Paris inspired Cocktails for Summer Our way to mix it up for the summer is with a sparkling wine cocktail to drink by the pool, cafe side tables or with friends. Here is some recipes using the House Sparkling wine, Tattinger’s CARNEROS Sparkling BRUT wine. The recipes call for Champagne, you can add any sort…
What’s For Dinner at Jean Renoir’s
The Impressionist Canvas was filled with the Joys of Dining One of the most interesting aspects of the lives of the Impressionists was their love of good food, company and a well set table. Monet, Renoir, and many Impressionist artists knew and socialised with each other. If they were in Paris, a celebration at a…
Paris is Romantic. It just is.
Let us Count the Ways we Love Paris in Honor of Valentine’s Day What does the city of Paris have that makes other cities simply pale by comparison. Let us count the ways. There is a seat on every corner, waiting for you and someone special to meet. The meeting of friends and lovers in…
Dream a Little…Dream of Me
Film Review: ODETTE, TOULEMOND Sometimes you happen upon a little film that is like a travelogue. It takes you to where you want to go on a rainy day. It reminds you why films are a unique art form. They transport us, but more than that, they re-affirm what we love about being human. This…
Chanel’s Riviera: A Book Review
Discover the fascinating world of COCO CHANEL and friends during War, Peace and Survival. CHANEL had a unique history among France’s Couture royalty. As a ‘self-made’ woman her life was one of unique triumphs and tragedies. She would often say that sacrifice for her work was both a blessing and a curse. CHANEL lead a…
Be an Adventuress
In Honour of Women’s History Month An Adventuress is a female character that has appeared in social and cultural history and is described as someone who goes against the social structure. She is seen as a threat to that natural order of things, which is a Victorian view of how women operate in society that…
Paris Adventuress Podcast
What I remember about Paris seems to be fading from my memory so I am going to do some rummaging and see if I can retrace my steps first as a 15 year old, as an exchange student. Then, as a young professional working with clients in the luxury industry. Along the way I met…
Pinot Noir & Wine Pairings
Wine Wednesdays on our Podcast: This week it’s Pinot Noir From WINE ENTHUSIAST: Pinot Noir is a black wine grape variety of the species Vitis vinifera that hails from France. It’s one of France’s oldest grapes, cultivated more than a century ago by the Cistercian monks in Burgundy. Its origins from France make it one of the…
Cabernet + Food Pairings Guide
The Cabernet Primer for the Paris Adventuress Podcast The world’s best Cabernets from France come from the Bordeaux, Bergerac, Languedoc-Roussillon regions in France. French Cabernet set the standards for the world and when exploring the wine regions of France on your next trip, you will not be disappointed. Regions of the World where Cabernet Flourishes…
Karl. Visionary. Cat Lover.
The international citizen of the world, Karl Lagerfeld is presented on May 5th in New York at the Metropolitan Museum until July 15th. What so many models, photographers, magazine editors, actresses tell about KARL is how exacting, precise and witty he was. He simply took on the world of COCO CHANEL and made it his…
My Dinner with Chopin & George
What’s on the Menu at George Sand’s Country Home The country home of George Sands, LE MANOIRE de NOHANT is a three hour trip from Paris. I took this trip while I was still in school, with my parents; my father was a devoted fan of Chopin’s music. This trip was a pilgrimage for him….