Laura Todd: organic gourmet cookies

Laura Todd: organic gourmet cookies

Anew Laura Todd store is always an event for the gourmets. In Saint-Germain, we are therefore very happy about the recent opening of 2 new Laura Todd stores at 78 rue du Bac and 1, rue du Four. Americans themselves, according to The San Francisco Examiner, consider...
Coiffirst: change of scenery

Coiffirst: change of scenery

© éric Pfalzgraf  “The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” Confucius   Maybe we’ll never know if Éric Pfalzgraf, the founder of Coiffirst*, was inspired by the Chinese philosopher, but what we know is that stones he moves and...
Culinary suspense at Monteverdi!

Culinary suspense at Monteverdi!

© brunoclergue.com With the revival of the Saint-Germain market and the number of visitors it attracts, the entire neighbourhood has got a new boost of life.   Under the leadership of Valérie Balard, the Monteverdi, a Saint-Germain institution since 42 years,...
Huguette: the sea… to take away!

Huguette: the sea… to take away!

© Michel Trehet   If Saint-Germain-des-Prés is an island in the Parisian jungle, Huguette is a little seaside bistro! Inspired by the “crab shacks”, these small seaside eateries where you can taste freshly-caught fish, Huguette is a “beautiful cabin” dedicated to...
La Chambre aux Confitures: the temple of jams

La Chambre aux Confitures: the temple of jams

To modernise jams: well there’s a crazy challenge that Lise Bienaimé took on five years ago when leaving the luxury cosmetics industry. Daughter of a small grocer, she revived her childhood passion for jams and marmalades and her new shop, “La Chambre aux Confitures”,...