I Prefer Paris

Two New Eye Prefer Paris Tours

I am happy to announce I’ve added two new tours to my tour list.

Private Cheese Tasting in Paris Apartment
Come taste the legendary cheeses of France in the comfort of a spacious Paris apartment. (Yes, you get to see my cool apartment!) We first visit an award-winning cheese shop and have a highly trained expert assist us in choosing a variety of five cheeses including sheep’s, cow and goat cheese. Next, we purchase freshly baked bread from a top boulangerie to accompany our cheese. Back in the apartment we will indulge in our fresh cheeses and match them with a red and white wine, while your host shares the history of cheese making, the different types of cheeses and how they are made and processed, and the specific etiquette of cheese tasting and serving in France.

Tasting includes five types of cheeses, a red and/or white or rosé, fresh bread and bottled water in between tastings.

Length of Tasting: 2-2.5 hours

Class not given on Mondays 

Times: 11AM to1-1:30PM, 3PM to 5-5:30PM

Cost: 260€ for up to 4 people
65€ for each additional person

Jewish History Tour
This special tour traces the long and often arduous history of Jews in Paris and France. Tour includes
• History of Jewish population from150AD when the Romans settled Paris, to the Middle Ages when Jews were habitually persecuted, to the surprising freedom Napoleon granted Jews in the early 1800s, to the thriving late 1800s when Jews flourished in the arts, literature, and finance, to the Dreyfus affair, to the Holocaust and finally the present day culture and community of Jews living in France
• A visit to the Shoah Memorial Holocaust Museum, which lists the 72,000 names of Jews that died in the Holocaust, extensive coverage including photos, propaganda, artifacts and videos, and an eternal flame to commemorate those who died.
• A stroll on rue des Rosiers in the Marais area and the ancient streets of the former Pletzl, now a lively area filled with Jewish food shops, worldwide famous falafel stands, kosher restaurants, bakeries, and bookshops.
• An outside view of an Art Nouveau synagogue built by one of France’s most famous architects
• A visit to Notre Dame, revealing an ancient connection to Judaism
• A traditional Jewish pastry at an authentic Kosher bakery, Kocarz. (Not included in the price of the tour)

Cost: 225 euros for 1 to 3 people, 75 euros for each additional person
Tour time: 2.5 hours

Tour not given on Saturdays

Morning tour: 10AM-12: 30 PM
Afternoon tour: 2:30PM-5PM

These tours are not listed on my website yet, so if you would like to book one, please email me at r.nahem@gmail.com

 

I am starting a new feature, Links Eye Prefer on the bottom of my blog posts. They are stories or articles regarding Paris and France.

The first link is from the NY Times about the 2018 winner of the Best Baguette in Paris.

https://nyti.ms/2rLeN5o

Please click here to watch my latest episode of A Bite of Paris with my guest Diane Pernet

Come experience Eye Prefer Paris live with Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I personally lead. Eye Prefer Paris Tours include many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes, food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks and gardens and much more.  In addition to my specialty Marais Tour, I also lead tours of Montmartre, St. Germain, Latin Quarter, in addition to Shopping Tours, Gay Tours, Girlfriend Tours, Food Tours, Flea Market Tours, Paris Highlights Tours, and Chocolate & Pastry tours.

Tours start at 225 euros for up to 3 people, and 75 euros for each additional person. I look forward to meeting you on my tours and it will be my pleasure and delight to show you my insiders Paris.

 Check it out at www.eyepreferparistours.com 

 

Perfect Holiday Gift: Eye Prefer Paris Postcards and Eye Prefer Paris Tours

Season’s Greetings from Paris!

It’s holiday gift-giving season again and I am sure you are in the market for some unique gifts for family, friends, and colleagues. You can never go wrong with the gift of Paris and I have three very special offers.

Eye Prefer Paris Postcards are for purchase again this season and I have two options.

1. The first offer is a set of six hand-selected postcards packed in one envelope, a French Blue postcard holder with a custom designed seal.

Cost: $15 plus $5 shipping to anywhere in the U.S. or Europe. Click here to order.

2. I am still offering the monthly subscription service for either 6 months or 12 months, where the subscriber receives three physical postcards of my iconic Paris photos every month. Each month will have a specific theme, from architectural street scenes to romantic outdoor cafes to beautiful gardens to unique shots of iconic monuments. Mailings will include 3 postcards all carefully packaged in a special French Blue postcard holder with a custom designed seal.

Click here to order 6-month subscription- $60+$15 for shipping

Click here to order 12 month subscription-$110 +$30 shipping

3. You can gift one or more of my fun Eye Prefer Paris Tours and I would be happy to write a hand written note from Paris to send to your guest.

Click here to go to www.eyepreferparistours.com and to see a list of my tours.

Please place your orders soon, so they arrive on time.

 New Years in Paris-My Apartment for Rent December 27 to January 3(dates flexible)-Price Slashed

How would you like to spend a magical Christmas and festive New Years in Paris?

I am renting my apartment out from December 27 to January 3,  (dates are flexible) a total of 8 nights for $2000.

Centrally located in the heart of the Marais near the St. Paul metro station, it's a spacious one-bedroom 750 sq. ft. loft style apartment with 12 ft. ceilings, decorated in chic Mid-Century Modern furniture and sleeps one or two people in a Queen size bed. Amenities include A/C, washer/dryer, 16" flat screen TV, dishwasher, internet connection/Wifi and free long distance calls to the U.S.  The apartment is located on the second floor with an elevator.

Photos upon request. Please email me at rn88@rcn.com if you are interested.

Come experience Eye Prefer Paris live with Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I personally lead. Eye Prefer Paris Tours include many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes, food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks and gardens and much more.  In addition to my specialty Marais Tour, I also lead tours of Montmartre, St. Germain, Latin Quarter, in addition to Shopping Tours, Gay Tours, Girlfriend Tours, Food Tours, Flea Market Tours, Paris Highlights Tours, and Chocolate & Pastry tours.

Tours start at 225 euros for up to 3 people, and 75 euros for each additional person. I look forward to meeting you on my tours and it will be my pleasure and delight to show

Air Bnb Marais Foodie Experience

Last year Air Bnb contacted me about a new service they were offering called Experiences, which offers experiences by locals connected with their rentals. Essentially they searched for people in their host cities, not necessarily tour guides, to give their guest(s) a unique experience that they possibly couldn’t do on their own and which also exemplified their city or area.

Paris is one of Air Bnb’s largest markets and I was flattered that they chose me. I decided to create a Marais food experience, giving their guests a tour of all the yummy food and gourmet shops in my area and introducing them to some the local shopkeepers, many who I have known for years.

The listing for my experience was first posted on Air Bnb in the middle of June and within the first week, I lead my first experience. My Eye Prefer Paris Tours are private but with the Air Bnb guests, it’s a mixed group, so it was a slight adjustment to have a mix of people, which I actually found to be fun. During the course of a typical experience we will taste eclairs, cheese from an award winning cheese shop, foie gras, a baguette from a boulangerie that won the prize for the second best baguette in Paris, macarons and samples from the Jewish food shops on the rue des Rosiers.

I’ve now lead about twelve experiences since then and I’ve already met such a wide variety of people from all over the world including Australia, Germany, the Philippines, England, Belgium, Norway and the United States.

A lovely lady Michelle is a well-known food blogger www.greedygourmet.com from England and she kindly wrote an excellent post on the experience with detailed information and photos. Click here to read.

Sometimes I receive inquiries from single travelers or people on a budget about my Eye Prefer Paris Tours about whether I can add them into one of my existing groups but I have to unfortunately tell them no; but now with the Air Bnb Marais Foodie Experience I can now accommodate them with a less expensive alternative.

The Air Bnb Marais Foodie costs 70€ per person and lasts 2.5 hours. It also includes food samples.

For more information or to book, go to this link

https://www.airbnb.com/experiences/45362

I look forward to sharing my yummy Marais with you!

Top photo courtesy of Michelle Minnaar.

Come experience Eye Prefer Paris live with Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I personally lead. Eye Prefer Paris Tours include many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes, food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks and gardens and much more.  In addition to my specialty Marais Tour, I also lead tours of Montmartre, St. Germain, Latin Quarter, in addition to Shopping Tours, Gay Tours, Girlfriend Tours, Food Tours, Flea Market Tours, Paris Highlights Tours, and Chocolate & Pastry tours.

Tours start at 225 euros for up to 3 people, and 75 euros for each additional person. I look forward to meeting you on my tours and it will be my pleasure and delight to show you my insiders Paris.

 Check it out at www.eyepreferparistours.com 

  Click here to watch a video of our famous Marais tour

 

 

Eye Prefer Paris Night Tour with Wayne Hoover

I love doing night tours of Paris, where I get to dazzle clients and still to this day myself, with the wonders of Paris all lit up.

Wayne Hoover, from Lexington, Kentucky contacted me in early January about doing a night tour of Paris. Wayne is a photographer and was stopping in Paris for only two days after spending two weeks in the wilds of Africa, shooting the wildlife and animals in Tanzania. I immediately liked Wayne, even though I hadn’t met him yet, when he wrote in the email he was more excited about coming to Paris than he was shooting in Tanzania.

He sent me an ambitious list of all the places he wanted to shoot and I assisted him in navigating them. It helped that he said “Sleep is optional”.

We met at 7:20 at his hotel, which I recommended and located right across the street from me. I took a little extra time to acquaint and instruct him about the city before we started our tour with the driver at 7:30.

Wayne is quite the entrepreneur, running three businesses simultaneously: a home decorating business with his wife, custom cabinetry, and photography business specializing in landscape and travel photos. Wayne, like myself, only recently started to become a serious photographer in 2012. He studied with photographers to learn his craft and traveled to Istanbul, Thailand, Hong Kong, Tanzania, Zanzibar, France, Mexico, and extensively throughout the United States, soaking up everything he could about photography, along with taking online photography courses.

We started at the courtyard of the Louvre, where Wayne setup his tripod to photograph the I. M. Pei glass pyramid and surrounding buildings of the Louvre. He was as happy as a clam and kept pinching himself saying he still couldn’t believe he was actually in Paris and in front of the Louvre.

After the Louvre we went to Place de la Concorde and then the piece de resistance, a birds eye view of the Eiffel Tower from the plaza on Palais de Chaillot on Place Trocadero. I timed it so Wayne had enough time to set up his equipment so he can shoot the tower when the sparkle lights went off on the hour. There were some passing clouds that gave the photos a little extra moodiness and depth.

I was quite impressed with Wayne’s technical expertise and his extensive collection of lenses and accessories. At one point he asked to help him with his equipment bag and I almost threw out by back trying to lift it for just a brief moment.

Our last stop was the Arch de Triomphe and it was Wayne’s lucky shot. The French flag is only flown for holidays or special occasions and luckily it was hanging that night and flapping wildly from the wind.

After we finished our tour at 10PM, Wayne went to Notre Dame, shooting till 1AM.

Below are the fruits of his labor.

http://www.waynehooverphotography.com

Eye Prefer Paris Postcards

I am thrilled to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Postcards, a 6 or 12-month subscription service where the subscriber receives three physical postcards of my iconic Paris photos every month. Each month will have a specific theme, from architectural street scenes to romantic outdoor cafes to beautiful gardens to unique shots of iconic monuments. Each mailing will include two postcards in color and one in black & white or sepia, beautifully packaged in a special French Blue postcard holder with a custom designed seal.

