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An E-Book Reader That Just May Catch On

You’ve got to have a lot of nerve to introduce an electronic book reader in 2007. The Amazon Kindle incorporates cellular broadband service.
Sure, the idea has appeal: an e-reader lets you carry hundreds of books, search or jump to any spot in the text and bump up the type size when your eyes get tired.
But […]

Chocolate bonanza

Chocoholics rejoice! The 13th Salon du Chocolat has an ambitious goal: to unite people of all creeds and colours by celebrating a craving common to the whole planet. 150 chocolatiers from France and abroad will display their goodies, and compete against each other for the best chocolate award (the panel of judges is professional, but […]

Chez Marianne

André Jorno’s Tunisian mother opened the first Sephardic grocery on this rue de Rosiers location in the early 50’s when the Marais was still the predominantly Ashkenazi Jewish neighborhood it had been since the Middle Ages.
Falafel lovers will argue vociferously as to who makes the best on the rue des Rosiers but I like my […]

Paris in the steps of Ratatouille

If you are a fan of this year’s hit animated film Ratatouille, you can follow the adventures of Rémy the rat through the streets of Paris on your next visit. For the past year Mission Cinéma, an organization devoted to preserving and supporting French film, has been offering Les Parcours Cinéma (Paris Film Trails).

Paris is for Skaters

You may have witnessed this Friday night event in Paris—cops on rollerblades clear the way for 10,000 skaters zipping past pedestrians and café patrons through the streets of Paris after dark. If your own skills are up for the pace, why not give it a go yourself?
When Pari Roller begins at 10 p.m., the area […]

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The last time I saw Paris, her heart was warm and gay. I heard the laughter of her heart in every street café.

- Oscar Hammerstein, 2nd (1895 - 1960)

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