parisian store in Marais district​ [Fashion Net]
• ​What I’ve learnt from two decades eating in Paris​ [Financial Times]
• ​How to Plan, and Not Plan, a Relaxing 5 Days in Paris​ [Worth]
• ​12 Best Coffee Shops In Paris, According To A Local Enthusiast​ [Tasting Table]
• ​The Best Paris Neighborhoods Most People Miss​ [AFAR]

Olympics

• ​100 days until Paris Olympics 2024: Dates, athletes and more [ESPN]
• ​Is Paris Ready [The Week]
• ​Paris Olympics flame lit in ancient-inspired ceremony, starting torch relay from Greece to France [NBC News]​
• ​Breakdancers to bust a move at this year's Olympics [NBC News]
• ​French team uniforms for the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony: Between elegance and performance [Olympics.com]

France:

• ​The Most Dangerous Ski Resort in the French Alps Is Coming Out of Hiding. Should You Go?​ [Men's Journal]
• ​The Mystical Attraction of Paris-Roubaix​ [Velo]

Food:

• ​8 French Sandwiches to Eat Before You Die​ [Food & Wine]
• ​Everything you need to know about quiche Lorraine [National Geographic]
• ​How to Make Julia Child's Iconic French Recipes Vegan: Advice from a Top Chef [VegNews]
• ​3 French Market-Inspired Spring Recipes [Style Blueprint]

French Culture, Lifestyle, Beauty & Decor:

• ​This French Architect Views The Building Site, Its Context And History As Her Raw Materials​ [Forbes]
• ​This Paris Apartment Was a Derelict Dump. Now, It Practically Sparkles with Style [ELLE Decor]
• ​How Isabel Marant Transcended French-Girl Style​ [Harper's Bazaar]
• Can't wait to start watching this! > Michael Douglas’s ‘Franklin’: Saucy Statesman​ [The Bulwark]
• ​Dominique Crenn Is on the 2024 TIME100 List [Time]
• ​French Tuck is my jam! > Travel Style Tips From ‘Queer Eye’ Star Tan France​ [Forbes]
• ​Top French Chef Hélène Darroze Believes in Cooking With Heart Over Skills​ [WWD]
• ​It’s Not Just a Wedding Cake, It’s ‘Edible Haute Couture’​ [NY Times]
• ​Digging Into the Cannes Lineup, Sight Unseen: Heavy on English Movies and Light on Women [Variety]
• ​5 French Design Rules That Will Help Your Home Feel as Chic as a Parisian Townhouse​ [Living Etc]
• ​How to Update Your Space Into a Parisian Home​ [Harper's Bazaar]​

Around the World

• San Francisco Bay Area: The baker from Paris' oldest restaurant is working magic in a Bay Area suburb​ [SF Gate]
• Sonoma, CA: Petaluma’s Brigitte Bistro Is the Real French Deal [Sonoma Mag]​
• Washington DC: An Opulent Parisian-Style Dining Room Is Opening Near the White House [Washingtonian]
• NYC: When Paris Was the Center of New York’s Art World [Hyperallergic]​​

Pour Le Weekend...

We are moving from Brage to Porto with a day on the coast as well. The weather is amazing. We are doing a walking tour in Porto on Sunday too.

How about you?

Bon Weekend!

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Andi Fisher Misadventures with Andi