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Harriet Welty-Rochefort - Letter From Paris -
Harriet Welty-Rochefort, is the author ofFrench Toast: An American in Paris Celebrates the Maddening Mysteries of the French, published by St. Martin's Press in 1999.
The Paris Pages April Letter From Paris includes excerpts from her latest book, French Fried: The Culinary Capers of an American in Paris, hot off the press from St. Martin's Press (March 2001). Commenting on it, Booklist says: "Harriet Welty Rochefort grew up in Iowa, but she has lived in France for the last thirty years. In French Fried, her second volume recounting the vicissitudes of daily life among the French, she brings her well-developed sense of humor to bear on topics such as the French waiter in all his professional hauteur, the Gallic passion for organ meats, and the new culture of the hypermarket...Rochefort's recounting of wine-tastings with Alain Ducasse's sommelier puts good wine service in sound perspective." For The Paris Voice (April 2001), "Harriet Welty Rochefort is flavor of the month with "French Fried," a literary wink at the culinary discrepancies between Gallic gastronomy and stateside munching. For more information on Harriet's books, click on www.hwelty.com.
If you've had some funny, startling, satisfying, or dismaying food experiences in France you'd like to share, you may contact Harriet directly at hwelty@club-internet.fr.
Richard Erickson - La Defense; Paris `Business' Slum -
Living in Paris for the last twenty years, he has been writing about Paris online as long as anyone. He writes prolifically for Metropole Paris where this article first appeared. He can be contacted at erickso@world-net.sct.fr.
Paul Jensi - Miracles Never Cease: The Val de Grâce -
In 1990 Paul quit his job in the United States and sold everything he had in exchange for a one-way ticket to Europe and a train pass. Figuring he would ride the rails until his money ran out, he voyaged through most European capitals before marrying the first French girl he met and moving to Paris in November of that year. Since then he published 123 articles and posted 192 of his photographs during his one-year tenure as Chief English writer at AOL France's Digital Paris Web site. His current goal of walking on every street in the city has revealed not only the importance of comfortable footwear but also the splendor of the city he calls his own (despite copyright infringement laws). He currently rents himself out as a guide and is working on ``Paris Misguided'', an unguide that will help him spread this love around.
Thirza Vallois - The 16th Arrondissement and Art Nouveau - Thirza Vallois brings Paris to life in a way that enthralls her readers and provides them with a detailed knowledge of the city which exceeds that of most Parisians, while her fast moving style disguises a depth of historical fact that is normally only found in academic tomes. Writer William Boyd wrote in The Spectator: "I think we can safely toss all other Paris guidebooks aside....There can be no higher praise than when I say they come close to the world's greatest guidebook, J. Link's "Venice for Pleasure" and they should soon achieve similar legendary status." The French Ambassador to the UK wrote: "I am convinced that this guide will constitute from now on, for the British lovers of Paris, a reference book which will have the success it deserves." Around and About Paris may be ordered online here.
A long time resident of Paris, she currently lives just three hours outside of Paris in London, and may be contacted via thirzavallois@iliadbooks.demon.co.uk.
On 3 March, Thirza was interviewed by CNN and appeared on their Travel Now show, walking them through the Marais.
Gaëlle Carboni - Excursion dans Paris - Gaëlle Carboni, etudiente en journalisme à la Sorbonne, a découvert les vertues du journalisme à Los Angeles lors de son séjour à Occidental College. Sa passion pour la voyage et le découverte l'ont fait quitter sa ville natale du sud de la france pour aller vivre dans les grandes capitales du monde. Son email est gaelle.carboni@worldonline.fr.
Norman Barth - pictured here in the Jardin des Plantes in the 5th - is the editor of the Paris Kiosque, and webmaster/creator of Les Pages de Paris. He can be contacted at nbarth@paris.org