In France, January 6 is the Épiphanie, which celebrates the day the three wise men visited baby Jesus. Epiphany, or the fête des rois (festival of kings), is celebrated by eating a galette des rois (cake of kings). Here are my picks for the best galettes des rois in Paris for 2022.
Not all of us can afford jewellery from one of the French luxury labels, or maybe you’re just searching for something a little bit different. Look a little further afield and you’ll find smaller, more affordable (relatively!) jewellery brands making beautiful pieces that you’ll be sure to cherish forever.
When we were freed from the lockdown, the first thing I did was meet this friend and some others at Plantes Pour Tous, a cheap plant warehouse in Paris. I wasn’t going to buy anything. But then I spotted all these amazing graphic, pink-coloured plants and I couldn’t resist. Thus, the plant addiction was born, and I too became a crazy plant lady.
As someone who loves Mexican food, and has a Mexican boyfriend, buying El Paso tortillas from the supermarket just doesn’t cut it when you want to make taquitos. I’ve seen a lot of people asking where they can buy ‘authentic’ Mexican tortillas in Paris so here’s a list: