Today in France and all over Europe is Easter Monday, part of the Easter holiday. In the U.S. many places are closed for Good Friday but it’s the opposite in Europe, where Easter Monday is an official Bank Holiday and most things are opened on Friday.
I was invited to a lovely Easter lunch feast Laurie and Blair’s house and they put out a marvelous spread of smoked haddock, olives, tapenades, blinis, and country pate, followed by tender, juicy roasted pigeon, carrots, and potatoes. In case that wasn’t enough we had a platter of cheeses, homemade tiramisu, and Easter chocolates. Laurie hand painted eggs for the occasion.
There are Easter Egg Hunts/Roule Ma Pole all over town and Velib, the public bicycle system in Paris is sponsoring one today. More than 500 chocolate covered chickens will be hidden in the baskets of bikes in 9 Velib stations around Paris. Every hour, a new station will be unveiled. Follow Velib on Twitter and Facebook for clues throughout the day.
Click here for a full schedule of Easter Egg Hunts in Paris.
Below are photos of Easter eggs from shop windows and displays. I wish you a Hoppy Easter and a good Passover.
Laurie's hand painted eggs in a nested in a pink beret. how chic!
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
