and hot chocolate at the Galerie des Gobelins. In the evening, the ice rink transforms into the spectacular mountain-themed Bancs d'Hiver restaurant, with a menu created by three-star Michelin chef Philippe Marc, and glasses of mulled wine on offer. Your

of our personal favourites, renowned concept store Colette.Fronting a quaint shopping galleria, the Yves Delorme store situated on Rue Boissy d'Anglas is a veritable treasure trove of elegant goodies for the home including bed linen, cushions, sleepwear

children came round our house they couldn’t understand what my parents were saying to them. After they’d left the room, they’d turn to me and ask what on earth my parents had said.” As you can imagine, the narrator is not best pleased to be invited

for me this time, though, was that I’d be travelling with my son Robert, five, and my 75-year-old mother, Catherine. It sounded like fun, but as the date of the trip grew nearer, I became uncharacteristically nervous about how I was going to keep them

and lots of food. My grandfather had a farm and grew lots of fruit trees, spices and herbs.I was sous chef for my grandmother. She sent me out to collect stuff from the garden. I’d dig deep for the yams and pick green bananas from the trees. The doctor bird

waitress said she'd join us if we were making swan napkins).We left feeling in high spirits, though I admit I’d found the job of non-stop entertainer a little exhausting, but so worth the effort. And a funny thing happened just as we were leaving: one

first underwater shoot and a good challenge to create the right movement within the props.The colours and flexibility of the materials I'd tailored worked differently when submerged in water. What are your favourite kind of props to make?I enjoy props

and Violet Potato, which cost £16. Our other starters of Salt Cod Croquette and Goat’s Cheese with Beetroot were good too, but Joe was not impressed with his Cheddar Omelette (my fault for guessing what he’d like, and when it arrived he said he wanted

their yoga.Turns out that Iris has actually been getting aquainted with her brand new neighbours, a burly family of lions – though she's not sure she should accept their invitation: “We'd very much like to ask you around, and have you all for a meal

to chill out in. You'd think that'd be your lot! But no...Discover has a changing programme of exciting, interactive exhibitions that take place in the basement. Until November 4, there's a super-duper Superheroes installation...This was one of our winning