Each 6” X 4.25” traditional size postcard is printed on thick matte coated card stock, similar to traditional vintage postcard stock that enhances the vibrancy of every image.

Only $60 for a 6 month subscription (plus shipping)or

$110 for a 12-month subscription (plus shipping)

My offer of a 12-month subscription with an extra month free is good until January  31, so remember to order now before the offer ends.

Click here to order a 12-month subscription from my Etsy store

Click here to order a 6-month subscription from my Etsy store

Come experience Eye Prefer Paris live with Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I personally lead. Eye Prefer Paris Tours include many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes, food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks and gardens and much more.  In addition to my specialty Marais Tour, I also lead tours of Montmartre, St. Germain, Latin Quarter, in addition to Shopping Tours, Gay Tours, Girlfriend Tours, Food Tours, Flea Market Tours, Paris Highlights Tours, and Chocolate & Pastry tours.

Tours start at 225 euros for up to 3 people, and 75 euros for each additional person. I look forward to meeting you on my tours and it will be my pleasure and delight to show you my insiders Paris.

 Check it out at www.eyepreferparistours.com 

  Click here to watch a video of our famous Marais tour

New! Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes
I am happy to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes. Come take an ethnic culinary journey with me and chef and caterer Charlotte Puckette, co-author of the bestseller The Ethnic Paris Cookbook (with Olivia Kiang-Snaije). First we will shop at a Paris green-market for the freshest ingredients and then return to Charlotte's professional kitchen near the Eiffel Tower to cook a three-course lunch. After, we will indulge in the delicious feast we prepared along with hand-selected wines.

Cost: 195 euros per person (about $210)
Time: 9:30AM- 2PM (approximately 4 1/2 hours)
Location: We will meet by a metro station close to the market
Class days: Tuesday,Wednesday, Thursday,Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Minimum of 2 students, maximum 6 students.

Click here to sign up for the next class or for more info.

Eye Prefer Paris Evening Cooking Classes

Back in April I announced Eye Prefer Paris Evening Cooking Classes, a dinner version of our daytime lunch classes.

Up till two weeks ago, I hadn’t attended one of the classes because I would send the students directly to Charlotte since we don’t go to the market first, so I finally decided to participate in one of the evening classes.

We all met by the Ecole Militaire metro station at 6PM around the corner from Charlotte’s kitchen. It was a full group that night, six people; two retired couples, one from New York and the other from Tulsa, a retired school teacher from Chapel Hill, and a chef from New Orleans.

Our first stop was Grifon cheese shop, which Charlotte claimed to be the best cheese shop in the neighborhood. Charlotte did a thorough explanation of the different varieties of cheeses, how they were made and the regions they were from. One of the things that made the cheese shop superior to other cheese shops was they were affineur, which means they age their own cheeses. We tasted samples of some of the cheeses before we made our final choices. Next we went to the rue Cler, where Charlotte pointed out some of her favorite food shops.

We arrived at Charlotte’s at about 6:45 and everyone settled around the butcher-block counter, donning their aprons, ready to cook up a storm.

Our first preparation was dessert,  chocolate fondant, a chocolate cake with a soft center that’s simple to make with only five ingredients. Once the cake was in the oven we broke out the Champagne to celebrate finishing the first dish. (That’s what I love about France, you open a bottle of Champagne for the most mundane reasons).

The next course was my favorite, a sauté of wild mushrooms with fresh ricotta cheese. Charlotte bought beautiful cepe mushrooms from the market earlier in the day and the students diligently cleaned the dirt off of them. I’m not sure I ever had homemade ricotta before and the thought of it was quite exotic to me. Charlotte showed us how simple it was to prepare, just taking milk and a few other ingredients, letting it almost come to a boil, then letting it cool off and thicken. The final step is pushing it through some cheesecloth.

The main course was magret de canard (duck breast) sliced thin with a fig and raspberry sweet and sour sauce, another easy to prepare recipe. We roasted baby potatoes in olive oil and sea salt to accompany the duck.

