Paris Update
L’Eclair de Génie, Inaro
Single-minded concept
L’Eclair de Génie: Paris already has a concept store selling just cream puffs, Popelini, and now we have one selling only éclairs (and chocolate truffles). Not a bad idea, since most Paris patisseries sell only two types of éclairs: with … Read More
PHOTO OF THE WEEK Margo 30.01.13
A Paris snowman. Collage by Margo Berdeshevsky. Favorite
PHOTO OF THE WEEK 23.01.13
Photo of the Week Paris’s first snowfall this winter. Photo: Eric Tenin of Paris Daily Photo. Favorite
What’s New in Paris: Helmut Newcake
Paris Update What’s New in Paris GLUTEN BEGONE!Helmut Newcake: It is suddenly all the rage to be gluten-free in Paris, and the first dedicated food shop and grocery, Barista Thomas Lehoux at Ten Belles. owned by the gluten-intolerant pastry chef … Read More
La Bonne Cécile
Just Like Home, Complete with Pet
La Bonne Cécile: cozy and comforting. We were greeted at La Bonne Cécile, a new restaurant in Paris’s third arrondissement, by a pug named Gaspard and two smiling humans, one of whom warned us that Gaspard was having a little … Read More
Pan
Stylish Restaurant Brings New Buzz to Quarter
THIS RESTAURANT IS NOW CLOSED A pleasing urban buzz animates Pan, a trendy but unpretentious Paris restaurant where you get the feeling that you are in the right place at the right time. Even the neighborhood, which until recently had … Read More
What’s New in Paris: Ten Belles, Edward Hopper, Marc Levy Sweepstakes
Paris Update What’s New in Paris SEATTLE IN PARISTen Belles: The gourmet café wave in Paris has spawned a new coffeeshop with all the right ingredients: a cool (and handsome) barista; Anglo-style baked Barista Thomas Lehoux at Ten Belles. goods … Read More
PHOTO OF THE WEEK 16.01.13
Photo of the Week The Café des Deux Moulins in Montmartre, where a number of scenes in the movie “Amélie” were filmed. Photo: Eric Tenin of Paris Daily Photo. Favorite
Braisenville
Pitch-Perfect Creativity, Craft and Quality
The conceit at Braisenville, a Paris restaurant that has been open for over a year now, is that everything is cooked over coals. While this might not sound like a recommendation in itself, the level of creativity, craft and quality … Read More
What’s New in Paris: Hotel O, Food Dating, Airport Art
Paris Update What’s New in Paris O FOR ORA (AND OTHELLO) Hotel O: Hotshot young designer Ora-Ito has created his first hotel with the Elegancia group. He describes the sleek, modern, color-saturated rooms as “elegant capsules,” so don’t expect huge … Read More