The Earful Tower: Paris

This week it's food critic and cookbook author Patricia Wells. Originally from the US, she moved to Paris in 1980 where she worked as a restaurant critic for the International Herald Tribune and later...

1 Apr 202434min

This week on the show we make mille-feuilles - the "thousand layer pastry" to celebrate 1,000 reviews of The Earful Tower podcast. Thanks to all who've left reviews over the years. You might know a ...

27 Mar 202421min

This week on the show we welcome back Diederick de Jongh, the owner of Flora Magnifica, which sells the finest faux flowers in France. He was last on the show in 2021, but since then he has changed lo...

25 Mar 202429min

Is Paris a safe city? The truth is, it's probably about as safe as any other big city.  In other words, you need to be smart when you're here. And this week on the podcast, American content creator in...

18 Mar 202436min

If the words "French Revolution" seem daunting to you, then you're not alone. It would take a whole series of podcast episodes to truly understand it all - and luckily for us - podcaster Mike Duncan h...

11 Mar 202442min

Lina and I discuss how circumstance has led to us raising our nearly three-year-old son in French, Swedish, and English.  This episode was brought to you by Cook'n With Class, click here to book a cla...

4 Mar 202428min

Buying property in Paris (and France, in general) isn't easy.  Aside from the dreaded French admin, there is a whole world of traps and tricks to consider. Omissions in the property listing, negotiati...

26 Feb 202435min

There's a lot of talk right now about the iconic booksellers by the Seine, aka the bouquinistes.  In recent months, the Paris Town Hall officials threatened to remove the stalls to make way for the Ol...

19 Feb 202424min