Heidi Ellison
Jamat Restaurant
Mini Kitchen, Maxi Flavors
Jamat is a cozy mini-restaurant in the ninth arrondissement, so small that the chef, Matthieu Sales (who used to work in the fabulous bistro Les Arlots), needs no assistants in the tiny kitchen, in which he can reach everything with … Read More
Paris Update Events 29.01.2024
February 2 French movies with English subtitles Lost in Frenchlation presents Vermines, directed by Sébastien Vaniček. Club de L’Etoile, Paris Through February 4 Classic cars Classic and unusual cars are on show, with all the biggest manufacturers present at Rétromobile. Paris … Read More
Paris Update Events 22.01.2024
January 25 French movies with English subtitles Lost in Frenchlation presents Les Trois Mousquetaires: Milady, directed by Martin Bourbo. L’Arlequin, Paris Through January 23 Cheap films During the Festival Cinéma Télérama, you can see a selection of last year’s best films for … Read More
Paris Update Events 15.01.2024
January 19 French movies with English subtitles Lost in Frenchlation presents La Fille de Son Père (No Love Lost), directed by Erwan Le Duc. L’Entrepôt, Paris\ Through January 21 Dalí illuminated Paintings by Salvador Dalí are transformed for the immersive light … Read More
Paris Update Events 08.01.2024
December 27-January 7 Holiday wonderland The Festival du Merveilleux returns with a fabulous celebration of all things fairground. Musée des Arts Forains, Paris Through January 8 Holiday markets Mulled wine and gifts galore: a full list of holiday markets in Paris. … Read More
Paris Update Events 01.01.2024
Through January 4 King of blockbusters The David Lean retrospective will feature such blockbusters as Dr. Zhivago, The Bridge On the River Kwai and Lawrence of Arabia, as well as more intimate films like Brief Encounter. La Cinémathèque Française, Paris … Read More
Picasso: Endlessly Drawing
Picasso Again and Again
The year of the “Picasso Celebration” is drawing to an end, so this may be the last you hear about the dozens of exhibitions around the world commemorating the 50th anniversary of the artist’s death. Some, however, are spilling over … Read More
Oktobre Restaurant
Exquisite Meal, Unhappy Ending
I was dismayed to hear recently that the outstanding Kitchen Galerie Bis (a.k.a. KGB, the younger sibling of the Michelin-starred Ze Kitchen Galerie) had gone out of business, but my mood brightened when I heard that its former co-chef, Martin … Read More
Julia Margaret Cameron: Capturing Beauty
Queen of Victorian Photography
Love her or loath her, Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879) is an integral part of the history of photography, and Paris’s Jeu de Paume is giving her her due in the retrospective “Julia Margaret Cameron: Capturer la Beauté (Capturing Beauty).” When … Read More
Paris Update Events 25.12.2023
December 28 French movies with English subtitles Lost in Frenchlation presents Les Bronzés Font du Ski” (“French Fried Vacation 2: The Bronzés Go Skiing), directed by Patrice Leconte. Luminor, Paris December 29 Costume ball The Hôtel de la Marine puts on … Read More