After our fun time of preparing all the courses, we opened a few bottles of red and sat down to enjoy our feast. The star of the meal was the mushrooms and fresh ricotta and most of us agreed we couldn’t go back to eating store bought ricotta after the fresh taste of homemade. We shared stories and anecdotes about cooking, food, travel, and life. The young chef had a fascinating past and had just moved from New York to New Orleans to become a chef in a Cajun restaurant.

It was a delightful and delicious evening.

Click here to find out more about Eye Prefer Paris Evening Cooking Classes.

Eye Prefer Paris Postcards
I am thrilled to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Postcards, a 6 or 12-month subscription service where the subscriber receives three physical postcards of my iconic Paris photos every month. Each month will have a specific theme, from architectural street scenes to romantic outdoor cafes to beautiful gardens to unique shots of iconic monuments. Each mailing will include two postcards in color and one in black & white or sepia, beautifully packaged in a special French Blue postcard holder with a custom designed seal.

Each 6” X 4.25” traditional size postcard is printed on thick matte coated card stock, similar to traditional vintage postcard stock that enhances the vibrancy of every image.

Only $60 for a 6 month subscription (plus shipping)or

$110 for a 12-month subscription (plus shipping)

My offer of a 12-month subscription with an extra month free is good until October 11, so remember to order now before the offer ends.

Click here to order a 12-month subscription from my Etsy store

Click here to order a 6-month subscription from my Etsy store

 

Come experience Eye Prefer Paris live with Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I personally lead. Eye Prefer Paris Tours include many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes, food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks and gardens and much more.  In addition to my specialty Marais Tour, I also lead tours of Montmartre, St. Germain, Latin Quarter, in addition to Shopping Tours, Gay Tours, Girlfriend Tours, Food Tours, Flea Market Tours, Paris Highlights Tours, and Chocolate & Pastry tours.

Tours start at 225 euros for up to 3 people, and 75 euros for each additional person. I look forward to meeting you on my tours and it will be my pleasure and delight to show you my insiders Paris.

 Check it out at www.eyepreferparistours.com 

  Click here to watch a video of our famous Marais tour

New! Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes
I am happy to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes. Come take an ethnic culinary journey with me and chef and caterer Charlotte Puckette, co-author of the bestseller The Ethnic Paris Cookbook (with Olivia Kiang-Snaije). First we will shop at a Paris green-market for the freshest ingredients and then return to Charlotte's professional kitchen near the Eiffel Tower to cook a three-course lunch. After, we will indulge in the delicious feast we prepared along with hand-selected wines.

Cost: 195 euros per person (about $210)
Time: 9:30AM- 2PM (approximately 4 1/2 hours)
Location: We will meet by a metro station close to the market
Class days: Tuesday,Wednesday, Thursday,Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Minimum of 2 students, maximum 6 students.

Click here to sign up for the next class or for more info.

 

Viking 1914

As I mentioned before one of the things I like most about giving my tours is the diverse and interesting people I meet from around the world. I’ve run the gamut in the last eight years with clients from all five clients, from families traveling by private jet to teenage Girls Scouts scrimping and saving for two years to come to Paris to make their travel dream come true.

Last month I had a gay male couple from a small town in rural Denmark. They were staying in the Marais but wanted to explore the area more and get the inside scoop. When I asked them what they did for a living, they said they owned a pencil and stationery company. Jens, the owner told me that he bought a pencil company from 1914 a few years ago and was rebranding it.

At the end of the tour we exchanged pleasantries and business cards. Jens said he would send a sampler of some of his stationery products from his company Viking, which I thought that was such a kind gesture. He said he and Daniel liked the tour so much they wanted to do another one next time they returned.

The following week I received a large box in the mail, thinking why did they send such a large box, considering I was expecting a few pencil samples.

