Heidi Ellison
Paris Update Events 28.02.18
March 7-9 Finale of the 48 Hour Film Project The Filmapalooza round-up of the best short films made in a 48-hour period in 150 cities. Forum des Images, Paris March 4-6 Festival for Foodies Omnivore is back with top chefs, young … Read More
La Reine Mer Restaurant
Fresh from the Fishmonger
THIS RESTAURANT IS NOW CLOSED If the owner of the new Paris seafood restaurant and fishmonger La Reine Mer was fishing for compliments when my friend Cathy and I had lunch there the other day, he had no trouble reeling … Read More
Sheila Hicks: Lifelines
Art That Embraces the Whole Range of Man-Made Things
Sheila Hicks, the subject of a solo show at the Centre Pompidou called “Sheila Hicks: Life Lines,” defines herself as a “contemporary fiber artist.” She is an artist who defies categories, using yarn, once scorned as a “woman’s medium” in … Read More
Automne Restaurant
Mixed-up Seasons
Automne is a long, narrow, nondescript little French restaurant in the 11th arrondissement with pale-green walls, wooden tables and an open kitchen in the back, where self-taught chef Nobuyuki Akishige labors away (the restaurant’s full name is “Restaurant Automne par Nobuyuki … Read More
Paris Update Events 21.02.18
Feb. 24-March 4 A barnyard in Paris The Salon International de l’Agriculture brings the best of the country’s livestock and crops and the products made from them to Paris. Porte de Versailles, Paris February 14-March 6 Skating in the sky … Read More
Van Dongen and the Bateau Lavoir
Dutch Artist(s) in Montmartre
Last week, we reviewed the exhibition “Dutch Artists in Paris: 1789-1914” at the Petit Palais, and this week we have a show on one Dutch artist (and friends) in Montmartre: “Van Dongen and the Bateau Lavoir,” at the Musée de Montmartre. … Read More
Salatim Restaurant
No Pita, No Personality
The tsunami of Japanese chefs taking over French restaurants in Paris might tend to obscure another big trend: Israeli restaurants. Since we reviewed the wonderful Miznon, the Paris outlet of famed chef Eyal Shani (who claims to have invented Israeli … Read More
Les Hollandais à Paris, 1789-1914
Artistic Invaders from the North
Although we don’t hear much about them, there was still life left in Dutch artists long after the waning of the Golden Age and the disappearance of the Old Masters. I saw evidence of that in the exhibition “Dutch Modernity: … Read More
GAG Restaurant
The GAG Reflex: More Fat, Alcohol and Gluten
First, a word about the unfortunate name of the new restaurant GAG. The French know, and use all the time, the English word “gag” to mean “joke.” But apparently they don’t know its other meaning: “to choke or to retch.”In this … Read More
Paris Update Events 14.02.18
February 14-March 6 Skating in the sky A temporary ice-skating rink on top of the Montparnasse Tower. Tour Montparnasse, Paris February 23-25 Affordable art At the Grand Salon d’Art Abordable, prices for artworks range from €50 to €5,000. La Bellevilloise, Paris … Read More