The Little Paris Kitchen by Rachel Khoo - The British Amelie of the Kitchen

I bought Rachel's cooking book a month ago and She represents exactly the "vivre à la parisienne" that I want to share on my blog. I was glad to meet with her yesterday sharing a lovely dinner party called "once upon a table", on a peniche facing Notre Dame. Thanks to Fred from www.lefoodlist.com (his website will be launched in two weeks). In her book it says that Rachel is the British Amelie of the Kitchen and believe me (living in Montmartre I know exactly who Amelie is) she is, definitely. You can buy her book on Amazone and do not miss her videos on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuQ5TzyLzMk

Cité des Fusains in Montmartre

 

Also known as the Villa des Fusains, the  Cité des Fusains is 22 rue de Tourlaque and is a beautiful building composed of apartments and houses with a garden. Famous artists like Renoir and Toulouse Lautrec used to live there.I had the chance to visit a beautiful house which was for rent last year and I still have the code to get in!!! Please, visit the following link which gives you more information and they also have an apartment for rent there  http://parisapart.nerim.net/LesFusains/FusainsInBooks.htm

Passage de l'Ancre near Beaubourg / Les Halles

Passage de l'Ancre is between the rue de Turbigo and the rue St Martin (entrance 30 rue de Turbigo or 224 rue Saint Martin). I use this secret passage once week when I go to my hairdresser. Lovely!

Countryside in Paris: Montmartre's village

Countryside in Paris: beautiful private garden in Montmartre

I took this picture when the gate was exceptionally open because somebody was mowing the grass. It is located in the Allee des Brouillards next to Dalida Statue in Montmartre

Countryside in Paris: Montmartre is a village

Montmartre is a village and  I was very lucky this morning to meet Evelyn who has been living in this wonderful house of  the Villa Leandre since 1947. She told me a anecdote about her beautiful glycine that she was being maintened with love and I am happy to share it with you: when she moved to this house with her parents in 1947, she could not manage to grow this glycine and it is some years after,  thanks to a trip to Florence, that she found how to grow it upon his return! although she revealed her gardening secrets to her neighbours no one of them succeeded and she has the only house to have one. Evelyne was standing at her balcony when I talked to her this morning and she came downstairs to discuss with me and accepted that I write this story about her. Thanks to her and it was a privilege for me to meet such person. A good start to the day!

Montmartre: do not miss the back of the Sacré Coeur!

Taken this morning at 8.30 AM. Thousand of tourists visit Montmartre every day but never go at the back of the Sacré Coeur which is magic. Try in the evening, light is amazing!