Chef Tris
Following feedback from visitors and tour guests, asking me to make it easier to find my food tour locations and recommended spots in Paris faster and easier. It’s time to welcome in my Paris Food Tour Guide Map 2.0. These do not replace the allready existing Paris Google Maps’s But instead offer new features and … Read more
Trying to navigate French supermarkets? Wondering how to find the best food in Paris without getting ripped off? You’re not alone. Real French food shopping isn’t about buying €32 foie gras from a luxury food hall. It’s about knowing the rhythm of the streets, spotting the signs of a good market, and shopping like a … Read more
You left Paris weeks ago—but the city still lingers in your mouth. A tang of mustard on your tongue, the whisper of sea salt over a perfectly cooked egg, the delicate perfume of a pantry that remembers. One sniff of Pommery and boom—you’re back on that café terrace, sweaty glass of white in hand, grinning … Read more
Think Paris is just for wine lovers? Think again. The city’s beer scene is an intriguing counter-culture movement, a rebellion against the dominance of wine, fueled by passionate brewers and a growing community of beer lovers. Paris may not be a global craft beer capital, but it offers something different—a unique mix of creativity, subversive … Read more
If you’re a hop-head heading to Paris in the spring, forget the wine clichés—Paris Beer Week and the Paris Beer Festival are where the city really lets its hair down. Running across multiple days and venues throughout the city, this annual celebration of all things bière is a love letter to France’s booming craft beer … Read more
It starts with a table. Not a white-linen, flute-of-champagne kind of table—but a large foldable plastic table covered with thick red linen and surrounded by six flake-focused humans, each about to eat their way through the buttery dreams of Paris’ best boulangers. And I, somehow, had a seat. The Setting: A Cathedral of Crumbs The … Read more
If you think bread is just a side dish in France, you haven’t been to the Paris Bread Festival. For 11 buttery, flour-flecked days in May, the air around Notre-Dame turns into a symphony of crust crackles and rising dough. This isn’t your average foodie event—it’s a full-blown homage to the boulangers who keep Paris … Read more
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Welcome to the ultimate reference timeline for chefs, gastronomes, and food-obsessed travelers who want to understand the roots of French cuisine—not through myths, but through real moments, people, and flavours that shaped it. This isn’t a dusty academic scroll. It’s a living, growing record of what made France taste like France—from Gaulish cervoise to modern … Read more
If you’ve ever wondered how the history of French gastronomy became the world’s gold standard for eating well—this is your rabbit hole. From wild Gaulish feasts and Roman wine barrels to the rise of haute cuisine and the modern-day Michelin empire, this post traces the full, delicious evolution of French food. Whether you’re a culinary … Read more