Heidi Ellison
Paris Update Events 18.09.2023
September 21 French movies with English subtitles Lost in Frenchlation presents La Voie Royale, directed by Frédéric Mermoud. Le Luminor, Paris September 21 Street food This edition of the street-food pop-up Le Food Market, will feature a Biergarten. 1-34, boulevard de … Read More
Musée National de l’Histoire de l’Immigration
Honoring France's Immigrants
The Palais de la Porte Dorée – a stunning Art Deco building opened in 1931 for the International Colonial Exhibition celebrating France’s worldwide empire – is now the home of the Musée National de l’Histoire de l’Immigration (and a tropical … Read More
Godaille Restaurant
Almost Wrinkle-Free
Throughout our meal at Godaille, my friend Jean-Michel, a French linguist, puzzled over the choice of the restaurant’s name, a word that means “crease” (in clothing or fabric). We finally got a chance to ask our server, who explained that … Read More
Paris Update Events 11.09.2023
September 15 French movies with English subtitles Lost in Frenchlation presents Jane par Charlotte, directed by Charlotte Gainsbourg. L’Entrepôt Cinéma, Paris September 15-17 Laughs galore Live Nation’s Comedy Stop Festival, with a lineup of stand-up comedians including the popular British comedian … Read More
Paris Update Events 04.09.2023
September 7 French movies with English subtitles Lost in Frenchlation presents Le Péril Jeune, directed by Cédric Klapisch Luminor, Paris September 8 Book launch The Complete Fear of Kathy Acker by Jack Skelley (present as a hologram) will be launched at … Read More
Paris Update Events 29.08.2023
Through August 31 Free concerts Up-and-comers and well-known artists alike take to the stage for Bercy Village’s summer celebration, Musiques en Terrasse, on Thursday evenings. Bercy Village, Paris July & August Garden visits Green spaces throughout the region hold cultural events … Read More
Paris Update Events 22.08.2023
August 24-26 Open air cinema Films under the stars at the Château de Vincennes, including Forest Gump. Château de Vincennes, Paris August 16-27 Eco-documentary Documentaries on the theme of climate action take center stage at the outdoor film festival Gare aux … Read More
Paris Update Events 07.08.2023
August 24-26 Open air cinema Films under the stars at the Château de Vincennes, including Forest Gump. Château de Vincennes, Paris August 16-27 Eco-documentary Documentaries on the theme of climate action take center stage at the outdoor film festival Gare aux … Read More
Janine Restaurant
The NYT Effect
Call me a snob, but I tremble every time The New York Times publishes an article recommending Paris restaurants; it’s a surefire guarantee that they will be packed to the rafters with tourists from then on. Getting a reservation will … Read More
Les Années Fauves
Summer Escapade with the Wild Beasts
A visit to this year’s summer exhibition at the famed Pierre Gianadda Foundation in Martigny, Switzerland, makes a great weekend escape from Paris. The show celebrates the high-color Fauve movement, which, strictly speaking, had its heyday from 1905 to ’08. … Read More