Frenchie Friday - May 31, 2024

The last day of May - WOW!

This week I have been following my gal pal Kristin of Camels & Chocolate around Paris as she navigates rain and pharmacy strikes while attempting to enjoy the French open. She has been shooting me emails as her schedule shifts so that I can give her real-time recos! Like this! Check out her stories to follow her adventures, she is headed to Lyon next to see Taylor Swift!

Look, because of the Olympics, there are A LOT of Paris guides out there, but when I read through them, they are very general articles without a lot of detail and no local knowledge. So be selective and choosey with the info you gather and validate with another source!

I also got a lovely message this week from tour guide extraordinaire Damien Hue. One of my readers saw my post on Damien and booked some tours with him in Normandy. He is the BEST and they are going to have such a good time!

I didn't do a lot of shopping last weekend, I was really happy with my new Orvis shirts (I bought these 3 but returned the red as it was more pink and 1 of these). I picked up a pair of classic Chucks in navy (my current pair are dead) and eyed this Croissant ring a lot, but still haven't pulled the trigger as I am not really a big jewelry person.

I just hit buy on this navy linen vest, this is something brough back from the 80s I actually like, I haven't waited for it to go on sale, but nope, so bought it anyway!

I also love all the linen at Quince and picked up a sundress and jacket for an outing next weekend.

People are going nuts for Diptyque's new candle scented like a Parisian cafe. It's a seasonal scent (pour quoi?) and this is the last week to get it! If you miss it, there is the new Chantilly which I actually prefer as a scent!

I love French patisseries, but one of my favorites features Japanese specialities. Sadaharu Aoki who has several locations across the City of Light does amazing things with matcha, mochi and more. I found this article coming out of Japan to be a good read, as I grew up in a Denny's family: Denny’s Japan teams up with Paris patissier for premium-price 50th anniversary sweets.

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:

• ​Paris transit passes now available in iPhone’s Wallet app​ [Tech Crunch]
• ​Climbing the Eiffel Tower Is About to Get More Expensive [Travel & Leisure]
• ​Inside Maison Proust, an Intimate, Art-Filled Hotel in Paris​ [Nuvo]
• ​Le Pavillon de la Reine hotel [The Independent]
• ​Paris by bike: 10 green islands from Porte de Versailles to the Jardins de Luxembourg​ [Le Monde]
• Any article that has a hero shot with SATC's Carrie at the Plaza Athénée is good in my book > Where to eat, drink and shop in Paris​ [Harper's Bazaar]
• ​In Paris and Beyond, 6 Sumptuous European Hotels​ [NY Times, gifted]
• ​Add These 15 Places in Paris to Your Olympics Itinerary​ [Elle Decor]
• You may recall that I recommended the giant picnic on the Champs-Elysees that took place over the weekend, it turned out so cool!

France:

• ​How French day-trippers fell in love with Guernsey​ [Telegraph]
• I want their bathroom tile for my home! > Hôtel Lilou in France welcomes guests into an unspoilt natural setting​ [Wallpaper]

Food:

• ​The not-so-French roots of chicken cordon bleu​ [The Spectatur]
• ​8 Impossibly Chic Cocktails to Channel Summer in the South of France​ [Food & Wine]

French Culture, Lifestyle, Beauty & Decor:

• ​How Do French Parents Raise Their Teenagers?​ [The Cut]
• REVIEW (see new books below) > Impossible City: Paris in the Twenty-First Century by Simon Kuper review – chronicle of a French revelation​ [The Guardian]
• ​The Editor Who Fought to Publish Julia Child When No One Else Would​ [Bon Appetit]
• ​French Country Decor: A Full Guide to This Charming Style​ [Real Simple]

Around the World:

• Vietnam: Parisian escape in the heart of Saigon [VNE Express]​

Other Good Reads:

• I ALWAYS do this > How to Pack the Ultimate Carry-On Bag of Airplane Snacks​ [Food52]
• ​The world’s coolest hotels want to tell you a story​ [Philadelphia Tribune]
• I am all about finding happiness and subscribe to many "happiness newsletters." ActionForHappiness.org sends out a monthly calendar and they've even got a French one! Here is June's!

MORE New Francophile Books for Summer Reading These new books are out just in time to make it to your summer reading list! ​Impossible City: Paris in the Twenty-First Century by Simon Kuper ​Faraway the Southern Sky by Joseph Andras

Pour Le Weekend...

Walking early in the morning to beat the heat. Some pre-summer cleaning and prepping for my trip to Charlotte next weekend.

How about you?

Bon Weekend!

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