Better than just links, these are people I know personnally to be truly professional and reliable. 

Culinary friends

Rosa Jackson : cooking classes and market tours in Nice, customized gourmet tour information, food blog, all wonderful

Ô Château : Rightly popular Ô Château offers the best wine tastings in Paris. In English.

Private catering : if renting an apartment, Alain can come to your home and prepare a lovely fresh meal, influenced by his Morrocan background and extended time in Australia. Contact us, as his website is under construction.

Lacanche : cooking ranges, entirely customized to fit your needs and choices (gas, electricity, induction), offering an amazing range of colors, enameled, made in Burgundy

Culinaryloft : New York (Soho) taste-full event space, atmospheric

And of course, for private or corporate events, my own place can switch to Le Salon Culinaire

Short term rentals with great locations and impeccable service

Haven in Paris: luxury vacation rentals in Paris, Provence and Tuscany

Paris Perfect : centrally located, stunning Eiffel Tower views

Cultural tours

Paris Muse : private museum tours by art historians, now in its tenth year

Paris Private Guides : a broad selection of private tours, with driving option (wheelchairs welcome)

and my selection of blogs with real substance

David Lebovitz : the most popular anglo blog on food and life in Paris, where David lives

Hipparis : very informative, and hip indeed, by the team from Haven in Paris

Dorie Greenspan : cookbook author,  accomplished pastry chef, Dorie fills the transatlantic gap

Rosa Jackson : her edible adventures are worth following

My Kugelhopf : Talented Kerrin Rousset, a New Yorker, married to a frenchman, living in Zurich reports on food and her travels through Europe

Ivy Paris News : this monthly newsletter reviews interesting parisian events in the vast world of art

Chic Shopping Paris : secret adresses, shopping tips, personal guides

Spectacularly Delicious : A tasteful food blog from New York