Paris with a Baby

Paris in springtime is enchanting, Paris at Christmas is magical.  Last year, we visited somewhere in between, on a snowy, …

HOTEL DE NELL, PARIS

Tucked away in a quiet street in the 9th arrondissement of Paris is Hôtel de NELL , a beautiful five star in a restored 19t…

BIRTHDAY WEEKEND IN PARIS

We went to Paris for my birthday this May, hopping on a Eurostar after work on the Friday to arrive in time for a late din…

DROUANT BY ANTOINE WESTERMANN

When I lived in Paris I often walked past Drouant , the historic restaurant by Michelin-starred chef Antoine Westermann nea…

MOULIN ROUGE

Last week in Paris I made my way up to Montmartre to visit the most famous cabaret in the world. The legendary Moulin Rouge…

LA VIE EN ROSE

... noire et bleue.  Last time I was in Paris for a weekend I wore my new royal blue cashmere sweater from Temperley London…

Ciel de Paris

Last New Year's Eve I was in Paris with my boyfriend, brother and sister-in-law and we went for a long, late lunch at C…

CHRISTMAS IN PARIS

I hosted mon père in my little Montorgueil flat in Paris over Christmas last year and on 25 December we wandered around t…

Christmas in Paris

Last Christmas I was in Paris and invited my Dad over to stay in my apartment for a few days - for Christmas Day we went an…

OCTOBER INSTAGRAM PHOTOS

In October I went to Paris twice and Troyes, Yorkshire to see my school buddies, the Frieze Art Fair in Regent's Park f…

Christmas Ballet

Going to the ballet at Christmas is one of my favourite traditions.  It's one of my favourite things to do all year ro…

GARRY WINOGRAND RETROSPECTIVE IN PARIS

Garry Winogrand was an American photographer (1928-1984) who documented modern life on the city streets in his native New Y…

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: BASTILLE DAY

French expeditionist J.B. Charcot (left) and Raymond Rallier du Baty drinking Mumm Champagne in Antarctica, Bastille Da…

April in Paris

I went back to Paris over Easter   - and sang April in Paris , one of my very favourite Ella Fitzgerald songs, in my head t…

Brasserie Lipp

Brasserie Lipp is somewhat of a Parisian institution.  On the Boulevard Saint-Germain opposite Cafe Flore (another much-lov…

APRIL INSTAGRAM PHOTOS

In April I spent a weekend in Ilkley and the Yorkshire Dales, went back to Paris where I fell in love with Monet's water…

Le Dome du Marais

I stumbled across Le Dôme du Marais in the north Marais district one afternoon in December and was drawn in by the restaur…

LADUREE PARIS

A trip to Paris isn't complete without visiting Ladurée .  Even though the luxury French macaron house opened a London …

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: FABULOUS FIFTIES

need to a) find me one of these dresses  then b) find a wonderfully elaborate  event  to which I can wear such a beauti…

JANUARY INSTAGRAM PHOTOS

January was my last full month in Paris and I certainly made the most of it.  I had dinner and drinks out just about every n…