Heidi Ellison
BAP! Biennale d’Architecture et de Paysage
Design for a Changing Climate
For the next couple of months, the quiet architectural harmony of the château and city of Versailles – built of beige pierre de taille (Paris cut stone) – will be disrupted by splashes of brilliant taxi-cab yellow, the color of … Read More
Paris Update Events 12.05.2025
May 13 French movies with English subtitles Lost in Frenchlation presents Le Grand Blond avec une Chaussure Noire, directed by Yves Robert. L’Epée de Bois, Paris May 15 Street food The barbecue version of the street-food pop-up, Le Food Market: free … Read More
Caillebotte
New Bistro Paints a Pretty Picture
Update, May 8, 2025: It has been nearly 12 years since Caillebotte opened, so the title of this review is no longer valid. Having returned to dine there many times, I can attest that the food is just as good … Read More
Paris Update Events 05.05.2025
May 8 French movies with English subtitles Lost in Frenchlation presents Adieu Monsieur Haffmann, directed by Fred Cavayé. Luminor, Paris May 11 French movies with English subtitles Lost in Frenchlation presents L’Amour C’est Surcôté, directed by Mourad Winter. Luminor, Paris Through May … Read More
Paris Update Events 28.04.2025
April 28 French movies with English subtitles Lost in Frenchlation presents Peau d’Âne, directed by Jacques Demy. EICAR, Ivry-sur-Seine April 29 French movies with English subtitles Lost in Frenchlation presents Les Demoiselles de Rochefort’ (The Young Girls of Rochefort), directed by Jacques … Read More
L’Almanach Restaurant
Daily Almanac
The Rue Ramey in Montmartre is lined with restaurants, few of which are open on Monday evening, which is why I chose L’Almanach for a catch-up chat with a friend. Luckily for us, Monday opening was not its only strong … Read More
Ravioli Nord-Est Restaurant
Delightful Dumplings
Ravioli Nord-Est is the near-opposite of my ideal restaurant: it’s noisy, crowded and uncomfortable, and the occasionally rude servers try their best to rush you in and out as quickly as possible. We loved it. Even though we had reserved … Read More
Maria Belza Restaurant
Biarritz in Paris
Update, April 25, 2025: Maria Belza has become a neighborhood favorite, revisited many times. When I stopped in with a friend for dinner recently, we were disappointed to see that a dish we both loved, the bass with vegetables and … Read More
Frank Bowling: Collage
Welcome to Paris!
It’s always heartwarming when a long-ignored artist has a moment in the sun while still alive – for so many. it comes too late. It is even more important today: just when things were starting to look up for forgotten … Read More
Capitaine Restaurant
Oui, Mon Capitaine
The address 4, impasse Guéménée in Paris’s Marais is a popular one for restaurants. I have eaten at several different ones, all in the same space, beginning back in 2008, when Paris Update’s much-missed former restaurant reviewer, Richard Stephenson, discovered … Read More