Heidi Ellison
Clown Bar
No Clowning Around In the Kitchen
The Clown Bar, located next to the Cirque d’Hiver (Winter Circus) in Paris’s 11th arrondissement, was my local for five years when I lived around the corner, and I returned often over the years to enjoy the unique decor of … Read More
International Garden Festival, Chaumont-sur-Loire
Seven Deadly SinsIn the Garden “Le Domaine de Narcisse,” Photo © E. Sender A summer pilgrimage to the International Garden Festival at Château de Chaumont, a couple of hours from Paris, has become a ritual for many Parisians. Each year, … Read More
Spring & Café des Musées
Old Favorites Revisited: Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down
Editor’s note: Sadly, after 10 years in business, Spring is now closed. Daniel Rose’s recipes can still be found, however, at La Bourse et la Vie. The Café des Musées is under new management. Whenever I’m asked to name my … Read More
Le Sot-l’y-Laisse
Wine-Infused Lunch Clears the Mind
You never know anymore who might be toiling away behind the stove in an anonymous little neighborhood restaurant far from the center of Paris (a shining example is Jin Xin Lou, where a gourmet meal can be had for €20). … Read More
Café Pinson
Berkeley Brunch In Paris’s Marais
THIS CAFÉ IS NOW CLOSED. Brunch has never been my favorite meal in Paris. The French have a strange idea about what makes a good brunch: lots of different stuff, which might include an egg cooked one way or another, … Read More
Paris Horribilis
Legendes Urbaines
The dark side of the City of Light is a subject of never-ending fascination. A new book, Paris Horribilis, by Marie-Agnès Moller (Le Texte Vivant, €17) treats readers to a few dozen entertaining legends about the macabre underside of Paris. … Read More
L’Olivier & Cuissons
Islands of Goodness On the Boulevard
L’Olivier avoids all the clichés of Greek food. No matter how much you think you know about Paris, you never know everything. One example: just a few blocks from where I live are two little gems – a Greek restaurant/deli … Read More
La Table d’Eugénie
Class Act in Posh Precincts
It wasn’t easy, but for the sake of my readers, I trekked all the way out to the chic 16th arrondissement, leaving behind the trendier quarters of Paris – the ninth, 10th, 11th, 19th and 20th, where most cool new … Read More
Le Servan
Sister Act Promises Great Things
When a friend invited me to eat at a new Paris restaurant, Le Servan, I immediately turned to the Web to learn more about it, but could find only one mention – amazing in the age of seemingly omniscient and … Read More
Chez Dong & L’Alexandra
Fiery Szechuan and Mom’s Meat & Potatoes
This week, I happened to eat at two very different Paris restaurants recommended by friends who live near them. These are the kinds of places you would probably never find on your own but that offer a pleasant meal if … Read More