Shopping – Rue Jean Jacques Rousseau

Ze Comptoir de la Gastronomie

[Disclaimer – Some find it offensive that others might enjoy foie-gras and other by-product of ducks. Even thought it’s not all about foie-gras, his post is mostly targeted for the others.] The gourmet store Le Comptoir is one next-door épicerie fine (gourmet store) and restaurant that we love. One of these places that any foodie…
Rue Montorgueil – 2

The neighborhood is still called “Les Halles”, meaning the huge food market which has been feeding Paris until 1971. Because of this longstanding history (The Pinault Museum for instance is in fact the last conversion of the grain market built in the 1780s), there are many food-related stores in the area. Those who survived the…
So you’re a fashionista

Needless to say you’ve come to the right place [special post, by and for a teenaged girl, including the strong political statements]. Of course we would skip the big shopping centre “Les Halles” in which you would find the usual suspect brands like Zara, H&M or Pull&Bear (suspect of global warming, child slavery, Ouïghour deportation,…
Your bespoke fragrance

Making your own personalized fragrance has been trending for a while. Imagine a fragrance no-one would be wearing but you, which would become your olfactive signature wherever you go. Well … I was explained once in St Paul de Vence that each great perfumes would react to ones skin, and make a reaction which would…