The first thing I discovered in the box was a handsome red leather journal embossed with my name. That was the first WOW! Along side it was a black cardboard portfolio. I undid the elastic and inside was a wonderful array of beautiful pencils, colored pencils, erasers, markers, and pencil cases, including a leather one with my name embossed on it. An even bigger WOW! I used to get so excited when I was a kid going shopping for my back to school supplies and it was like experiencing it all over again except the products were much more sophisticated than Bic and Crayola. Getting tactile, I gently caressed my notebook and then smelled the wood from the pencils. I especially loved the adorable box of mini colored pencils.

Throughout the 20th century the Viking #29 yellow pencil was the preferred pencil in Denmark and used in offices and homes and in almost every Danish school.  

Thanks so much Jens and Daniel for giving me such a wonderful Back to School gift way before September.

Here is the website but for now it’s only in Danish but the English version will be live next year.

http://www.creas.com/produkter/brands-og-leverandoerer/viking.aspx

Come experience Eye Prefer Paris live with Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I personally lead. Eye Prefer Paris Tours include many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes, food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks and gardens and much more.  In addition to my specialty Marais Tour, I also lead tours of Montmartre, St. Germain, Latin Quarter, in addition to Shopping Tours, Gay Tours, Girlfriend Tours, Food Tours, Flea Market Tours, Paris Highlights Tours, and Chocolate & Pastry tours.

Tours start at 225 euros for up to 3 people, and 75 euros for each additional person. I look forward to meeting you on my tours and it will be my pleasure and delight to show you my insiders Paris.

 Check it out at www.eyepreferparistours.com 

  Click here to watch a video of our famous Marais tour

New! Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes
I am happy to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes. Come take an ethnic culinary journey with me and chef and caterer Charlotte Puckette, co-author of the bestseller The Ethnic Paris Cookbook (with Olivia Kiang-Snaije). First we will shop at a Paris green-market for the freshest ingredients and then return to Charlotte's professional kitchen near the Eiffel Tower to cook a three-course lunch. After, we will indulge in the delicious feast we prepared along with hand-selected wines.

Cost: 195 euros per person (about $210)
Time: 9:30AM- 2PM (approximately 4 1/2 hours)
Location: We will meet by a metro station close to the market
Class days: Tuesday,Wednesday, Thursday,Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Minimum of 2 students, maximum 6 students.

Click here to sign up for the next class or for more info.

Eye Prefer Paris Tours Sale & Tripadvisor Certificate of Excellence 2015

I received a notice from Tripadvisor last month that I won the Certificate of Excellence Award for the third year in a row. To celebrate my exciting news I am offering a sale on Eye Prefer Paris Tours. For any tour booked for July I am giving a 25€ discount (except museum tours). Tours start at 225€ for up to three people and with the sale it will be 200€.

To receive the discount, email me at r.nahem@gmail.com and put Eye Prefer Paris Tours July Sale in the subject line.

Click here to see a full list of tours including the Marais, Montmartre, St. Germain, Latin Quarter, Shopping Tours, Gay Tours, Girlfriend Tours, Food Tours, Flea Market Tours, Paris Highlights Tours, and Chocolate & Pastry tours.

Please help spread the word by forwarding this post and on your Facebook and Twitter accounts. 

http://eyepreferparistours.com/

New! Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes
I am happy to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes. Come take an ethnic culinary journey with me and chef and caterer Charlotte Puckette, co-author of the bestseller The Ethnic Paris Cookbook (with Olivia Kiang-Snaije). First we will shop at a Paris green-market for the freshest ingredients and then return to Charlotte's professional kitchen near the Eiffel Tower to cook a three-course lunch. After, we will indulge in the delicious feast we prepared along with hand-selected wines.

Cost: 195 euros per person (about $210)
Time: 9:30AM- 2PM (approximately 4 1/2 hours)
Location: We will meet by a metro station close to the market
Class days: Tuesday,Wednesday, Thursday,Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Minimum of 2 students, maximum 6 students.

