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Eye Prefer Paris is an ex-New Yorker's insider's guide to Paris. Richard Nahem writes his blog from his fabulous 18th century apartment in the fashionable Marais district of Paris
LATEST ARTICLES ( 241 )
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Best of Eye Prefer Paris: Painting Class with Laurie & Blair Pessemier at Giverny
I am taking a blogging break this week to enjoy Paris in the summer. I am running some of my popular past blogs, The Best of Eye Prefer Paris. Enjoy and next... Read more
Posted on 16 July 2014 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL -
Best of Eye Prefer Paris: Montparnasse Reflection Photos
I am taking a blogging break this week to enjoy Paris in the summer. I am running some of my popular past blogs, The Best of Eye Prefer Paris. Enjoy and next... Read more
Posted on 15 July 2014 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL -
Best of Eye Prefer Paris: Meredith Mullins: Pomp and Freedom
I am taking a blogging break this week to enjoy Paris in the summer. I am running some of my popular past blogs, The Best of Eye Prefer Paris. Enjoy and next... Read more
Posted on 14 July 2014 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL -
French Cooking with Wini Moranville: An Easy French Recipe for Bastille Day
If you’re in France on Bastille Day, you’ll want to be out in the world celebrating. But if you’re anywhere else, why not bring a taste of France home—and... Read more
Posted on 10 July 2014 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL -
Metro Station of the Month: Louvre-Rivoli
I always thought the Louvre-Rivoli metro station was so cool with the fabulous fake treasures of the Louvre lining the platforms. I attempted to photograph it... Read more
Posted on 08 July 2014 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL -
Paris Window Boxes 5
This is the fifth edition of my popular window boxes series. From the hills of Montmartre to the hotel de particulier’s in the Marais, I have captured the most... Read more
Posted on 06 July 2014 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL -
Winners of the Eye Prefer Paris 8th Anniversary Quiz
I want thank everyone so much for taking the time to answer the quiz questions. I also want to thank everybody for your warm and encouraging words. The winners... Read more
Posted on 03 July 2014 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL -
David Burke's Writers in Paris: Monsieur Nicolas On The Ile Saint-Louis
One of my favourite characters on my “Notre Dame and the Ile Saint-Louis” walking tour is the self-described “perverted peasant” Nicolas Edmé Restif de la... Read more
Posted on 02 July 2014 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL -
July 2014 Eye Need to Do’s: The 1950s, Paris Jazz Festival, Paris1900, and Groov...
The 1950s- Fashion in France, 1947-1957The launch of the New Look by Christian Dior in 1947 ushered in a new golden era of haute couture in Paris in the late... Read more
Posted on 01 July 2014 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL -
Parisian of the Month: Jim Bittermann of CNN
I am honored to have Jim Bittermann, senior foreign correspondent for CNN as my Parisian of the Month. Please enjoy this fascinating and revealing interview as... Read more
Posted on 30 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL -
8th Anniversary of Eye Prefer Paris Quiz
I can’t believe another year has whizzed by and that today is the 8th anniversary of Eye Prefer Paris. It seems not so long ago I put up my first post: This blo... Read more
Posted on 26 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL -
Meredith Mullins: Counting Sheep in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
Full disclosure. I am not drawn to sheep. But there is something addictive about the annual sheep festival in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. Read more
Posted on 25 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL -
Update on Cooking Classes at Chateau De La Barbee & Club Rayé
Last December and January I wrote about two friends of mine who started new business ventures in Paris and in the Loire. When I went to visit Mary Pochez at... Read more
Posted on 24 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL -
Door of the Month: 18 Rue Du General Beuret
The 15th arrondissement is an area of Paris I rarely frequent. I only have one friend in the area who is always traveling and culturally and history wise there... Read more
Posted on 22 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL -
Adele "Dulie" Nahem: A Celebration
Yesterday was the two-year anniversary of the passing of my amazing mother Adele “Dulie” Nahem. Below is the blog I wrote after she died in celebration of her... Read more
Posted on 19 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL -
Glass Porticos
Another photo fascination/obsession I have is glass porticos on the Haussmannian buildings throughout Paris. They usually have frosted glass and greatly detaile... Read more
Posted on 18 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL -
Kasia Dietz Bag Painting Workshops
Kasia Dietz, like myself, is an ex-New Yorker who moved to Paris a number of years ago and looked for ways to make it in her new hometown. Read more
Posted on 17 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL -
New Food Books by Alexander Lobrano, Patricia Wells, David Lebovitz, and Andy...
There’s been an surge of new food and cookbooks about France and Paris with three titles from top ex-pat food writers living in Paris and another annual... Read more
Posted on 16 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL -
Café Tabletops
Walking on the rue de Rivoli one day I discovered a series of illustrated tabletops at a tourist café, which I thought were worth photographing. Read more
Posted on 12 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL -
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... Read more
Posted on 11 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL