You have read plenty about my time spent at Le Bristol Hotel in Paris (see links below). My favorite music while there is this collection of Jean-Marie Leclair violin concertos played by Fabio Biondi and his Europa Galante ensemble. Leclair was born in 1697 and worked as a composer and violinist in royal courts and […]
LEBOVITZ: Lunch at a Legendary Restaurant in Paris
Please read the account of lunch at La Tour d’Argent by chef, author, and long-time traveling friend David Lebovitz, below. He writes in his newsletter: I’ve been wanting to eat at La Tour d’Argent ever since I was about 10 years old. My family had an oversized book, the Picture Cook Book, published by Life […]
Paris, The Palace Hotels: Part I
Originally posted on September 8, 2017. Paris, a city of over two million, has 20 arrondissements (neighborhoods) in its inner circle. The Cathedral of Notre Dame, on Isle de la Cite (1st a), is considered the center of Paris, with each arrondissement spiraling like a snail’s shell from there. Use the Notre Dame as your […]
My Favorite Arrondissements in Paris
In speaking with you, you tell me about the trips you’re taking in 2025. If you go to Paris, check out my favorite arrondissement. Originally posted July 23, 2024. With the Olympics about to kick off in Paris, there’s been a lot of news coverage of the city where Your Survival Guy has spent more […]
The Restoration of Notre Dame
Over the weekend, Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris was officially reopened, with important officials from around the world in attendance. Watch the ceremony below in a video from the official Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral account.
Just Like the Old Days at Chez Georges
On his Substack, David Lebovitz, my favorite French food writer, lauds Chez Georges as a “classic bistro.” Debbie and I traveled with David in Paris and Switzerland, at the beginning of our adventures in France. David writes: We don’t go to traditional French bistros as much as I’d like. One reason is that there aren’t […]
Your Survival Guy in Paris: He Went to Paris
Leaving Paris is never a good idea. But that’s life. As one of our friends told us as he was saying goodbye, “The day you leave Paris, you’re one day closer to the day you’ll return.” Which means this morning we’re a couple of days closer and not quite over the jet lag, but that’s […]
Your Survival Guy in Paris: The Magic of Christian Dior
“Haute couture is one of the last repositories of the marvelous, and the couturiers the last possessors of the wand of Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother.” — Christian Dior “When Maison Christian Dior first opened, it had three workrooms in the office of 30 Avenue Montaigne, a tiny studio, a salon in which to show the dresses, a […]
You Can Eat Well at the Hotel
Debbie and I spend a lot of time traveling, and we often stay at hotels where the food is as exemplary as the accommodation. In The Wall Street Journal, Kevin Sintumuang discusses some hotel restaurants that are trying to change the perception that such establishments are boring and overpriced. He writes: Staying at a hotel […]
Your Survival Guy in Paris: Luxury and You
When it comes to busy shops in Paris, there’s Hermès, and then there’s the rest. Every time we go into the corner store on St. Honoré, it’s mobbed with shoppers picking through scarves, trying on shoes, and laying down their credit cards. The money side is all so discreet as you’re whisked away to the […]
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