Paris Update
L’Eclair de Génie, Inaro
Single-minded concept
L’Eclair de Génie: Paris already has a concept store selling just cream puffs, Popelini, and now we have one selling only éclairs (and chocolate truffles). Not a bad idea, since most Paris patisseries sell only two types of éclairs: with … Read More
PHOTO OF THE WEEK Margo 30.01.13
A Paris snowman. Collage by Margo Berdeshevsky. Favorite
PHOTO OF THE WEEK 23.01.13
Photo of the Week Paris’s first snowfall this winter. Photo: Eric Tenin of Paris Daily Photo. Favorite
What’s New in Paris: Helmut Newcake
Paris Update What’s New in Paris GLUTEN BEGONE!Helmut Newcake: It is suddenly all the rage to be gluten-free in Paris, and the first dedicated food shop and grocery, Barista Thomas Lehoux at Ten Belles. owned by the gluten-intolerant pastry chef … Read More
La Bonne Cécile
Just Like Home, Complete with Pet
La Bonne Cécile: cozy and comforting. We were greeted at La Bonne Cécile, a new restaurant in Paris’s third arrondissement, by a pug named Gaspard and two smiling humans, one of whom warned us that Gaspard was having a little … Read More
Pan
Stylish Restaurant Brings New Buzz to Quarter
A pleasing urban buzz animates Pan, a trendy but unpretentious Paris restaurant where you get the feeling that you are in the right place at the right time. Even the neighborhood, which until recently had nothing special to recommend it, … Read More
What’s New in Paris: Ten Belles, Edward Hopper, Marc Levy Sweepstakes
Paris Update What’s New in Paris SEATTLE IN PARISTen Belles: The gourmet café wave in Paris has spawned a new coffeeshop with all the right ingredients: a cool (and handsome) barista; Anglo-style baked Barista Thomas Lehoux at Ten Belles. goods … Read More
PHOTO OF THE WEEK 16.01.13
Photo of the Week The Café des Deux Moulins in Montmartre, where a number of scenes in the movie “Amélie” were filmed. Photo: Eric Tenin of Paris Daily Photo. Favorite
Braisenville
Pitch-Perfect Creativity, Craft and Quality
The conceit at Braisenville, a Paris restaurant that has been open for over a year now, is that everything is cooked over coals. While this might not sound like a recommendation in itself, the level of creativity, craft and quality … Read More
What’s New in Paris: Hotel O, Food Dating, Airport Art
Paris Update What’s New in Paris O FOR ORA (AND OTHELLO) Hotel O: Hotshot young designer Ora-Ito has created his first hotel with the Elegancia group. He describes the sleek, modern, color-saturated rooms as “elegant capsules,” so don’t expect huge … Read More