Heidi Ellison
Salicorne Restaurant
Back to Batignolles
My friend Terry lives in the Batignolles quarter of Paris, which has an abundance of restaurants of every genre and level of quality. Together, she and I are seeking out the best ones. Two great recent discoveries were Mova and … Read More
Paris Update Press Review
This Week's Good Reads about Paris and France
RACE TO RESTORE A huge amount of work remains to be done before Notre Dame Cathedral can reopen to the public following the damage caused by the fire in 2019. Can it be finished in time for the 2024 Paris … Read More
Paris Update Events 20.04.2022
Through April 30 Jonas Mekas retrospective A retrospective of films by the experimental film director on the occasion of the centenary of his birth. Cinémathèque Française, Paris Through April 29/June 5 Irish artists in Paris The Irish Cultural Centre is … Read More
Musée Départemental Albert-Kahn
Eyes Wide Open
Albert Kahn (1860-1940) was a rich man on a mission: he wanted to capture cultures around the world in photographs and on film for his “Archives of the Planet.” To that end, he sent agents traveling to 50 countries to … Read More
Lolo Restaurant
Lit Up with Joy
My friend and I were afraid that we would be kicked out of Lolo, a restaurant only a few weeks old, for not being lit enough, but in spite of lacking the cool credentials of the young, über-trendy customers, we … Read More
Felix Gonzalez-Torres/Roni Horn
Mutable Identities
A new exhibition at the Bourse de Commerce-Pinault Collection brings together the work of Felix Gonzalez-Torres (1957-1996) and Roni Horn (b. 1955), two artists who, at first glance, would seem to have little in common except being openly gay. What they … Read More
Taco Loco Restaurant
Mexican Fiesta
Good Mexican food is not easy to find in Paris, so when a friend told me that there was a hole-in-the-wall Mexican restaurant around the corner from her, run by a Mexican family and guaranteed to be authentic by a … Read More
Boldini: Les Plaisirs et les Jours
Dazzling Visions of a 'Neurotic Era'
Giovanni Boldini (1842-1931), an Italian artist who spent most of his long career in Paris, was the fashion influencer par excellence of his day. Stylish Belle Époque women actually went on diets in order to be fit subjects for his … Read More
Tzantza Restaurant
Lounge Lizard Dining
The friend who chose the restaurant Tzantza for a dinner for eight the other night picked it because she liked the look of the cocktail list. That was a good indicator of what we were in for: cocktails, a lounge … Read More
Paris Update Press Review
This Week's Good Reads about Paris and France
Bataclan Banksy The Bataclan door on which the artist Banksy created an artwork memorializing the people killed there in a terrorist attack in 2015 was stolen in 2019 and recovered a year later in Italy. The eight thieves have now … Read More