PICKING PARIS’ PERFECT PAIN

The title of Paris’s best baguette has, for the fifth time in six years, gone to one of the bakeries situated in the city’s 18th arrondissement. And while first-time visitors to Paris may delight in any which baguette from any which bakery, not all are created equal. Here’s primer on how to tell a good baguette from a mediocre one, with tips collected from popular Paris food bloggers David Lebovitz, Paris by Mouth and Chocolate & Zucchini. David Lebovitz, who previously worked as a baker at Chez Panisse in California with Alice Waters, offers a slew of tips on his blog on the differences between a good and ‘crummy’ baguette. […]

NOW HOTELS GO POP

For one of the more unique stays of your life, you will have a limited opportunity to stay at Time Circus’ AirHotel in the UK and Belgium between May 10-June 2 and July 22-Aug 18 respectively. The AirHotel is the latest in the pop-up trend that continues with restaurants and boutiques around the world. Suspended in a forest with circus acts like Tuning Tony, heartbreaking Lucy, the Madam, The Strongest Granny in the entire world, and silent Brambo, the Time Circus team describes the project as an “air hotel full of funky flying dreams and cocoons.” What to expect in a night: – fresh linens, personal journal, robe and towels […]