Click here to sign up for the next class or for more info.

New Eye Prefer Paris Tours: Evening Highlights Tour and Evening Cooking Classes

I am happy to announce a new Eye Prefer Paris Tour and Cooking Class.

Evening Paris Highlights Tour
Come and discover the splendor and drama of Paris all lit up at night with this magical tour.

Sites include:  
Sacre Coeur Church
Notre Dame
The Louvre
Arch de Triomphe
Champs Elysees
Place de la Concorde
Hotel de Ville
*Eiffel Tower (not going to the top)- we will time the tour so you will see the magical sparkle lights go off on the hour

The tour lasts 2.5 hours and guests will be picked up and returned to their hotel or apartment.

Tour times will vary between 6PM and 10PM according to the month.  

Tour time: 2.5 hours

Cost: 360 euros for up to 3 people
410 euros for 4-6 people

Eye Prefer Paris Evening Cooking Classes
Eye Prefer Paris teams up with Charlotte Puckette to give you an insider’s culinary tour of Paris. Charlotte, co-author of the bestseller The Ethnic Paris Cookbook, will teach students how to make classic French food, sometimes with an ethnic twist. Classes will start at 6PM with a visit to rue Cler, one of the top food shop streets in Paris, where we will shop for a selection of cheeses and select a wine especially tailored for the meal. After visiting rue Cler, we will go to Charlotte’s private townhouse minutes from the Eiffel Tower. She will discuss the menu over a festive glass of Champagne and you will assist in preparing a three-course feast. The class finishes with the delicious dinner you cooked accompanied by a cheese course and wine. Classes will end at approximately 10:00p.m.

Cost: 210 euros per person (about $240)
Time: 6PM-10PM (approximately 4 hours)
Class evenings: Tuesday and Thursday, other nights by special request
Location: We will meet by a metro station close to Charlotte’s home
Minimum of 2 students, maximum 6 students.

http://eyepreferparistours.com

New! Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes
I am happy to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes. Come take an ethnic culinary journey with me and chef and caterer Charlotte Puckette, co-author of the bestseller The Ethnic Paris Cookbook (with Olivia Kiang-Snaije). First we will shop at a Paris green-market for the freshest ingredients and then return to Charlotte's professional kitchen near the Eiffel Tower to cook a three-course lunch. After, we will indulge in the delicious feast we prepared along with hand-selected wines.

Cost: 195 euros per person (about $240)
Time: 9:30AM- 2PM (approximately 4 1/2 hours)
Location: We will meet by a metro station close to the market
Class days: Tuesday,Wednesday, Thursday,Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Minimum of 2 students, maximum 6 students.

Click here to sign up for the next class or for more info.
 

Come experience Eye Prefer Paris live with Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I personally lead. Eye Prefer Paris Tours include many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes, food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks and gardens and much more.  In addition to my specialty Marais Tour, I also lead tours of Montmartre, St. Germain, Latin Quarter, in addition to Shopping Tours, Gay Tours, Girlfriend Tours, Food Tours, Flea Market Tours, Paris Highlights Tours, and Chocolate & Pastry tours.

Tours start at 225 euros for up to 3 people, and 75 euros for each additional person. I look forward to meeting you on my tours and it will be my pleasure and delight to show you my insiders Paris.

 Check it out at www.eyepreferparistours.com 

Click here to watch a video of our famous Marais tour

 

 

 

Special Paris Christmas Tours

Paris is magical during the holidays and I am happy to announce a special Christmas/Holiday Tour of Paris for 2014. Clients will experience the marvelous shop windows, gleaming outdoor lights, beautifully decorated trees, and festive Christmas markets. The tour includes a visit to Galeries Lafayette and Printemps department stores, the Champs Elysees Holiday market, the yummy gourmet shops Fauchon and Hediard on Place Madeleine overflowing with delicious holiday goodies, and the rue St. Honoré, with designer shops Hermes and Lanvin. To warm up, we stop for an authentic hot chocolate at one of the top Paris chocolate shops.

