Oct 14, 2018 | Newsletters
Mark your calendar for Paris in 2019 October 14, 2018 By Patricia Tennison www.ParisCafeWriting.com It’s been a while since I’ve used a paper calendar—remember those?—but when I did I favored the back-to-school variety, the ones that started in September and October....
Aug 29, 2018 | Newsletters
In: Stunning museum. Out: Metro tickets. In: Mashed potatoes. August 31, 2018 By Patricia Tennison www.ParisCafeWriting.com It’s not really a museum, in the classic sense. The hot-new Atelier des Lumières in Paris is more an experience, a 360-degree submersion into...
Jun 30, 2018 | Newsletters
Marijuana “light” rolls onto a Paris restaurant menu By Patricia Tennison www.ParisCafeWriting.com “And how would you like your cheeseburger, madame? Medium, rare—with or without the … supplement?” C’est vrai. Just when you think you’ve conquered the...
Mar 28, 2018 | Newsletters
Sketches of Pickpockets in Spain, Part II: The Comments By Patricia Tennison www.ParisCafeWriting.com Well, we seemed to have hit a nerve with the previous Paris Cafe Writing newsletter on pickpockets. We were warned about the skill level of pickpockets in Barcelona,...
Mar 18, 2018 | Newsletters
The pickpocket? We never saw it coming By Patricia Tennison www.ParisCafeWriting.com They are soooo good. When I told friends that I was leaving Paris for a few days to visit Barcelona, everyone had a pickpocket tale: “They make Paris thieves look like...