Heidi Ellison
Anona Restaurant
Good Conscience Dining
The restaurant Anona, in Paris’s 17th arrondissement, is named in honor of the custard apple (annone in French), a scaly fruit that is scary-looking on the outside but sweet, creamy and vitamin-packed inside. The analogy does not apply to the … Read More
Cimabue and the Master of Vyšší Brod
Two Rare Early Paintings Found in France
A number of purported Old Master paintings have been popping up in unexpected places in France lately. Following the discovery in an attic in Toulouse of “Judith and Holofernes,” a painting supposedly by the great Caravaggio (sold privately to an … Read More
Paris Update Events 18.09.2019
September 21-22 Heritage days The doors to normally closed monuments and other buildings open to the public for the Journées Européennes du Patrimoine. Various locations, Paris October 8 Metaperceptions School of Looking artists Cleary & Connolly and neuroscientist Guillaume Dumas … Read More
Trees
Large Protagonists of the Living World
Trees are trending at the moment, with new discoveries about their ability to communicate with and help each other and even other species, and their importance to the environment the subjects of many publications. In any case, everyone loves trees, … Read More
Brasserie du Louvre-Bocuse
Where's the Bocuse Spirit and Oomph?
The Hôtel du Louvre recently reopened after a major renovation by Hyatt, but its brasserie looks exactly the same, with brass rails, booths with red banquettes and mirrored walls. The only apparent difference is that “Bocuse” has been tacked on … Read More
Château de Cheverny
Château Life, 1624-2019
The early-17th-century Château de Cheverny, one of the few in the Loire Valley that has been continuously inhabited for its entire existence by the same family, has added a new attraction to the many it already has: a “Love Garden” … Read More
Ker-Xavier Roussel: Jardin Privé, Jardin Rêvé
Bucolic Settings for Sexy Stories
Ker-Xavier Roussel (1867-1944) was something of a contrarian. He was classically trained but is best known as a Nabi painter, although he only painted in that style for a time in the 1890s and even then never subscribed to the … Read More
Pastore Restaurant
The Shepherd Knows the Way
When I heard that Lorenzo Sciabica, the chef at the new Italian restaurant Pastore (“shepherd” in Italian, located on Rue Bergère, “shepherd” French), in Paris’s ninth arrondissement, had formerly worked at Osteria Ferrara, owned by one of my favorite Italian … Read More
Paris Update Events 06.09.2019
September 6-9 Free amusements in historic Marais sites The Festival Les Traversées du Marais brings everything from art installations to cooking classes, readings and dance performances to the monuments, courtyards and gardens of the Marais. Various locations August 31-September 24 A … Read More
Paris Update Events 26.08.2019
August 10-September 1 Outdoor classical concerts Concerts in the park at Festival Classique au Vert every weekend. Parc Floral de Paris Through September 1 Paris beaches For the summer months, the banks of the river and canals are transformed into miniature … Read More