Heidi Ellison
Pristine Restaurant
Honoring the Humble
There is rarely anything pristine about a restaurant, but even though I found the name to be rather strange, Pristine had good press and was open on Sunday evening, so I headed over to the ninth arrondissement to meet up … Read More
Paris Update Events 21.10.2024
October 24 French movies with English subtitles Lost in Frenchlation presents Drone, directed by Simon Bouisson. Luminor, Paris Through October 28 Food porn “Sport & Food” is the featured theme for the Festival International de la Photographie Culinaire. Various venues, France … Read More
Paris Update Events 14.10.2024
October 18 French movies with English subtitles Lost in Frenchlation presents Le Fil, directed by Daniel Auteuil. Club de L’Etoile, Paris Through October 20 Learning with food La Semaine du Goût returns for a week of events for young people on … Read More
Caluche Restaurant
Bottles Galore
When I arrived at Caluche, a pleasant bistro in the fifth arrondissement, I was not disappointed to find that the wild scene depicted in a colorful painting on the wall was not replicated in the restaurant. Perhaps on another occasion, … Read More
Paris Update Events 07.10.2024
October 11 French movies with English subtitles Lost in Frenchlation presents État Limite, directed by Nicolas Peduzzi. L’Entrepôt, Paris Through October 8 Silent star A tribute to Lillian Gish, one of the greatest stars of silent films, at the Fondation Jérôme … Read More
Paris Update Events 01.10.2024
October 4 French movies with English subtitles Lost in Frenchlation presents Ce Qui Nous Lie (Back to Burgundy), directed by Cédric Klapisch. L’Arlequin, Paris Through October 5 Humus Locus & We the Spirits Visual artist Sabine André-Donnot and photographer Jason Gardner … Read More
Fondation Arp
Suburban Hideout for Swiss Dadaists
The sculptor and poet Jean Arp (1886-1966) may be best known to English-language cruciverbalists (yes, it’s a word, referring to a skilled crossword-puzzle solver) for his three-letter last name, which provides convenient fill for awkward gaps in a crossword grid, … Read More
Kitchen 32 Restaurant
Japanese Happy Meal
Choosing a restaurant by looking at its facade and peering through the window is usually not a good idea, but I lucked out the other day when I picked Kitchen 32 for dinner with my friend Jean-Michel. I was probably … Read More
Pagaille Restaurant
High Hopes Dashed
It’s rather worrying when the restaurant you plan to eat at is called Pagaille, meaning “chaos,” but I was confident that that was just some kind of ironic private joke on the part of the owners. Pagaille is one of … Read More
Paris Update Events 23.09.2024
October 4 French movies with English subtitles Lost in Frenchlation presents Ce Qui Nous Lie (Back to Burgundy), directed by Cédric Klapisch. L’Arlequin, Paris Through October 5 Humus Locus & We the Spirits Visual artist Sabine André-Donnot and photographer Jason Gardner … Read More