Our Bon Goût Restaurant Review – Chef Nabil Yacoub of Le Triomphe

December 5th, 2012
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Nabil Yacoub

In November, we dined at Le Triomphe restaurant where we tasted fine French home-style cooking and then interviewed its chef, Nabil Yacoub. Read our review in this month’s Le Bon Goût, a monthly feature of our Paris Insights newsletter.

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A Worldwide Call to Action

December 3rd, 2012
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Letter to Mayor Delanoë

I Mailed My Letter Today to Mayor Delanoë
Have You Sent Yours?
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This is a pressing issue that affects all who love Paris.

Plans are being made to construct new skyscrapers in the city—towers that will distort the skyline and disfigure the neighborhoods in which they will be built. A French association called SOS Paris is campaigning to stop this madness.

Please join me in writing a letter to Mayor Delanoë to express your discontent over these plans. The letter may be in English, but should be mailed to him via the post office, not sent by Internet.

Further information about how to proceed can be found on my Facebook page and on the SOS Paris Web site.

If you approve of this campaign, please “Like” my Facebook post entitled “An Open Letter to Mayor Delanoë,” comment on it, and share it with your friends.

And if you are in Paris, join SOS Paris on Saturday, December 8 at 3:00 p.m. at place de la Porte de Versailles to protest the plans to disfigure Paris! See you there!

Click here to learn how you can join the SOS Paris letter-writing campaign against skyscrapers in the City of Light. The time to act is NOW!

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Paris Insights Monthly Newsletter – The Man Who Put Paris in a Bottle

December 1st, 2012
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Francis Gourdin, Oenologist

Francis Gourdin, Oenologist
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When oenologist Francis Gourdin began working for the city of Paris, his mission was to improve the quality of the wine produced in a vineyard that lies on the slope of Montmartre. It was once a plonk that “made the Japanese tourists wince,” but today, he can proudly affirm that it is a “true red wine.” Mission accomplished! Read his story in this month’s Paris Insights newsletter.

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Yes, You Can Take Action to Stop the Towers!

November 30th, 2012
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Proposed Skyline of Paris

Proposed Skyline of Paris
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The response to my open letter to Mayor Delanoë has been heartening! Now, please join the international campaign and write your own letter to the mayor of Paris expressing your opposition to the proposed towers. Yes, a real letter, sent by mail. It can be in English and should be brief. Please follow this link to read the guidelines.

Make your opinion heard! Act NOW!

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An Open Letter to Mayor Delanoë

November 29th, 2012
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November 29, 2012

Monsieur Bertrand Delanoë
Maire de Paris
Hôtel de Ville
Place de l’Hôtel de Ville, 75196 Paris cedex 04
France

Dear Mayor Delanoë,

I am writing to express my concern about the current projects to build three more skyscrapers in Paris. Having lived in the city for twenty years now, I have come to appreciate its magnificent architectural heritage and to fear the assaults that are being made upon it.

The beauty of the architecture that makes Paris a world-class city is fading, as modern buildings replace old ones without any regard to the visual impact that their design may have on the surrounding locality. Three new skyscrapers can only aggravate this situation; they will help turn Paris into a hodgepodge of architectural styles, with each new structure vying for attention at the expense of the old and venerable.

We have only to look at the Montparnasse tower for an example of the visual devastation that a skyscraper wreaks upon a neighborhood. It would seem that city planners should have learned a lesson from this disaster and would refrain from planning more of the same. But no! The same battles to prevent the destruction of the city’ priceless architectural heritage have to be fought again and again.

Please stop this madness.

Sincerely,
Tom Reeves

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Tasting Bellanger Bresil 66%

November 28th, 2012
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Bellanger Brasil 66%

Bellanger Brasil 66%
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A little more than a week ago, we had the privilege of attending a chocolate tasting at Mococha where we tasted three chocolates produced by Jacques Bellanger. Following the tasting, we purchased a 100g tablet of Bresil 66% and took it home to sample.

The chocolate tablet has a matte, reddish-brown color and a strong aroma of ash and burning wood. It gives a sharp snap when bitten and melts rapidly and smoothly in the mouth. The taste is mildly bittersweet with earthy notes. In short, it is a delectable chocolate!

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With Thanks – A Free Gift Offer with Black Paris Profiles

November 26th, 2012
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Thank You!

The Black Paris Profiles Kindle giveaway is history! We went immediately to Number 1 on the Top 100 Free list on Amazon.com and stayed there throughout the three-day giveaway. We couldn’t have done this without your support and I want to say

THANK YOU!

Because of the tremendous support that we’ve received, we have decided to continue to provide access to the bonus gift that we offered during the Thanksgiving Day weekend promotion. It’s an exclusive video that we created for Entrée to Black Paris clients. Called “Images of Contemporary Black Paris,” it is a $49.99 value and contains 100 images of sites and scenes of Black Paris that you won’t find anywhere else! It will be available through Christmas Day.

Access to the video is yours for free when you order your copy of Black Paris Profiles ($9.99) by clicking through to Amazon.com from the following Web address: www.blackparisprofiles.com.

P.S. Remember that you don’t need a Kindle device to read Black Paris Profiles. Get the free Kindle reader app that you need here: Free Kindle Reader Apps.

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Last Few Hours of Black Paris Profiles Giveaway!

November 25th, 2012
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Last Hours for Giveaway!

The last few hours of the giveaway for Black Paris Profiles are upon us! You only have until 11:59 p.m. Pacific Standard Time today (Sunday) to get your FREE copy of the book.

We’re still Number 1 in Travel > Europe > France and we’re back up to Number 3 in Travel > Europe. Thanks to everyone who has supported the launch thus far!

Let’s finish the giveaway with a blast and get the book up to Number 1 in Travel > Europe! Please share the link to the Black Paris Profiles Web site:

http://www.blackparisprofiles.com

with everyone you think would be interested in the book and encourage them to download their copy right away!

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Awesome, honest telling of Black Paris life

November 25th, 2012
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Customer Reviews - November 25, 2012

Customer Reviews – November 25, 2012

“Awesome, honest telling of Black Paris life.”

These are the closing words of the most recent review posted on Amazon.com for Black Paris Profiles. We are pleased to report that the book now has five reviews and we have 4.8 out of 5 stars. We are also still holding as the Number 1 book in the Kindle giveaway category Travel > Europe > France!

We’ve fallen off a bit in the Travel > Europe category though, dropping to Number 4 from the Number 2 spot that we held yesterday. We’d love to regain that position and to go to Number 1 in this category.

You can help! Go to http://www.blackparisprofiles.com and download your FREE copy of the book. Today is the last day of the giveaway so time is running out! After today, the price of the book will go up to $9.99.

Remember that you do not need a Kindle device to read Black Paris Profiles. Amazon.com provides free Kindle apps so that you can start reading Kindle books on all your devices. There is a Kindle app available for every major smartphone, tablet, and computer. Download your app by clicking HERE.

Get your FREE copy of Black Paris Profiles today and SHARE this post with your friends! I truly appreciate your support!

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Black Paris Profiles is Now Number 1 in its Amazon Category!

November 24th, 2012
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Amazon Best Seller

Thanks to the response of our readers, Black Paris Profiles is now Number 1 in the Kindle giveaway category Travel > Europe > France!

If you haven’t already downloaded your free copy of Black Paris Profiles, click HERE to access the book and get a FREE BONUS GIFT — access to an exclusive video that we have created for Entrée to Black Paris clients. Then enjoy the book, the video, and the rest of the holiday weekend!

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