Gertrude Stein: The Novel Ida, Fame and Celebrity
Reblogged from Carto's Library Blog: Picasso's 1907 painting of Gertrude Stein. Alice B. Toklas was 29 years old in 1908 …
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Lesser Known Parisian Delights – An Art Lover’s Ball
Many of us have been to Paris at least once and most of us during that first whirlwind trip visited …
Best French Restaurants 2012 – Michelin Red Guide
This year’s Michelin Red Guide will soon be on stands. For those of you who might not be familiar with this particular …
Les Grandes Dames des Salons Parisiens
Five-hundred years ago, Paris was the intellectual capital of the world. Literary, political and philosophical groups called Salons spanned the …
A Literary Afternoon in Paris
A few days ago, I had the distinct pleasure of filling an entire afternoon roaming around used bookstores in Paris. …
The Fantastic Flying Books
I’m not usually captivated by animated films as I generally feel they lack some sort of interconnectivity on an emotional …
Eating in Season – A French Secret to Health
Eating in season is probably rule number one when it comes to traditional French savoir-vivre. Over here in France this …
Cooking Chestnuts
A traditional part of any Christmas menu in France is stewed chestnuts or les marrons which are served in a velvety sweet …
Farming for Foie Gras – Part 3
During the holidays, as some of you may remember, we began a three-part series of videos on Foie Gras. Our …
The Power of Advertising
So much has been written in recent years about the power of consumer advertizing. The thesis generally being that we, …
