Month: December 2017

Where to spend an exceptional New Year's Eve in Paris?

Are you spending New Year's Eve in Paris and want to make it an unforgettable memory? The transition to 2018 will be refined, greedy, magical or will it not be? Immerse yourself in the best Parisian life has to offer through our 5 best addresses for New Year's Eve. Health ! ◊ 2018 very chic… at the Josefin This magnificent address located at the Hotel Banke, in a former bank whose splendor simply takes your breath away, is of rare magnificence. Behind the stoves, a chef with undeniable talent and delicious inventiveness. For the New Year, he concocts a menu which, with great pomp, goes around our finest products. In addition to a bewitching decor, a delicate and perfectly gourmet plate, you can enjoy a superb wine list that the sommelier (adorable) adjusts to the dishes. One of our most beautiful discoveries for 2018. ◊ 2018 along the water … on the Bateaux Parisiens What could be more intoxicating than spending 2018 on the course of the Seine, tasting a special menu where …

Our 10 gourmet holiday treats

If there is a time when gustatory madness is allowed, it's now. For a fortnight (one month, for the most sporty), the resorts no longer have a voice in the matter as it is institutionally accepted (just that) that the price must be good. To best celebrate winter pleasures, discover our best addresses for gourmet snacks. ⊗ A butternut velouté with chestnut at Mr Culbuto, the new bistro in the Buttes Chaumont that all Parisian hipsters have stormed since it opened a few months ago. The setting is warm, wooded and intimate: you want to stay there for hours until the snowstorm subsides (…with a little imagination). ⊗ A confectionery of yesteryear at Servant. This chocolatier-confectioner welcomes us to an appetizing shop like a candy box. A true ode to gluttony, this hundred-year-old house offers an impressive range of sweets from everywhere and from all times... Attention, cavities. ⊗ A cheese platter at Rural by Marc Veyrat, at the Palais des Congrès. Where …

The most beautiful rooms in Paris for a magical New Year's Eve

Ah, New Year's Eve in Paris, who hasn't dreamed of it? Spending 2018 in the capital of love, the senses, celebration and gluttony, what a joy... it's about not spoiling it with an unwise hotel choice. To avoid this kind of disaster scenario, discover our selection of the most beautiful rooms in the best Parisian hotels. Those who have character, character, style, soul... and who will offer you an exceptional moment. ◊ The Nolinski Nestled near the Comédie Française and the Louvre, the Nolinski embodies the art of French living and exceptional refinement. Each space is designed as a journey of the senses, bringing emotions and comfort. There reigns in the place a captivating mystery which is found in the heart of the rooms whose decoration leaves you speechless… Not to mention that its ultra central location makes it the ideal starting point (and fall) for a bewitching night. 16 avenue de l'Opéra – 75001 – 01 42 86 10 10 I BOOK MY STAY …

What to do with children in Paris during the holidays?

Long live the wind, long live the wind, long live Friday… Or not. Happiness for some, additional burden for others (aka: the grown ups), the Christmas holidays point the tip of their nose leaving us full responsibility for the schedules of our little ones... How to do, or more exactly WHAT to occupy our cherubs during the Christmas holidays and not leave them in the good care of Dame TV? Swooning over the Christmas windows: the children let themselves be carried away by the dreamlike universes that the department stores create for them while the others (you) savor the little madeleine of Proust... who has never walked around the Galeries Lafayette, the shining eye, the handcuff in that of an elder? Make way for transmission. More information. Train on the Parisian peaks to become a competitive trampoline runner. To leap without complex, head for the 14th arrondissement and the Montparnasse Tower. On its highest sky, treat yourself to a game of playful and recreational sport, accompanied by the children who are having a great time. More information. Survey…

The most beautiful bottles of the holidays 2017

Even the most lunar among us cannot ignore it: the holidays are here. They patiently wait for the end of the week to sound the death knell of the usual to launch the farandole of meetings, reunions and feasts. As everyone knows, the success of a festive meal rests on the one hand on the plate, on the other hand on the drink (because the guests, in the background… No?). If you get lost, let us invite the best vintages to your table. ⊕ For the inauguration Bubbles, of course! And not just any. Mumm, for the holidays, is launching a 4-year-aged champagne: the Mumm 4. The maximum aging period is usually 15 months, here a complex process is put in place to allow this prestigious champagne to flourish to the maximum. and develop its entire aromatic palette to the fullest. Departure with a fanfare guaranteed. ⊕ For the starter More bubbles, but from Bordeaux! For the end of the year, Jaillance offers its elegant Icon box with which you are sure to please the whole table thanks to …

A romantic getaway to Bas-Bréau during the holidays

What if we took advantage of the holidays to treat ourselves to a romantic getaway, far from the world and the hustle and bustle, near a chimney fire and its comfort? What better time than the first frosts of winter to escape briefly, the time to dream together? Head to the Hôtellerie du Bas-Bréau, in Barbizon, the dream nest for any romantic getaway. → Destination The Hôtellerie du Bas Bréau is nestled an hour from Paris (practical), in the charming village of Barbizon. Known for having seen the flourishing of the eponymous school, its soil has been trodden by Millet, Rousseau (the painter, not the other), Corot, Daubigny... in short, names that will not leave lovers of beautiful canvases indifferent. . Note: if these gentlemen met there, it was to paint landscapes from nature. It's up to you to conclude that nature is not bad at all there... The big plus: the village adjoins the forest of Fontainebleau, which we highly recommend exploring. ∅ What do we do there? Forest walking, therefore, but not only. The surroundings, recognized by a …

Ventcouvert: the temptation of winter

Every sensible person knows: winter is cotton for the dressing room. First, you have to avoid the well-known pitfall of the Bibendum; then, you have to find colors that respond correctly to the total absence of luminosity specific to the month of January. Fortunately, Ventcouvert, the house specializing in the manufacture of Leather, Sheepskin and Suede offers us very beautiful collections. We are off. ◊ The spirit of the Ventcouvert brand works the skin in a noble material, which makes it a brand close to luxury while remaining affordable (good point!). The skin is a love story there: highlighted, it is natural, rich in its imperfections which give it its cachet. The collections are aimed at both women and men: for the first, we love the elegant and comforting parkas, for the second, we love the bomber jacket that is as virile as it is timeless. There is in the spirit of the lines drawn by Patrick Taïeb, the creator, something unavoidable, easy, cocooning… and hippie chic. Moreover, woolly skins have the share …