Heidi Ellison
What’s New in Paris: L’Anticafé
Paris Update What’s New in Paris COWORKING CAFE Customers hard at work at L’AntiCafé. Following Craft, a handsome café designed as a place for freelancers to work, a new Wi-Fi-equipped office-haven-away-from-home with a different concept has opened: L’AntiCafé (79, rue … Read More
La Vénus à la Fourrure
The Magic of Theater Transported to the Screen
Roman Polanski’s latest film (in French), La Vénus à la Fourrure (Venus in Fur), takes place in a huis clos, as did his last feature, Carnage. Both are based on plays, the former by David Ives (who shares the writing … Read More
Pamela Popo
Going Out for Home Cooking
Having read a couple of reviews of Pamela Popo on the Web, I had the impression that it was a trendy restaurant with an attractive decor, something like Schmuck in Saint Germain des Prés, where I had a less-than-satisfying dining … Read More
Cuistance
Truffles on Cheese, Pasta and Meat, and Truffles for Dessert
THIS RESTAURANT IS NOW CLOSED Cuistance was on a truffle binge when I dined there the other night with Paris Update’s former restaurant reviewer Richard Hesse. We were celebrating his birthday, so it seemed appropriate that there was something special … Read More
Histoire d’Automates
Paris Update What’s New in Paris “Le Pierrot Lunaire,” by Gustave Vichy. Photo: Nathalie Prebende There is always something creepily fascinating about automatons, and visitors to the exhibition “Histoire d’Automates” at the Théâtre des Sablons (62-70, avenue du Roule 92200 … Read More
Les Enfants Rouges
Mushroom Season in a Cozy Marais Bistro
Les Enfants Rouges, a cozy little Marais bistro, takes its name from the food market next door, itself named not for any revolutionary connections, as one might think, but for an orphanage that once stood on the site (it closed … Read More
Monjul Revisited
A Jewel Hidden in Plain Sight in the Marais
THIS RESTAURANT IS NOW CLOSED It’s been nearly five years since Richard Hesse reviewed Monjul for Paris Update, soon after this restaurant in the Marais opened. Since then, I have considered it one of my favorites and have been back … Read More
What’s New in Paris: Le Café des Chats, Le Fantôme
Paris Update What’s New in Paris KITTY-CAT CAFE & CHIC ARCADE Customers can pet and eat at the same time at Le Café des Chats. Do you get bored sitting around in cafes? If so, two new spots in Paris … Read More
Lazare
Star Chef’s Brasserie On the Right Track
Lazare being the hottest new restaurant in town, I had to reserve three weeks in advance to get a table, but I finally sat down to eat there with two visiting friends from San Francisco on Sunday evening, expecting a … Read More
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet
Harmless and Pretty, but Where's the Magic?
Jean-Pierre Jeunet, something of an outsider in the French film world, has had a number of successes in his career, including Delicatessen and The City of Lost Children (both co-directed with Marc Caro), but nothing he has done has won … Read More