La Rédoute is a catalogue, not a store, but still Target-ish in its spirit and style, and in the way it is viewed by the French. The interview wound up being about my impressions of French style, so hence, it made sense to just show my feet. Cause it’s like impressionistic? Maybe? Anyway, click here […]

Paris Pass is an all-inclusive city pass that includes:
• A card to visit over 60 museums and monuments including the Louvre, Notre Dame tour, D’Orsay Museum, Arc de Triomphe, Versailles, Pompidou Center, and many more.
• Unlimited travel on metro and buses.
• Free cell phone for 5 days
• Discounts and freebies at Chez Clement restaurant, Galeries […]

One evening a few years ago, I attended a reading at the Village Voice Bookshop. Michael Ondaatje was to be reading from the work of Mavis Gallant, and Gallant herself was slated to attend.  I have been a fan of Ondaatje for years (no, haven’t read Divisadero yet or even gotten my hands on a […]

Dinner began promptly at 8 at Hidden Kitchen, an innovative dining experience created by a pair of Americans known only as Laura and Braden (their last names are secret!) out of their apartment on Blvd Sebastopol. The two 20something foodies from Seattle have outfitted their spacious dwelling for a unique dining concept and a […]

No Good Store, an extension of the trendy No Good Window Gallery, is a minimalist fashion and art concept store in shades of gray. From steel to charcoal, the men’s & women’s army jackets, T-shirts, dresses, are embossed with war emblems of bullets & grenades and there’s even baby frocks in their signature gray.
A Kelly […]

We recently spent an evening at La Comédie Française, home to Molière’s original troupe of comédiens, perched on velvet seats, facing a stage that has been running the same plays (and some other more modern works) for hundreds of years. Currently the historical monument is running Molière’s most famous attack against the medical profession, Le […]

Buzz Alert: the Blogothèque is launching another great idea to boost the local music scene.
The boys, well-known for their interviews, reviews, and the fantastic Concerts à Emporter video series, are now getting into the concert biz.
The first of their Soirées à Emporter will take place this coming Monday, July 30, at la Flèche d’Or. […]

When I was younger, birthdays were all about the big party. With little paper hats and party favors when I was a kid, and then as a bigger kid, that turned into going out and having a raucous time. But yesterday, when I turned thirty-three, the thing that sounded the best to me was a […]

The Unfree French is a densely written, engrossing study of everyday life in France from May 1940 until the Liberation of Paris in August 1944. To describe this book as a mere eye-opener is understatement. From the exode, when millions of panicked families fled to the countryside, to the Service de Travail Obligatoire (STO) when […]