Paris & Surroundings

One can spend a lifetime exploring Paris and the greater Paris called Ile de France. While most of the articles in this section focus on sights, tastes, history, shops, art and life in the capital, we also make frequent trips to Versailles, Fontainebleau, Vaux-le-Vicomte, Barbizon, Chantilly, Auvers-sur-Oise, the Chevreuse Valley and other notable places in the surrounding region.

Le Petit Verdot, Deliciously Understated on Rue du Cherche-Midi, 6th Arrondissement

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There are no secrets in the Paris restaurant scene. There are, however, understated addresses that are too earnest in their devotion to good food,...

The Electrician

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The back table by the kitchen at Kasaphani, Paris’s premier Greek Cypriot restaurant, is reserved for family and friends. Tony, the oldest of the...

The Fall 2011 Schedule of Major Art Exhibitions in Paris, a Ritual of Redemption

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Wearing the last vestiges of their summer tan, Parisians re-enter the hallow grounds of the Louvre, the Grand Palais, the Orsay and other such temples of culture and art.
Judy and Richard Fritz on their culinary adventure in Paris. The gourmet economist, FR.

Culinary Utility of the Dollar in Paris: 6 Recommendations from a Gourmet Economist

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Culinary sleuths Richard and Judy Fritz set out on a deliciously intriguing culinary adventure in Paris as they followed in the footsteps of a little-known restaurant guide written in the 1980s by renown economist Bela Balassa, leading to their discovery of six notable and enduring restaurants to consider for your own culinary adventures.

An Ode to Guy Martin, Chef of Le Grand Véfour

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From his youth as a rugged boy in the mountains to his position at the heights and forefront of French cuisine in Paris, Guy...

A Brilliant Obsession: Color at the Marmottan Monet, Black at the Pompidou

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The Marmottan Monet Museum is one of the undervisited glories of the museumscape of Paris, no doubt due to its location toward the western...

5 Phenomena on the Streets of Paris This Summer

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“We’ll always have Paris,” Rick said, but Paris changes. Wandering the streets and parks of the capital year in year out—alone, accompanied, in love, in friendship, at work, at play, on foot, on bike—will make anyone a trend spotter. Here are five phenomena to watch for on the streets of Paris this summer.

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