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I could write sonnets about falafel. I could create art inspired by it (and have, in an attempt to rally accomplices for my near-daily trek to le Marais, God’s gift to falafel lovers)
You may have had it in some third-generation Greek restaurant in Astoria or second-rate vegetarian cafe. Don’t be fooled. Fresh, street-side falafel is of a [...]

Let’s be clear: Restaurant Georges, atop the Centre Pompidou, is indeed a museum resto. Therefore — despite an ambitious menu — the food may very well disappoint. And it’s expensive. Where value is concerned, one look at the fare might very well send you running in the opposite direction.
But stop, and have a seat. In [...]

Peggy Retka has had a passion for travel ever since her first international experience. When she was fifteen, Peggy traveled in France for three weeks with her high school language teachers. She discovered a fascinating world that offered different experiences and perspectives from her hometown of Hastings, MN. From that point on, she was hooked.
Peggy [...]

Sometimes, no matter how flavorsome the café au lait or flaky the croissants, a hearty American breakfast is simply and solely what the heart desires (particularly after a night on the town — the States have hangover food down to a tee).
So when in Paris and craving home fries, steak and eggs, a bacon cheeseburger or [...]

The locals guide to your favorite city.

If the mere mention of travel evokes frightful images of airline tickets, hostel bills and unforgiving exchange rates, think again. While it’s more than possible to spend a pretty penny on a trip overseas, traveling on limited funds (as limited as 5 notes a day) is equally doable.
Enter Leon Logothetis, a London native now world-known [...]

No one can deny that Paris is a haven for fashion lovers.  Each year its fashion shows and designers set the trends around the world, and only New York and Tokyo come even close to its fashion star status.
Which is why when I when to Paris this past weekend on a spur of the moment [...]

I had never heard of hard-to-classify Belgian painter James Ensor (1860-1949) when I stumbled upon an exhibition of his work at the Musee D’Orsay in Paris recently, but when I saw the purple-tinted Ming vase topped with a grinning skull in a dainty Victorian hat, I knew I’d probably like his stuff. Such was Ensor’s off-beat, even macabre wit [...]

Many short-haul airlines will soon be getting a run for their money with the implementation of a new high-speed train connecting Paris to Madrid, said to be in the works. Expected within the next two years, the train voyage could soon cut the time between the two distant cities down to only five and a [...]

Cities are best experienced on rooftops and bicycles.  For the latter, the city of Paris, taking its cue from Amsterdam and other bike-friendly locales, operates a low-cost community bike rental program.  With hundreds of silver-framed bikes at little depots scattered throughout its many arondissements, you’re never far from an easy ride.  In a place where even breathing [...]