Heidi Ellison
Abri Soba Restaurant
Gourmet Izakaya
Continuing my quest to discover Paris’s best Japanese restaurants, I followed visits to Sanjo and Hakata Choten with dinner at Abri Soba, the second restaurant of the owner of Abri, Katsuaki Okiyama, one of the most brilliant of Paris’s wave of young … Read More
Paris Update Events 25.07.18
September 8-16 Top-of-the-line art and antiques The Biennale Paris (formerly the Biennale des Antiquaires) is now an annual event, with 95 exhibitors. Grand Palais, Paris August 11-September 2 Outdoor classical concerts Concerts in the park at Festival Classique au Vert every weekend. Parc Floral … Read More
10 Best Restaurant Terraces in Paris
Sun, Shade, Fresh Air, Food
What makes a great restaurant terrace in Paris? For me, the most important thing is the absence of noisy, polluting cars and motorbikes, the scourge of city life. After that, some greenery is more than welcome, and the food must be at … Read More
Impressionists in London
French Painters in Exile
Don’t be surprised, as I was, if you don’t see any Impressionist paintings until the very end of the exhibition “Impressionists in London.” The title is misleading – it would more accurate to use its subtitle, “French Artists in Exile, 1870-1904,” … Read More
Poule au Pot Restaurant
No Chicken in the Pot
I am in mourning for the old Poule au Pot, one of those historic restaurants in the Les Halles area, founded in 1935, where the market workers could satisfy their big appetites with hearty meals and where until recently you … Read More
Paris Update Events 18.07.18
July 18-August 19 Open-air cinema Cinema en Plein Air is back with the theme “Let’s Sing,” featuring such films as La La Land, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Yellow Submarine, Jules and Jim and Sugar Man. Free admission. Above: from Godard’s Pierrot … Read More
The Water Lilies: American Abstract Painting and the Last Monet
Monet the Revolutionary and the American Abstractionists
The exhibition “The Water Lilies: American Abstract Painting and the Last Monet” at the Musée de l’Orangerie is an uplifting look at the influence of Monet’s late work – which progressively veered toward pure abstraction – on American abstract painting. … Read More
Hakata Choten Restaurant
Tampopo-Perfect Ramen
After tasting tonkotsu ramen last week at Sanjo, I was eager to try it again. Soon after, I happened to pass by Hakata Choten, another restaurant in Little Tokyo, which not only specializes in tonkotsu ramen but also has a sign boasting that it … Read More
Cinémathèque Française
A Feast of Film Treasures
The Cinémathèque Française is a treasure that is sorely underused by visitors to Paris. This great institution is frequented mainly by French cinephiles, who are legion, but it also provides a valuable service to the world of international cinema: for … Read More
Paris Update Events 11.07.18
July 13 and 14 Bastille Day festivities Military parade on the Champs-Elysées, Paris, July 14, 10:30am. Fireworks, Eiffel Tower/Champ de Mars, Paris, July 14, 11pm (preceded by classical music on the Champ de Mars at 9:15pm). Firemen’s balls are held … Read More