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Restaurant Review: La Cuisine de Philippe, St. Germain, Paris
Paris is a city governed by fashion. On the streets of course, what you wear and how you wear it serves somewhat to denote your place in...
L'atelier de Louis Vuitton, Asnières-sur-Seine
This morning to the suburb of Asnières-Sur-Seine, which has been home to the Louis Vuitton family for more than 100 years. A blast of...
Restaurant Review: Hôtel Costes, Paris—an astonishingly vacuous triumph of style over substance.
On a recent trip to Paris I met up with some old friends. “You pick the restaurant! I’m happy to go wherever” I said, “—‘What could...
Restaurant Review: The Cristal Room, Baccarat, Paris
Occasionally when reviewing a restaurant, you’re so taken by how nice the crockery is that you find yourself turning over plates and...
Omnivore - Paris 2018
This afternoon to Omnivore Paris 2018, a food exhibition showcasing modern cooking with a focus on young chefs. Among the highlights were...
The coming of spring…
After a week of rain, the occasional snow flurry and generally cold weather, the day broke bright and clear. It was, by all accounts, a...
Walking whilst the city wakes...
Most weeks, my days at Ferrandi start early, I’m up at 6:15, out of the door by 7:00 and in the kitchen at quarter to eight to set up for...
First week at Ferrandi, Paris
At last the week came when I would start my course at L’Ecole Ferrandi. Though I arrived a month ago and have been enjoying living in...
An easily missed masterpiece...
My usual run along the River takes me West along the right bank, past the Louvre and the Grand Palais to the bridge that crosses from the...
To draw is to see...
I’ve been to the Louvre to do some drawing a few times now, when I have had some spare time. It is only a short walk from where I live...
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