I’m very excited about this edition of Weekend Links. There are lots of interesting articles, so many that it’s nearly impossible for me to pick favorites. Standouts include a tribute to Julia Child and her favorite Paris restaurant, an absolutely stunning Parisian mansion decorated by Jacques Grange, how to view the Bayeux Tapestry virtually, a French nun celebrating her 117th birthday with red wine, and the story of a black female Champagne producer. I hope you enjoy Weekend Links Week Seven and have a great weekend!
Weekend Links: Week Seven
France’s Latest Covid Measure: Letting Workers Eat at Their Desks
Parisians Want to Recover a Legendary River Now Buried Under Concrete
See Europe in Luxury With This Historic Train’s Stunning New Suites and Routes
My Lifelong Love of Julia Child Led Me to Her Favorite Restaurant, Chez Georges In Paris
Inside This Mesmerizing Paris Mansion by AD100 Decorator Jacques Grange
Watch Ice Get Removed From the Eiffel Tower With a Blow Torch
With Museums Shuttered, Paris Churches are ‘Well Worth a Mass’

This Colorful Parisian Apartment Is an Invitation to an Imaginary Journey
Read the first excerpt from Anthony Bourdain’s posthumous guidebook World Travel
Rihanna and LVMH To Close Fenty
Joe Allen, Theater District Restaurateur, Is Dead at 87
No Ski Resorts? No Problem for One Urban Skier in Paris (you may recognize him from this week’s Five Friday Finds from France or Snow in Montmartre!)
Paris Is Already Prepping for the 2024 Olympics by Painting the Eiffel Tower Gold
The Louvre Just Opened an Enormous Conservation Center
Official Look at the KITH x Nike Air Force 1 Low “Paris”

The Paris Opéra’s Diversity Report Proposes Steps Towards a More Inclusive Company
Paris, Northern France Blanketed in Snow as Cold Snap Bites
Pretender to the French Throne, Jean d’Orleans, Wants His Châteaux (Plural) Back
Airbnb to Tighten Control of Short-Term Lets in France
This Valentine’s Day Saint Laurent Rive Droite Curates an Experience Fit for Lovers
More of This Mesmerizing Paris Mansion by AD100 Decorator Jacques Grange
The Untold Truth of Père Lachaise, the World’s Most Visited Cemetery
How Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Took 19th-Century Paris by Storm—And Went Down in History

12 Beautiful Reasons To Visit Paris In The Spring
David Hockney’s Lockdown Paintings of Normandy Captivate Parisians
The Island is a Nature-Inspired Paris Home Designed Around a Courtyard Garden
France Puts Its Historic Bayeux Tapestry Online for Virtual Viewing
Black Entrepreneur Breaks into France’s Exclusive Champagne Club
‘Bubble Palace’ in the south of France selling for $387M
Nun Who Survived Flu Pandemic, Both World Wars and Coronavirus Celebrates 117th Birthday with Red Wine (you may see a landing page asking you to subscribe. Just click browse for free – it’s definitely worth reading!)
French Workers Are Now Allowed to Eat Lunch at Their Desks
I hope you enjoyed week seven of Weekend Links! I’d love to hear which articles about France were your favorites. Feel free to send me an email or leave a comment below. Bon week-end à tous et à toutes!
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As always, a delightful and diverse set of links about Paris and France. Thanks for sharing.
You’re welcome!