Marie-Antoine Carême had the misfortune to be born the sixteenth child of a desperately poor Parisian family, five years before the French Revolution. At the culmination of the revolutionary period so bloodthirsty it would be called the Reign of Terror, Papa Carême walked a ten-year-old ‘Antonin’ from their shanty home on Rue du Bac to […]
Katrina Lawrence
An Egyptian Treasure Hunt … in Paris
The French have long loved the style of the classical world — what is now considered to be classic Parisian architecture originally took many cues from Ancient Greece and Rome. Signs of Egyptian influence might not be as plentiful, but they’re there to be found — and tracking down Paris’s Egyptian markers makes for a […]
Valentine’s Month Special: Five Romantic Restaurants in Paris
There are countless atmospheric eateries in Paris — from cosy bistros to glittering five-star affairs — that make a date-night feel all the more special. (And let’s face it, even a simple picnic of baguette, cheese and strawberries seems utterly romantic in this city!) But some restaurants have particular settings and stories that make them […]
Valentine’s Month Special: Six of the Most Romantic Paris Hotels
Paris is spoilt for choice when it comes to hotels that double as the perfect setting for one’s very own love story — from swoon-worthy five-star establishments to boutique addresses that are heart-palpitatingly pretty. Some hotels, however, have such a romantic air about them that they seem to come straight from rom-com central casting. Here […]