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Yanique Francis
Tiffany's Food Bike: She rides around Paris on her pink bicycle delivering her made-with-love sandwiches and cakes. Tiffany Iung of Tifamade is our first "Paris Profile"; a set of interviews that focus on people living (and loving) their Parisian lives, the "My Parisian Life" way. Is the food bike craze the next "it" food sensation to take the Frenchies by storm, in Paris after the food trucks? We sure hope so! And we think Tiffany is way ahead of the pack. A bit of a back story: Initially,[...]
This weekend is jammed packed with lots to do by way of cultural, music, street and skate activities for kids and the entire family. What do you think of this round-up? Be Street Weekend an Urban music, clothing, skateboarding and dance festival at La Villette. Saturday 1pm to 10pm Sunday 12pm to 7pm Free Entrance La Grande Halle de la Villette Be Street Weekend Metro: Porte de Pantin Street Art - La Tour Paris 13 The largest showing of street art in Paris in one buildin[...]
Exhibition of Couturier Azzedine Alaia's work at the Galleria museum in Paris opened on September 28th 2013 and will be running until January 26th 2014. The fashion exposition started during the Paris Fashion Week. I went by this weekend, and loved it! Here's my review of the haute couture exposition. Parts of the show was split and continued with Modern Art Museum of the city of Paris (MAM) which is across the street and beside Palais de Tokyo (great place to end as you can enjoy a coff[...]
If you're looking for a decent bon bo in Paris you can eat one here in Montmartre in a tiny restaurant on the foot of Sacre Coeur: Colline D'Asie. The prices are cheap and average around 7 Euros per plate for a Pho soup or Bun Bo. There aren't many places you can eat in Paris on a budget of under 10 Euros! Check our my other post for Not a great place for a large group of people (only around 5 tables inside). As it's a little mom-and-pop place the service is very friendly but can be a bit slow.[...]
The annual harvest fest in Montmartre, Paris will be taking place October 9 to 13, 2013. This years theme focuses on the topic of Amour / Love. And what better place than paris to celebrate a love fest? The 80th Anniversary of the " Fete des Vendages" Montmartre Grape Harvest Festival is a massive 5 day event dedicated to the 18th Arrondissement of Paris (Home of Dalida, Place du Tertre, Dali Museum, great views overlooking Paris, Sacre Coeur etc). Lots of free activities day and night includ[...]