Jean, the Restaurant: Dinner with the Master of the House
Fine restaurants are typically defined by their chef or location, but there is an often forgotten category of gastronomy whose prime asset is having...
Jealousy and the Thrones at Versailles
My friend Henri was so jealous that I’d seen the excellent exhibition of thrones in the royal apartments of the Palace of Versailles before...
Florida Forgives Jim Morrison for Dying in Paris
Here’s an image from Paris’s Père Lachaise Cemetery of the well-visited grave of Jim Morrison (1943-1971), frontman for the Doors, ...
Montmartre Celebrates Grape Harvest with Wine Auction at La Bonne Franquette
Montmartre celebrated its annual Grape Harvest Festival (Fête des Vendanges) in early October with a series of joyful community events including lectures, concerts, tasting...
Luxury Silversmith Maintains Tradition of French Savoir-Faire in the Northern Marais
The formerly workaday neighborhood of the northern Marais has been increasingly gentrified over the past 15 years, but something that hasn’t changed is the discreet presence of one of France’s few remaining creators of luxury silverware, tableware and decorative accessory: Lapparra.
Uruguayan artist Alba Aranda at Galérie Art Présent
Early autumn in Paris a travel writer and culture journalist can be lulled into thinking he’s working by the mere fact that he’s received a dozen invitations for art openings.
Three Reasons to Experience a Remarkable Chef: Part 2
Symbols, stars, numbers, and other restaurant rating systems can provide a culinary relief map of a city, but they’re inadequate in revealing the particular...
Paul Belmondo Museum Opens in Boulogne-Billancourt
Cultural offering in the Greater Paris region, such as the Paul Belmondo Museum in Boulogne-Billancourt. increasingly draw gazes beyond the capital's periphery.
European Heritage Days: “Paris Historique” decries destruction of historical buildings
The architectural heritage of France—local, regional, national, European—is part of what makes this the world’s number one tourist destination and what makes Paris such as magnificent walking city. But should that architectural heritage be maintained at all cost?