Heidi Ellison
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
Paris Est une Fête
Paris As a Mirror of Distress
Several years ago, a group of party-loving young Parisians, shaken up by the terrorist attacks of 2015 and intrigued by the Occupy movement (“Nuit Debout” in France), showed a good dose of the entrepreneurial spirit mentioned in last week’s article … Read More
Beau Doublé, Monsieur le Marquis!
Sophie Calle on the Hunt
I am sorry to be so late in reviewing Sophie Calle’s exhibition “Beau Doublé, Monsieur le Marquis!” at the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature (February 11 is the last day), but if you get a chance to … Read More
Paris Update Events 07.02.18
Through February 17 Winter dancing The Faits d’Hiver festival presents seven new dance performances. Above: Three dances by Yuval Pick will be performed. Various venues, Paris and suburbs Feb. 14-18 Massive art salon Some 2,000 artists show their work at Art Capital. Grand … Read More
Coup d’Œil
Worth a Glance, then Another
THIS RESTAURANT IS NOW CLOSED Incredibly, the ground-floor shops of some of the prime real estate in the heart of Paris are still occupied by wholesalers selling clothing, leather goods and jewelry, which makes for a rather dismal atmosphere in … Read More
Station F
Bringing Entrepreneurship Back Home to France
France’s reputation for being anti-entrepreneur and pro-big labor was never entirely deserved, but the times are definitely changing. The massive strikes that used to fill the streets and squares with demonstrators and knock out public transport and other services, sometimes … Read More
Paris Update Events 31.01.18
Through February 17 Winter dancing The Faits d’Hiver festival presents seven new dance performances. Above: Three dances by Yuval Pick will be performed. Various venues, Paris and suburbs Through February 14 World music The Festival Au Fil des Voix presents concerts by musicians … Read More
Bouillon Pigalle
What the People Want
Bravo to Pierre and Guillaume Moussié, the brothers behind the highly popular bar and bistro Chez Jeannette and the Hôtel Providence, for coming up with the brilliant idea of opening a modern-day bouillon, Bouillon Pigalle. What is a bouillon? you ask? It’s … Read More
Paris Update Events 24.01.18
January 29-February 14 World music The Festival Au Fil des Voix presents concerts by musicians from Africa, the Middle East and Europe. Above: The trance blues group Delgrès from Guadaloupe. Alhambra & Studio de l’Hermitage, Paris February 2-4 Behind closed … Read More