In the heart of the Pigalle sex district, just down the street from the storied Moulin Rouge, la Cigale is one of my favorite places to see live music in Paris. Founded in 1887 and protected as a historical monument, it began life as a cabaret featuring stars like Maurice Chevalier. Later on, in the years followoing the first world war,...

A few years ago, Catherine Sanderson was already one of Paris' most well-known expatriate bloggers. Her site Petite Anglaise had a loyal following of 4,000 visitors who arrived daily to hear the British secretary's stories about Paris, her French lover "Mr. Frog," and their bilingual daughter "tadpole."...

When the tourists stagger out bleary-eyed from the Gare du Nord, coming from CDG airport or the Eurostar, they're often both hungry and exhausted. How else to explain the fact that the brasseries en face are nearly always full? I walked past this...

As an American, I am periodically subject to intense cheeseburger cravings. While I thoroughly appreciate the local cuisine, my soul sometimes just needs the food of my youth. In the past, whenever this happened, I ran to my old standby Joe Allen . I...

As a cheese-crazy city resident, I am often asked my opinion about “the Best Cheese Shop in Paris.” There are two ways to respond to this Important Question. The first, a more complicated answer, is to say “whichever one is near your apartment.”...