Tour times 10AM-1PM or 2PM-5PM
Cost: 225 euros for 1-3 people, 75 euros each additional person. Hot chocolate is not included in price. Click here to book the tour or for more information. to book the tour or for more information.

Tours will be conducted everyday from December 20, 2014 to January 5, 2015 except on Christmas and New Years Day.

I may even dress up in a Santa Claus suit for the tour.

New Venue for My Photos
I have been invited by a café to display my photos, so if you missed seeing them at my show last month they will be up till November 12.

Café Petit Luxe
29 rue Vaugirard, 75006
Metro: St. Sulpice
Open Monday-Friday 8:30AM-9:30PM,Saturday 8:30AM-6PM

   New! Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes
I am happy to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes. Come take an ethnic culinary journey with me and chef and caterer Charlotte Puckette, co-author of the bestseller The Ethnic Paris Cookbook (with Olivia Kiang-Snaije). First we will shop at a Paris green-market for the freshest ingredients and then return to Charlotte's professional kitchen near the Eiffel Tower to cook a three-course lunch. After, we will indulge in the delicious feast we prepared along with hand-selected wines.

Cost: 185 euros per person (about $240)
Time: 9:30AM- 2PM (approximately 4 1/2 hours)
Location: We will meet by a metro station close to the market
Class days: Tuesday,Wednesday, Thursday,Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Minimum of 2 students, maximum 6 students.

Click here to sign up for the next class or for more info.
 

I am pleased as punch to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I will personally be leading. The Eye Prefer Paris Tour includes many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes & food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks, and much more.

Tours cost 210 euros for up to 3 people, and 70 euros for each additional person. I look forward to meeting you on my tours and it will be my pleasure and delight to show you my insiders Paris.
 Check it out at www.eyepreferparistours.com 

Click here to watch a video of our famous Marais tour

 

 

 

Eye Prefer Paris Tours with Kids

I always look forward to leading tours with young children. In my personal life I don’t have much contact with children because most of my friends have grown children.

It also gives me an opportunity to act like a kid too by being goofy and telling bad, corny jokes.
A stop at a pastry shop is mandatory on all of my tours and of course the kids are delighted. I get such a kick out watching them enjoy their first chocolate éclair with the gooey filling running out of the sides of their mouth or have their first sip of real hot chocolate with mounds of whip cream piled so high it brushes the tips of their noses.

It’s so rewarding to see them marvel at the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame and other Paris wonders for the first time.

Here are some fun photos of children and families enjoying Paris on my tours.

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I want to thank everyone for the positive feedback about my Grand Palais photos yesterday.

   New! Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes
I am happy to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes. Come take an ethnic culinary journey with me and chef and caterer Charlotte Puckette, co-author of the bestseller The Ethnic Paris Cookbook (with Olivia Kiang-Snaije). First we will shop at a Paris green-market for the freshest ingredients and then return to Charlotte's professional kitchen near the Eiffel Tower to cook a three-course lunch. After, we will indulge in the delicious feast we prepared along with hand-selected wines.

Cost: 185 euros per person (about $240)
Time: 9:30AM- 2PM (approximately 4 1/2 hours)
Location: We will meet by a metro station close to the market
Class days: Tuesday,Wednesday, Thursday,Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Minimum of 2 students, maximum 6 students.

Click here to sign up for the next class or for more info.
 

I am pleased as punch to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I will personally be leading. The Eye Prefer Paris Tour includes many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes & food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks, and much more.

Tours cost 210 euros for up to 3 people, and 70 euros for each additional person. I look forward to meeting you on my tours and it will be my pleasure and delight to show you my insiders Paris.
 Check it out at www.eyepreferparistours.com 

Click here to watch a video of our famous Marais tour