Terence Kenny, Champagne Pannier’s Doo-Wop King
Over flutes of champagne Terence and I swapped New York stories, sang accapella doo-wop to the amazement of nearby diners and discovered a shared passion for France and bubbles When did you first come...
View ArticleJuan’s La Dernière Goutte
Casablanca had Rick’s Café Américain and Paris has Juan’s La Dernière Goutte, our favorite Paris wine shop. The refugees that gather on Saturday afternoons at this 6th arrondissement destination when...
View ArticleJohn Davis-American Soldier in Paris
John Davis was born and raised in Berkeley Ca and landed in Normandy after D-Day on July 28 1944. A twenty-four year old ordinance officer responsible for moving trucks and tanks across the channel he...
View ArticleBarbara Redmond-artiste Minneapolisienne
I first met Barbara several years ago when she reached out to me to discuss developing her own Paris brand A Womans Paris. Like many of those of us who have become enamored of the City of Light she has...
View ArticleThe Sultana of Scarves
SULTANA OF SCARVES AND SHAWLS I was introduced to Victoria by Maribeth Clemente, author of THE RICHES OF PARIS at a book signing at Brentanos in Paris. Afterward several of us had dinner at the Marché...
View ArticleLes Images de Marc (Lefebvre)
As a former stamp collector and history buff there was no way I could resist Marc’s charming shop around the corner from my apartment, on the Boulevard Beaumarchais. It is crammed with antique post...
View ArticleMy Postman ALWAYS Rings Twice
France being France it is 9 months since I moved into my ground floor apartment in the 3rd arrondisement and my name still does not appear on the mailbox. Understand that the concierge will not...
View ArticleMassimo Mori, Doge di Parigi
For many of us raised in America, Italian food was symbolized by oceans of tomato sauce covering cauldrons of mass produced spaghetti-we didn’t know from pasta. And let’s not forget eggplant parmigiana...
View ArticleAlbert Nahmias
If you have been an assiduous reader of my newsletters then you have frequently encountered the name Albert Nahmias, my Paris culinary ‘rabbi.” In the 1001 Arabian Nights secret doors open when one...
View ArticleMaison Plisson-3rd Arrondissement
The overnight success of Maison Plisson was conceived in New York over twenty years ago. Bretagne-born Delphine Plisson was living and studying in New York in the early 90’s prior to a lengthy career...
View ArticleNaomi Barry
In Memoriam: Naomi Barry 1918-2013 Ma Nuit Chez Naomi excerpted from Paris par Hasard S, the “London Art Dealer,” was in town and we met at Chez Francis on the Place d’Alma for a view of the...
View ArticleBetty Werther-La Grand Dame of Paris Journalism
scroll down for part II I first met Betty Werther at a dinner party chez Naomi Barry, herself a legend at Gourmet magazine, in 2009. I am proud to call her a good friend. In preparation for the...
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