Heidi Ellison
L’Altro Frenchie Restaurant
An Italian Frenchie
As he was when Frenchie Pigalle first opened, the Frenchie empire founder, chef Gregory Marchand, was on hand to watch over the proceedings during the first full week of operation of his latest restaurant, L’Altro Frenchie, a.k.a. The Italian Frenchie, … Read More
Paris Update Events 15.04.2024
April 19 French movies with English subtitles Lost in Frenchlation presents HLM Pussy, directed by Nora El Hourchd. Club de L’Etoile, Paris April 19-21 New independent films Filmmakers from around the world are spotlighted at ÉCU – The European Independent Film Festival. … Read More
Paris Update Events 08.04.2024
April 12 French movies with English subtitles Lost in Frenchlation presents Quitter la Nuit, directed by Delphine Girard. L’Entrepô, Paris April 12-14 Massive book fair The Festival du Livre brings together publishers, authors and book lovers. Grand Palais Éphémère, Paris Through April 14 … Read More
Paris Update Events 01.04.2024
April 4 Street food The monthly street-food pop-up, Le Food Market: free entry and food stands a-go-g0.. 1-34, boulevard de Belleville, Paris April 4 French movies with English subtitles Lost in Frenchlation presents Boléro, directed by Anne Fontaine. Le Balzac, Paris … Read More
Baillotte Restaurant
A Plateful of Joy
Don’t be surprised when you arrive at Baillotte and discover that the interior is not as bright and colorful as it appears on the restaurant’s website. It’s been redecorated since it opened a year ago. The olive-green velvet banquettes have … Read More
Bocuse d’Or Europe
Olympics for Foodies
Forget about sports – this is my kind of Olympics: the Bocuse d’Or, one of the world’s leading chef’s competitions. If you think TV cooking contests like “Top Chef” and “MasterChef” are tough, you haven’t seen anything yet. Last week, … Read More
Paris Update Events 25.03.2024
Through March 26 Cheap films For the three days of Printemps du Cinéma, films cost only €5 in participating cinemas Various cinemas, France March 28 French movies with English subtitles Lost in Frenchlation presents Le Successeur, directed by Laurent Rodriguez. Luminor, Paris … Read More
Paris Update Events 18.03.2024
March 20 French movies with English subtitles Lost in Frenchlation presents Même si Tu Vas sur la Lune, directed by Laurent Rodriguez. Luminor, Paris March 23 Shopping for a good cause Toutocoto is an annual flea market with 600 vendors whose … Read More
Théodore Rousseau: The Voice of the Forest
Planting the Radical Idea of Forest Preservation
It’s hard to imagine a painter of trees and other manifestations of nature being considered a wild-eyed radical, but back in 1830 the idea of painting a landscape just for the sake of painting a landscape was academic-art-world heresy. Being … Read More
Paris Update Events 11.03.2024
Through March 11 Specialty coffee festival Paris’s bustling coffee scene is celebrated at the Paris Café Festival. Carreau du Temple, Paris March 15 Œnological journey Wine expert Charlie Arturaola guides a voyage through the hills of Chianti during his Travel … Read More