Profile Courtney Traub is the Founder and Editor of Paris Unlocked. She's a longtime Paris resident who now divides her time (as well as she can manage) between the French capital and Norwich, UK. Co-author of the 2012 Michelin Green Guide to Northern France & the Paris Region, she has been interviewed as an expert on Paris and France by the BBC, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Le Figaro, Matador Network and other publications. Courtney has also written and reported stories for media outlets including Radio France Internationale, The Christian Science Monitor, Women's Wear Daily and The Associated Press. In addition to going down various rabbit holes of curiosity when it comes to French culture, history, food and art, Courtney is a scholar of literature and cultural history whose essays and reviews have appeared in various forums.Posts by Courtney Traub: The French Culture Podcast: Season 1, Episode 2 – The Radically Colorful World of Henri Matisse by Courtney Traub | September 3, 2026 in French Culture Podcast &French History &Season 1: Great French Icons The French Culture Podcast: Season 1, Episode 3 – Edith Piaf, Part 1 by Courtney Traub | September 17, 2026 in French Culture Podcast &French History &Season 1: Great French Icons The French Culture Podcast: Season 1, Episode 4 – Edith Piaf, Part 2 by Courtney Traub | September 17, 2026 in French Culture Podcast &French History &Season 1: Great French Icons The French Culture Podcast: Season 1, Episode 5 – Josephine Baker by Courtney Traub | August 28, 2026 in French Culture Podcast &French History &Season 1: Great French Icons Voices From Drancy: Interviews With Two Holocaust Survivors Detained in French Camp by Courtney Traub | February 12, 2026 in French History &History of Paris Where to Eat in Central Paris: A Few Restaurants We Like & Recommend by Rachel Naismith | June 8, 2026 in Food &Restaurants Roaming the Grands Boulevards District in Paris by Courtney Traub | June 10, 2026 in Grands Boulevards &Paris neighborhoods A Quick Whirl Through Perros-Guirec, France by Courtney Traub | August 3, 2026 in Around France &Brittany Exploring the Galerie Vivienne, One of Paris’ Emblematic Covered Passageways by Courtney Traub | June 24, 2025 in Louvre-Tuileries &Paris architecture &Shopping in Paris Review: “From Rock Star to Killer”, a Netflix Series That Revisits a Shocking Domestic Violence Case by Courtney Traub | December 29, 2025 in Famous Parisians &Film Reviews In Review: The Musée Vivant du Fromage, France’s First Cheese Museum by Courtney Traub | April 16, 2026 in Food History &Museums & Monuments A Brief History of the French Baguette: Separating Facts From Myths by Courtney Traub | July 23, 2026 in Food History &French History News From France That’s on My Radar This Week by Courtney Traub | December 29, 2025 in News 5 Parisian Museums With Fantastic Views by Courtney Traub | October 14, 2025 in Museums & Monuments Ada “Bricktop” Smith, a Center of Gravity in Paris’ 1920s Jazz Scene by Courtney Traub | June 5, 2026 in Famous Parisians &History of Paris &Montmartre Visiting Paris With a Baby or Toddler: Our Top Survival Tips by Courtney Traub | October 1, 2025 in Paris With Kids &Planning Your Trip Notre-Dame Cathedral Re-Opening: Renovations, Repairs & What’s Changed by Courtney Traub | December 29, 2025 in History of Paris &News &Notre-Dame Cathedral &Top Paris Attractions Le Grand Guignol: A Parisian Theatre That Helped Birth the Horror Genre by Courtney Traub | September 27, 2026 in History of Paris &Pigalle & St-Georges &Stories & Anecdotes &Weird Paris A Few Key Facts About Lee Miller (That the Film “Lee” Won’t Likely Teach You) by Courtney Traub | June 10, 2026 in History of Paris Inspiring French Christmas Traditions to Enjoy at Home or Abroad by Courtney Traub | November 19, 2025 in Around France &French culture and traditions 
