Music art

Wall art on a Pigalle street corner announces live music inside.

A musical fête

Uplifting performances. Beautiful costuming. Talented cast.

All songs in English with French subtitles

Director / choreographer: Stephen Mear

Behind-the-scenes

April newsletter

GUYS AND DOLLS

Théâtre Marigny Paris

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Photo images courtesy of Théatre Marigny
 

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Fashionably

Celebrating friendship with my "fashionista" press group at a favorite point de rendez-vous.

Le Lobby Restaurant
Peninsula Hotel
19 Avenue Kléber 75116

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See my write-up
LiLi at the Peninsula
 Scroll to:
California Dreamin': A Paris Restaurant Marathon

Passage Verdeau

A passage named for its creator, dating to 1847.

Mi casa, tu casa

Far from the usual Mexican fare

A demo / tasting at Le Cordon Bleu, this time with celebrity chef sensation Enrique Olvera on the publication of his new book, Tu Casa Mi Casa: Mexican Recipes for the Home Cook.

Olvera has single-handedly redefined Mexican cuisine. His Mexico City restaurant Pujol is high on The World's 50 Top Restaurants list - as well as my list when we visit Valle de Guadalupe, "the Napa Valley of Mexico."

More photos and book review
April newsletter

Towering

The Eiffel Tower seen through just budding branches.

A wine, a cheese

Exquisite French cheeses with what else? Exquisite French wines.

Legrand Filles et Fils
 Galerie Vivienne 75002

- elevated tables - counter seating - wine tastings -

Crossroads

 A tree in bloom straddles an intersection.

Cobbled path

A soft light on a cobbled Montmartre street.

Out in the cold

Heated terraces make sitting outside an option.

A morning tasting

 

Selecting wines for dinner at a local wine shop.

Gargoyling

Silhouettes of gargoyles silently observe passersby below.

Soup's on

From creamy veloutés using winter vegetables to a Vietnamese grilled eggplant hot pot - not to mention my own minestrones (grazie to my Italian Aunt Maria in Rome) and soupe à l'oignon, just ask my French in-laws - there's enough chill left in the air to make soup the hottest thing since the return of bone broth (which, in my family, never went away). - BPJ

[More soups - plus where to find them and recipes - in April newsletter]

Thigh high

The Fontaine du Gros-Caillou, the neo-classical Fontaine de Mars shows the mythical figures of Mars and the goddess Hygieia.

Books and beams

Upstairs at one of the world's most iconic bookshops.

Shakespeare & Co.
37 rue de la Bûcherie 75005

Day trip: "The mill! The mill!"

A secret artists' sanctuary; an extraordinary magical place where composers and screen writers come to work in a tranquil country setting surrounded by natural beauty. As romantic as it gets.

Le Moulin d'Andé
Normandy

[The table d'hôte and B&B will turn a day visit into a weekend, or more]

Above: the moulin from François Truffaut film, Jules et Jim

Indoor architecture

Astounding architecture inside the church of Saint-Étienne-du-Mont.

Panthéon

Beneath the dome of the Panthéon.

Steeple chase

Turning a corner the steeple of Saint-Séverin shines in the background.

Cinnabliss

The new bun on the block is unmistakably British:

delectable cinnamon knots at a boulangerie-pastry café on a narrow street in the Latin Quarter.

Below: a fresh batch gets a quick egg brush and ready for the oven

Circus Bakery

63 rue Galande 75005

Tibetan boots

A pair of Tibetan boots waits to be picked up from a Montmartre cordonnerie.

One last round

A few last customers linger at a café-restaurant in Montmartre.

End of The Week

Paris Fashion Week started with the loss of perhaps fashion's biggest icon, Karl Lagerfeld, and ended yesterday.

- Behind the scenes -
March newsletter
Nouveautés

 

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Photo image courtesy of Danielle

Springing

A blossoming tree near a square signals that spring is on course.

Seafood stall

Oysters, shrimps, scallops and hot wine comfortably share a Montmartre food stand.

Update: thanks to chef Yves Camdeborde for "getting" my tongue-in-cheek take on 3/2 post Bistronomy a now over-used term - bistro + gastronomy - that came about thanks to him. See 10/2017 post Flying pig

Calderesque

Plenty of time left to catch the Calder-Picasso exhibition.

Ends August 25, 2019

Musée National Picasso-Paris

Hôtel Salé

5 rue de Thorigny 75003

Bistronomy

Bistro + economy:
The rapport qualité-prix at this popular relative newcomer near the butte (see post A bouillon in Pigalle) is one of the best in the city.

Above: leeks vinaigrette with crushed hazelnuts entrée; bistro staple boeuf bourguignon on bed of coquillettes; thinly-sliced rare roast beef frites maison for lunch


Below: packed every night

Bouillon Pigalle
22 Boulevard de Clichy 75018

- No reservations -
Service continu from 12 p.m. to 12 a.m.  every day 

Place de l'Hôtel de Ville

Warmer temperatures and sunshine on a main square.

Last ones

These croissants and pains au chocolat were gone by 9 a.m.