PS Privé: Your Ticket to Paris’ Hidden Secrets

June 30, 2010  by Parisien Salon

Hip Paris friend Linda Donahue, behind the wonderful site Parisien Salon, just launched PS Privé - a collection of boutique tours and workshops  intended to “give you a glimpse behind the closed doors of Parisian restaurants, fashion houses, artists and entertainers.” Since Linda’s talent for discovering and keeping abreast of the latest Parisian happenings is impressive even to the most jaded Parisians, we trust her new project will soon be just as successful as her wonderful website. Here she gives us a first-hand account of how the inspiration came about.

When we launched ParisienSalon.com back in May 2009, we were hoping for a positive response. We got that and more. In fact, the feedback we received went well beyond anything we expected. One response we didn’t expect was, “When are you going to start doing tours in Paris?” So many of our wonderful readers asked this question, and we just didn’t know what to say. After all, there are so many great people already doing tours in Paris, and we  didn’t know what else we could possibly offer.

But one day, over a few glasses of wine in a Paris café, we realized that what we had been doing since our launch – offering insider access to the French capital – was also something we could easily build upon. We knew people, after all.

So, after months of head-scratching, brainstorming and strategising, we’re pleased to announce the birth of P.S. Privé. This “Paris experience company” will offer classes, workshops, excursions and special events in the City of Light.

Beginning the first week of July, P.S. Privé will offer cooking classes, food and wine workshops, style clinics, photography workshops and so much more. You’ll find that some of the same industry leaders we’ve written about at ParisienSalon.com will be leading our “experiences.” Professional chefs, sommeliers, photographers, fashion designers, stylists, magazine editors, writers, architects, educators … they’ll all offer unique ways to experience Paris (like a local), and offer amazing things that you can take home with you afterward.

P.S. Privé lets you find events on our calendar and by category. Best of all, you can book your event immediately, because we’ve partnered with Paypal to give you a secure way to pay online.

So visit us at www.psprive.com, and we hope to see you in one (or more) of our new Paris events very soon!

Related Links:

• Context Travel: boutique tours by experts in their fields
• Secrets of Paris private walking tours
• Delicious cooking classes from Promenades Gourmandes

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