Vacation in Paris BLOG

Planning The Future With The Past

Posted on Aug 03,2020 by Hampton*Jan

Many people inherit family recipes, but Muriel and Olivier Madeline inherited some with a difference. They were for a range of the most famous perfumes of les ann�es folles - that is, the Roarin� 20s, - perfumes that had been created by their great-grandmother, Germaine Duval { read more }

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Paris Cracks Open

Posted on Aug 03,2020 by Hampton*Jan

It�s official: Paris is cracking open piece by piece. Or as the French government says, deconfinement is here. { read more }

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Twilight In The City Of Lights

Posted on Aug 03,2020 by Hampton*Jan

Quiet, oh so quiet. Paris, without its honking horns, without its clinking glasses, without its boisterous conversations. Paris without its audience. { read more }

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Mulled Wine - Vin Chaud

Posted on Nov 29,2019 by Hampton*Jan

Mulled wine is something we serve at our own annual holiday party in Toronto (and now, in N�rac, France, where we host neighbours and friends too) and over the years, we�ve perfected our recipe. { read more }

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Sp�culoos cookies

Posted on Aug 26,2019 by Hampton*Jan

If you�ve ever had coffee in France, you�ll be familiar with these cookies. Sp�culoos are a Dutch and Belgian specialty, but you�ll find them nestled on your saucer with your coffee in most restaurants and caf�s { read more }

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French Food Expressions

Posted on Jun 21,2019 by Hampton*Jan

We all know how much the French love food, right? And if you speak French, you�ll likely know that many of their proverbs, idioms and other everyday expressions have something to do with food too. I mean, pourquoi pas? How many of these do you know? And how many of them can you work into your everyday conversations? { read more }

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