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Two Days to discover the LVMH Universe

admin — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:00:04 +0000

Is your dream to visit the Louis Vuitton workshop, the Guerlain House or Ruinart cellars, but you’ve never had the opportunity? Rejoice, during the LVMH behind the scene days, the luxury giant opens the doors of 25 of its mythical houses. Workshops, cellars, family houses or showrooms, Haute Couture backstage, leather goods, or even French vineyards, you will finally be unveiled.

Les Journées Particulières LVMH October 15 and 16
Free and open to all, subject to availability

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The Taillardat Company Revives the Enlightenment

admin — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 08:55:33 +0000

Who has never dreamt to own a great console looking like a masterpiece of the eighteenth century, in his living-room? For classic furniture fanatics, the Taillardat company has striven for more than 20 years to create a collection of luxury furniture in the pure French tradition. Chests of drawers, desks, dining room pieces, armchairs, sofas … the company is especially inspired by the Louis XIV, Louis XV, Louis XVI and Directoire styles. With more than 250 furniture listed, the brand has now become a benchmark in the world of French furniture of the Enlightenment, thanks to its know-how.

Maison Taillardat
44, avenue Marceau
75008 Paris
France
T. : +33.(0)1.47.20.17.12
F. : +33.(0)1.47.23.34.38
taillardat.showroom@orange.fr

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How to cook as a Great Chef

admin — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 09:43:16 +0000

After having watched Master Chef and other cooking TV shows, your biggest dream must be to learn how to cook as a great Chef. Now, there is no such word as “impossible” thanks to the Atelier des Chefs des Galeries Lafayette. During an individual lesson (with a group of 8 people at the most), professionals will teach you how to use a knife, how to blend flavors… Then, you will want to tell everyone: come have dinner with me! From 30 minutes to 4 hours, these gourmet workshops tackle any issues: from macaroon and New York pastry, to Italian products and cooking with beer, through vegetables of yesteryear. So hard to choose a theme! But don’t forget that: the more the merrier, so bring your friends or your husband with you. After the course, savor your creation around the table, a good opportunity to taste the dishes of other participants, to compare and improve yourself!

Open from Monday to Saturday from 10 am to 7 pm.
On average €72 for a 2 hours lesson.
€15 for Lunch, with a 30 minutes lesson, followed by a tasting.
Here the list of next lessons.

L’Atelier des Chefs Paris Galeries Lafayette Maison / -1 /sous-sol
35, boulevard Haussmann
75009 Paris
France
T. : +33.(0)1.49.70.97.50

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The House of Honey

admin — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 09:00:53 +0000

La Maison du Miel is really something, and it offers about 40 varieties of honey came from our French lands and from all over the world : Acacia, Chestnut tree, Christmas tree, Lavender… If this is too much for you, don’t worry, sellers will make you taste honey to helping you to decide ! Know that, each honey has its own special feature, for exemple the lavender honey is good for sore throat. La Maison du Miel suggests also various products came from beekeeping ( royal jelly, pollen ) or made with honey ( ginger bread, tea biscuits).

Opened from Monday to Saturday from 9:30am until 7pm
Closed on Sundays

Maison du Miel
24, rue Vignon
75009 Paris
France
T. : +33.(0)1.47.42.26.70
maisondumiel@wanadoo.fr

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Paris Design Week : Paris Celebrates the Design !

admin — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:08:35 +0000

Do you want to learn more about design ? Save these dates in your calendar : from 12th september to 18th september, this is the first Paris Design Week . During a week, the French capital will be entirely dedicated to design in all its forms. Several shops, restaurants, art galleries take part in this event, organizing debates, workshop and exhibits. This is the right time to discover the vision of design of Colette, Aesop, or Lafayette Maison, during your ride from Madeleine to Opéra. If you enjoy design, this is the place to be !

Paris Design Week from 12 september to 18 september, in Paris.

