The Paris Traveler

June 29th, 2008

Café Dimanche

Enjoy your Sunday!

 Armagnac, France’s Oldest Brandy:  Six hundred years old and still no  respect (everywheremag.com)
 Getting the French to Work (bbc.co.uk)
 ‘Crazy is believing you’re normal’ (guardian.co.uk)
 A Monet sets a record:  $80.4 million (iht.com)
 French university raises private funding for the the first time (webinfrance.com)

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June 22nd, 2008

Café Dimanche

Articles from around the world.  Enjoy!
 

 Apollonia Poilâne builds on her family’s legacy (iht.com)
 Patisserie in need of protection (bbc.co.uk)
 Crushed by Italy, France’s old guard reaches end of line (iht.com)
 Climate change threatens French truffle (reuters.com)
 Un Homne in Full (theatlantic.com)

 
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June 15th, 2008

Café Dimanche: Happy Father’s Day Edition

 
I have to wish all you dads out there a very Happy Father’s Day! 

 France looks to expand Champagne production (iht.com)
 Cozy Paris neighborhood a window on local life (cnn.com)
 Zippy French cars beat European Gloom (Forbes.com)
 Toasting the Joys of Imbibing Properly (nytimes.com)
 Do I Detect a Hint of…..Joe? (nytimes.com)

 
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June 8th, 2008

Café Dimanche

The news that gripped all of Paris this week was the passing of Yves Saint Laurent, a fashion icon, whose influence is perhaps second in revolutionizing women’s fashion to Coco Chanel. I cannot speak from experience as I am a bit too young to have sensed that change nor could I afford clothing designed […]

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June 1st, 2008

Café Dimanche

Happy reading. 

 Contemporary Architecture:  The Good, the Bad and the Really Monstrous (france today)
 French Railways Buy British Baguettes (guardian.co.uk)
 The Miracle Fruit, a Tease for the Taste Buds (nytimes.com)
 In Paris this Spring? Smile! You’re on Google Street View (webinfrance.com)
 A Less Expensive Way to Own Paris (nytimes.com)

 
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May 25th, 2008

Café Dimanche

Happy Sunday reading. 

 The Health Care System I Want Is in France  (abc.go.com)
 Starbucks appoints third managing director for France in four years(timesonline.co.uk)
 A Passion for (and Against) Sarkozy (nytimes.com) 
Letter from Paris (sun-sentinel.com)
Wine Pleasures:  Are They All in Your Head?  (nytimes.com)
Coffee and naps not helping your jet lag? Try starving instead (iht.com)

 
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May 18th, 2008

Café Dimanche

Happy Sunday reading!

 A Legend Called Lafleaur (moreintelligentlife.com)
 The Galloping Gardener  (francetoday.com)
 Vive la différence  (guardian.co.uk)
 Paris has the Louvre of pawnshops  (latimes.com)
 Un Homme in Full  (theatlantic.com)

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May 11th, 2008

Café Dimanche

 Enjoy your Sunday reading.
 

 The Mission: Soufflé (more intelligent life.com)
 Hot Spring in Paris (chow.com)
 France Too Expensive This Summer? (webinfrance)
 WorldWise Quiz: Paris (nationalgeographic.com)
 Youth Avoiding Wine in France (indianwineacademy.com)

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