About Paris Insiders Guide

Paris, Food, Wine, Travel...

What started out as a summer vacation turned into a love affair with France: the food, the people, the country. We've traveled to other places but always return to our favorite destinations – Paris and Provence.

Alexandre tends to his garden while
the Arc de Triomphe watches

For the past twenty years we have been passionate travelers to France and we just can't seem to get enough of Paris.

In 2001 we went to Vietnam and adopted our son, Alexandre, but that didn't stop us from traveling to France as often as we could.

In fact, Alexandre even started First Grade in Paris, in a charming school set in Parc Monceau. Before he was ten he had visited Paris eleven times!

For us, there is no greater thrill than to share our discoveries with others. So we're happy to draw on our knowledge of hidden Paris to help you with your travels to La Belle France.

And that's just what we do here at Paris Insiders Guide! When you're planning your next to Paris, you can always find free information and help, as well as Insider's tips, right here.

In the meantime, take an armchair trip to France by reading our book, How to Cook Bouillabaisse in 37 Easy Steps: Culinary Adventures in Paris and Provence, winner of a Gourmand World Cookbook Award for 2011!

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About Paris Insiders Guide

Through our years of exploration of the city and its culture, we discovered we enjoyed finding the best of Paris – the hidden secrets, the places that most tourists never see.

But we discovered something else, too – we really enjoyed sharing our discoveries with other travelers. We began organizing activities and events for friends who were visiting Paris or Provence – at one time we organized a week-long tour for a group of nineteen of our closest friends!

This worked so well and was so much fun for everyone that we decided to follow our passion and offer our expertise to others.

Our standards are high – if it's not something we think is great, we don't share it with others. And since Paris is where we love to be, we have plenty of opportunity to review our information and to keep Paris Insiders Guide up to date.

One of the advantages of being visitors to Paris instead of residents is that we're constantly seeing the city with "fresh eyes". We go to Paris twice a year and, before each visit, we're researching and updating our little black book of things to do and places to go.

We're often surprised at some people's complaint that "the Parisians are so rude". We have always found Parisians to be helpful and proud of their great city.

We hope the information you find here at Paris Insiders Guide will help you plan a memorable trip. Thanks for visiting and let us know what you think.

Bon voyage !

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Read More about Paris in Our Book –

How to Cook Bouillabaisse in 37 Easy Steps

Culinary Adventures in Paris and Provence

Winner of the Gourmand World Cookbook Award

"A great resource if you're planning to visit Paris."
–Calgary Herald

Join us for a drive through the stunning trails of the Dentelles de Montmiral on New Year's Eve; learn how to make the perfect roast lamb from the butcher; and share the daily experiences of what it's like for a Canadian couple to live in France.

Our book, How to Cook Bouillabaisse in 37 Easy Steps, is about our adventures living and traveling in France: the friends we've made, the wineries we've discovered.

It's about building relationships with the food vendors in the markets, discovering the culinary secrets of France, starting our son at school in Paris and, of course, learning how to make authentic bouillabaisse in Avignon.

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"If you're crazy about all things French, you'll enjoy this book, which not only focuses on food, but is also peppered with anecdotes and making friends in France."
–Calgary Herald

"Diane Shaskin and Mark Craft (founders of Planet Organic Markets) share their love of France in this chronicle of their culinary adventures."
–The Tomato (Edmonton)

How to Cook Bouillabaisse in 37 Easy Steps is also available from Amazon.com in the USA and from Amazon.ca in Canada.