TAKE A STRANGE MAN HOME TONIGHT If you are walking down the street anywhere in the world and are approached by a slight, handsome man wearing a red shirt and a strange contraption fitted with three cameras pointing at you, … Read More
Paris Update What’s New in Paris SILENT MOVIES La Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé, keeper of the archives of Pathé, the film production company founded in 1896, has opened a new cinema in the 13th arrondissement showing only silent films, accompanied by … Read More
Paris Update What’s New in Paris CINEPHILE CITYWe all know that Paris is a city of cinephiles, but the figures are still impressive: In 2012, Paris’s 376 cinemas (including 150 independents and 89 art houses) attracted 27 million spectators. Between … Read More
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
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
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
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
Paris Update What’s New in Paris FOR BIG BOYS Wait: A concept store full of toys for big boys, including computers, bicycles, skateboards, handmade surfboards books, vintage furniture, eau de Cologne and more. Oh, and free coffee. 9 rue Notre … Read More
Paris Update What’s New in Paris THE NEW LOUVRELouvre Lens: the Louvre’s first satellite museum opened to the public today in the northern industrial town of Lens. Designed by Japanese firm SANAA, the The Louvre-Lens. Photo: © Hisao Suzuki building … Read More
Paris Update What’s New in Paris DON’T KILL A TREE Treezmas: This company will deliver your Christmas tree to you in a pot in Paris and nearby suburbs, then pick it after the holidays and replant it. Place orders on … Read More
