Archive for May, 2009
Sunday, May 31st, 2009
A new place to try out – Itinéraires Bistro in Paris
My husband and I always talk about being a month ahead of NY Times on finding and discovering new places in the neighborhood. … A tiny, successful restaurant from the 11th Arr. decides to open Itinéraires, twice as large, in the Latin Quarter. … What intrigued me was the blackboard menu: Jerusalem artichoke soup comes garnished with a granita of foie gras; roast cod is topped with layers of tempura vegetables; and pheasant breast is accompanied by dates, pistachios, fruit compote and the odd nugget of buckshot.
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Thursday, May 14th, 2009
We love Mr. Phil’s Paris Posts
Phil and his wife, Marti, have just celebrated their 18th anniversary of moving to Paris. I just enjoy scrolling through his many photos for a random taste of the Paris I know. … Except for the first seven weeks in a hotel, we’ve lived all of our years of voluntary exile in the same apartment at 85 rue Blomet.
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Thursday, May 14th, 2009
Museum Night this Saturday – Rodin museum will give out flashlights – May 15, 2009
I’ve never really been a fan of Rodin – too sappy and too derivative of Dobie Gillis, but do have to say that this is a great way to make use of Museum Night and give visitors a way to see art in a new light (excuse the pun). … Art lovers who visit the Rodin museum in Paris for this year’s Museum Nights festival will be given a flashlight to admire the sculptor’s masterpieces in pitch darkness. Hundreds of museums in France and in 40 more European countries will hold the annual dusk-to-midnight event on Saturday to encourage patrons to appreciate art in a different light.
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Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
Food Lover’s Odyssey: Journey Through the Pastries of Paris — Part 2
It’s not been six months since we were last in Paris and I start to get really really hungry looking at pictures like those in this excellent roundup of Paris pastries and patisseries. Patisserie Sadaharu Aoki is literally three doors away from our apartment, so my wife goes there quite often. I find it a tad over-priced and as the article says, a little too “untraditional” for my tastes. … All of the patisseries listed in this article are a hop, skip, or a big jump from 39 Vaugirard.
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Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
French spend most time in bed France is world’s most sleepy country – Odd News | newslite.tv
A study into the leisure habits of people from 30 countries found that the French spent by far the longest amount of time sleeping. … American’s were found to be almost as fond of their beds – with 8.5 hours – said researchers from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. It seems to me the researchers have jumped from ‘time spent in bed’ to ‘time spent sleeping’ a bit too quickly … remember this is the French we are talking about.
