“Moi, je me dis qu’on aurait été marron!” said French President Nicolas Sarkozy the other day after the presidential plane was delayed for an hour by a technical problem before takeoff on a state visit to Kinshasha. Sarkozy, who went … Read More
RESTONS CHEZ NOUS According to study conducted at the end of March by Ipsos/France Bleu, 51 percent of the French will not go away on vacation this summer because of economic worries. Of those who will leave home, 25 percent … Read More
Three cheerful new exhibitions in Paris – “The Jazz Century,” “Warhol’s Wide World” and “Alexander Calder: The Parisian Years” – provide an artful antidote to these morose … Favorite
The city of Lille inaugurated a major cultural festival called “Europe XXL” on March 14 with a massive parade, the burning of giants papier-mâché falla sculptures (a heritage of the time when … Favorite
Pros: Well-sourced ingredients, pleasant staff.Cons: Tables too close together; bluefin tuna on the menu (tsk, tsk). It might be a conceit, but Miroir’s name is nowhere to be seen on the facade; it’s scrawled on the glass door in what … Read More
A new exhibition at the Louvre, “Les Portes du Ciel” (“The Gates to Heaven”), takes visitors through those gates into the next world as imagined by the Egyptians, illustrated by a wealth of stunning … Favorite
Pros Carefully sourced food Quiet, very local vibe ConsDitzy serviceMiles from anywhere It seems odd to name a restaurant after the only god reputed to have died in prehistoric times. Certainly, the temptation to start reaching for the mythological conceits … Read More
ARTPARIS The artparis modern and contemporary art fair opens tomorrow, March 19 and runs through March 23, with 115 French and foreign galleries under the gorgeous glass dome of the Grand Palais. Some of the best work this year is … Read More
The Pinacothèque de Paris is a gallery with a mission: it often sets out to rescue the reputation of artists who have been forgotten, neglected or scorned… Favorite
When you walk into La Marée, you get a sense of having entered another world. Outside is the heaving eighth arrondissement, with Rue Daru itself being home to the Orthodox Cathedral and other things Russian, plus a noticeable density of … Read More
