Get in on the secrets, myths and mystique of Paris Latin Quarter: Paris' history began on the Left Bank or Rive Gauche. The area, south of the River Seine, has always attracted great artists, writers, philosophers, revolutionaries and musicians. Voltaire, Diderot, Rousseau, Robespierre, Danton, Benjamin Franklin, Bonaparte, Victor Hugo, Verlaine, Musset, Oscar Wilde, Sartre and Hemingway are just some of the famous people who were regulars at the cafés in the area. As such, Paris' Left … [Read more...]
Bonjour, would you like to bake like a French Pâtissier?
January 16, 2010 by
Learn Pastry and Dessert making from a French master chef: Paris' patisseries are world famous and some like Ladurée, La Maison Stohrer and Angelina's are Parisian institutions. Life's Sweet in Paris - walk around the city and you'll see patisseries overflowing with the most tempting sweet treats. Dessert connoisseurs don't seem to mind waiting in long queues to have a taste of those mouth-watering macarons, crème brulée, tarte tatin or truffes au chocolat. This we saw for … [Read more...]