Heidi Ellison
Paris Update Press Review
This Week's Good Reads about Paris and France
French vegetarians? Multistarred chef Alain Ducasse predicts a gradual shift in French eating habits toward a plant-based diet. (BBC) Ethical foie gras Lab-grown foie gras comes without the ethical concerns of the real thing, but now a French association says … Read More
Women in Abstraction
Women Apart: Spotlight or Ghetto?
Ideally, there would be no need for all-women exhibitions of art that make a special case for – and risk ghettoizing or condescending to – women artists; women would simply be included in sufficient numbers in all group shows and … Read More
Bouche Restaurant
Watch What You Put in Your Mouth!
What you put in your bouche (mouth) matters. What can be found in the new, post-lockdown restaurant called Bouche? High-quality food, a hard-surface minimalist decor and a sky-high decibel level. Located not far from Achi, the restaurant reviewed here last … Read More
Paris Update Press Review
This Week's Good Reads about Paris and France
Eiffel Tower reopens The tourists are back and their favorite monument is now ready for them. (Euronews) Jean Paul Gaultier’s new adventures “I am amused all the time,” says the ebullient erstwhile “enfant terrible” of French fashion in an interview … Read More
Achi Restaurant
Achi Parmentier
The slowly gentrifying Avenue Parmentier in Paris’s 11th arrondissement has a new restaurant, Achi, that will certainly speed up the process, in the best sense. The kitchen is manned by yet another convert from the business world – computer scientist-turned-chef … Read More
Paris Update Press Review
This Week's Good Reads about Paris and France
Robotic pizza What is a pizzeria without a pizzaiola in a white T-shirt and apron sweating in front of a brick oven? A robotic pizzeria named Pazzi, now operating in Paris. News18 Le junk food in France Speaking of pizza, … Read More
Cherry Blossoms
Pretty Wrapping Paper
Damien Hirst may have set out to shock and dismay in his early days with works featuring dead animals preserved in formaldehyde and maggots feasting on cows’ heads, but today he seems to be taking exactly the opposite approach: seeking … Read More
Jackpot Restaurant
The Case of the Disappearing Restaurant
I was distraught the other day when I saw that the restaurant Monjul in the Marais was no longer there (not long after I had discovered that another old favorite nearby, Taxi Jaune, had also disappeared). For years, I had … Read More
The Louvre’s Egyptian Antiquities Department
Return to Egypt
All the major fine-arts museums in the world, and many smaller ones, have departments devoted to Egypt. One of the best is that of the Louvre, in small part thanks to the spoils Napoleon brought back from the country after … Read More
Noisette Restaurant
The Noble Nut and Other Goodies
Noisettes (hazelnuts) are all the rage in Paris restaurants and are a welcome addition to many dishes (especially when toasted). A restaurant in the 12th arrondissement has chosen to name itself after this noble nut. Noisette is a small place … Read More