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Le Comptoir des Abbayes

admin — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 09:00:10 +0000

The rue des Martyrs is known to all trendy “bobo” Parisians. The latest shop to arrive in the street is Le Comptoir des Abbayes, a very monastic boutique which sells only artisan products made in abbeys all over France! Hard to make a choice, with so many to choose from: balms, floral waters, sweets, jams, candles and ceramics. Simply a perfect place to buy surprise gifts for a loved one.

Open Monday from 1:30 pm to 7:30 pm, and Tuesday to Saturday from 10 am to 7:30 pm.

Comptoir des Abbayes
4/6, rue Fléchier
75009 Paris
France
T. : +33.(0)1.48.78.49.25
F. : +33.(0)1.48.78.36.06
magasin@comptoir-des-abbayes.fr

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Escale Gourmet Latte Cisternino Cooperativa

admin — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 09:00:03 +0000

With an informal feel to it, Cooperativa Latte Cisternino is an authentic Italian dairy shop where one can chatter happily in Italian. Offering the best quality/price ratio of all Italian delicatessens in Paris, the shop sells large balls of Burrata di Bufala, weight 500g each, with a soft, creamy centre – a culinary delight that has a huge fan base among the “bobo” Parisians! For those who love Italian cured meat, there is a selection of Italian hams like Speck and Coppa. Fresh pasta, Ricotta made from cow’s milk and many other delicacies are also available.

A little tip: all dairy products are delivered every Thursday. Be sure to mark it down in your calendar if you want nothing but the best quality products!

Cooperativa Latte Cisternino
37, rue Godot de Mauroy
75009 Paris
France

Beauty rituals from around the world

admin — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:00:59 +0000

Are you passionate about travel? If so, go to the Spa Cinq Mondes near the Square de l’Opéra-Louis Jouvet, where all treatments, body wraps and massages are intended to take you out of the ordinary and on a world tour of beauty rituals. From the Javanese body scrub with spices to the Japanese aroma and flower bath, including even the Polynesia Monoi body scrub, this very zen spa allows you to travel around the world in just a few hours. Find it hard to return to reality after such an experience, and filled with a longing to do it all over again as soon as possible? Ready for another go?

Open Monday to Friday from 11am to 8pm, Saturday from 10am to 8pm.
Open late until 10pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Spa Cinq Mondes
6, Square de l’Opéra Louis Jouvet
75009 Paris
France
T.: +33.(0)1.42.66.00.60

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The forum of night owls

admin — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 09:00:26 +0000

With a decor made of British paneling, Chesterfield sofas and dozens of pure malt bottles behind the show-windows, Le Forum is one of the secretive bars of the French capital. Once you’ve crossed the threshold, the two jukeboxes come to life and the brown lighting bathes the place in a subdued atmosphere. There’s nothing more comfortable than sitting in one of the large soft armchairs with one of the cocktails or whiskeys on the infinite menu. Cozy meeting spot in the area, Le Forum especially springs to life at the time when night owls wake up.

Open from Monday to Thursday from 12 pm to 1 am, on Fridays until 2 am and on Saturdays from 5.30 pm to 2 am.

Bar Le Forum
4, Boulevard Malesherbes
75008 Paris
France
T. : +33.(0)1.42.65.37.86

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A cutting-edge barber!

admin — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 09:00:15 +0000

We’re in 2011 and electric razors have found a place in almost all Parisian homes. All of them? Not quite! One small barbershop refuses to surrender and will continue to resist the invaders: La Barbière de Paris. In this vintage boutique, men come to have their beard trimmed the old-fashioned way. Beards, mustaches and goatees, the professional barber uses her cut-throat razor in many ways. The perfect gift idea for your man… and for you too on some level!

Open from Tuesday to Saturday from 9 am to 7.30 pm. Late opening on Thursdays.

La Barbière de Paris
14, rue Condorcet
75009 Paris
France
T. : +33.(0)1.45.26.92.45
contact@labarbieredeparis.com

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