Heidi Ellison
Mantra Restaurant
Meditate on This
A mantra is supposed to be kept secret, but Paris is home to one mantra whose existence should be broadcast far and wide. I’m referring to the new (five-month-old) restaurant Mantra in Paris’s 9th arrondissement. Mantra, with chef Manogeran Shasitaran … Read More
Monaco Restaurant
Café Life Renewed
I am here to testify that there is more to the gastronomic offerings of the 13th arrondissement than Asian restaurants of various stripes. One non-Asian gem is Monaco, once a venerable but declining café, now a spacious, light-filled café/restaurant with … Read More
Orangutan Playground
Man of the Forest
The five orangutans who live in the Ménagerie in Paris’s Jardin des Plantes have a new outdoor playground. Formerly confined to a glassed-in enclosure, they can now make their way across an elevated bridge to a triangular structure entirely enclosed … Read More
Paris Update Events 11.05.2026
May 8-11 Springtime for French necropoles Printemps des Cimetières celebrates French cemetaries with guided tours, exhibitions and more. Various locations, France May 9-11 All things opera Opera houses across France open their doors to visitors and put on performances and … Read More
Paris Update Events 04.05.2026
May 5 French movies with English subtitles Lost in Frenchlation presents Trois Couleurs: Bleu. L’Epée de Bois, Paris May 7 French movies with English subtitles Lost in Frenchlation presents L’Auberge Espagnole. Luminor Hôtel de Ville, Paris May 8-9 Electro and cheese Is … Read More
Paris Update Events 27.04.2026
April 28 French movies with English subtitles Lost in Frenchlation presents Le Goût des Autres. Lucernaire, Paris April 30 French movies with English subtitles Lost in Frenchlation presents Les Rayons et les Ombres. Arlequin, Paris May 4 French movies with English subtitles … Read More
Paris Update Events 20.04.2026
April 20 French movies with English subtitles Lost in Frenchlation presents L’Œuvre Invisible. Cinéma du Panthéon, Paris April 21 French movies with English subtitles Lost in Frenchlation presents Le Mépris. L’Epée de Bois, Paris April 25 Champagne à gogo Meet producers, taste … Read More
Paris Update Events 13.04.2026
March 27-April 17 Suburban jazzfest Banlieues Bleues brings major jazz acts to the northern suburbs of Paris. Various venues, Pantin & Aubervilliers April 18 Mass dictation Test your knowledge of written French at the Grande Dictée. Open to everyone. Free … Read More
Nan Goldin: This Will Not End Well
Double Exposure
Nan Goldin is a survivor. Nothing could get the best of her, not family trauma, not drug addiction and not the death of many loved ones over the years from suicide, AIDS and overdoses. She photographed it all. Now 72 … Read More
Paris Update Events 12.04.25
April 9 French movies with English subtitles Lost in Frenchlation presents L’Attachement. Luminor Hôtel de Ville, Paris April 1-10 Taiwanese movies The Festival du Film Taïwanais brings nine feature films and two sets of short subjects to Paris. The spotlight will … Read More