The Tomato Knife

After avoiding the subject for way too long, I’ve signed up for French driving lessons. Unless your American license was issued in one of the 13 states (see below) that have a reciprocity agreement with France, you have to take both the written and driving tests once you live here permanently. That means drivers’ ed [...]

This week I got to meet David Lebovitz and picked up a beautiful (and heavy) copy of his latest cookbook, Ready for Dessert. Full of mouth-watering photos, clearly-presented recipes and loads of baking tips, it simply makes me want to get in the kitchen- and bake. While many of the recipes are reminiscent of classic [...]

The Paris-based English literary and arts review, Upstairs at Duroc, is launching a new reading series…tonight. In cooperation with Berkeley Books of Paris, an English-language bookshop, “Pause on the Landing” (I know, we try to be clever when we can) will be a recurring discussion-based gathering to help support both new and established writers. The [...]

You can’t have a blog on Paris without mentioning the infamous Préfecture de Police. This is where one goes for a handful of administrative documents in France, and in a foreigner’s case, for your titre de séjour- the card that gives you permission to live in France and acts as your “identity card.”  Once you [...]