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Written by Sarah Moriarity for VINGT :

The eclectic bar-restaurant, La Conserverie, at 35 bis rue du Sentier in the second arrondissement, serves some of the best cocktails in the city. This is big praise for a place has only been in business for four months and is keeping a death-defyingly low profile. As well as a selection of classic cocktails, La Conserverie?s menu boasts a series of original recipes invented by the bar?s Paris-born bartender, Tim. Our cocktail of choice is the DuMaurier – a mixture of rum, fresh lemon juice, champagne and whole raspberries, served with gasified sugar (rock candy) on the side. “You place a little bit of rock candy on your tongue and then take a sip,” explains Tim. “I created this cocktail specifically for that candy,” he adds. The result is a literal taste explosion as the sugar pops and fuses with the drink in your mouth.

“I hope that people will return for the drinks”, says Tim. With innovative original recipes that embrace a litany of different ingredients such as Bird Tongue spice, sake and white balsamic vinegar there is no doubt that they will. Along with the cocktails, La Conserverie has welcoming, international staff, a full food menu and a relaxed atmosphere, making it the perfect place to catch up with friends or even to have a quiet, taste bud-popping drink by yourself.  Cocktails are priced between ?12 and ?14.

La Conserverie,35 bis rue du Sentier,75002 Paris, M°Bonne-Nouvelle
Open until 2am from Monday-Saturday

La conserverie written by Dirk Sabbe in: Nightlife

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]]> Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:54:26 +0100 http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/la-conserverie <![CDATA[The blue note]]> http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/the-blue-note At Musée de la vie romantique starting March 2 until July 11 2010 an important homage is presented to the famous composer Frédéric Chopin (1810-1949), specialy about his parisian years -  the last ten years of his life.

The atmophere is one of all the art (literature, painting, music) that surrounded him and influenced him . You will see important letters, paintings and drawings from famous artists borrowed from important museums around the world.

Musée de la vie romantique, 16 Rue Chaptal, 75009 Paris, M° Blanche
You can just have a stroll to the museum from the Montmartre Studio Loft.

The blue note written by Dirk Sabbe in: Culture

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]]> Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:14:27 +0100 http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/the-blue-note <![CDATA[Rose, c’est Paris]]> http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/rose-crsquoest-paris Startin 8th of April until 11th of July 2010 at Bnf Richelieu, photo gallery.

A young woman, B., looks for her twin sister Rose who is missing. That’s the start for a look into the not so known intimistic parts of Paris taken by the camera of Bettina Rheims and written by Serge Bramly.

Hunderd photos and a movie tell the voyage at the heart of Paris between the wars. The mysterieus serie is divided in 13 episode in which you can find not so known decors of Paris. Over hunderd models and comidians did work with them such as Monica Bellucci, Valérie Lemercier, Anna Mouglalis, Naomi Campbell, Charlotte Rampling, Jean-Pierre Kalfon..

BnF / Richelieu ,58 rue de Richelieu, 75002 Paris, M° Bourse-Palais Royale

Rose, c’est Paris written by Dirk Sabbe in: Culture

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]]> Sat, 27 Feb 2010 21:39:40 +0100 http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/rose-crsquoest-paris <![CDATA[The Russian Ballets at Musée de l’Opéra]]> http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/the-russian-ballets-at-museacutee-de-lrsquoopeacutera Until 23 of May an exceptional exposition can be seen at Bibliothèqe-Musée de l’Opéra.
This exposition shows a hundred works from its most important collection of Russian Ballet. The Russian Ballet gave 19 “seasons” of spectacle in Paris between 1909 an 1929. It was an imediate succes due to the renovation of the classical ballet by choreographers as Michel Fokine, Vaslav Nijinsky, Leonide Massine, Bronislava Nijinska and Georges Balanchine. But also and maybe even more important where the mutations of the decors and costums.

This manifestation is organised for the year France-Russie 2010

Opéra Garnier, 9, Rue Scribe , 75009 Paris, M° Opéra

Every day 10-17h and in function of the openingshours of the Palais Garnier.

The Russian Ballets at Musée de l’Opéra written by Dirk Sabbe in: Culture

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]]> Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:27:20 +0100 http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/the-russian-ballets-at-museacutee-de-lrsquoopeacutera <![CDATA[The International Bar]]> http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/the-international-bar Not like in the fifties where the Jazz scene was very vibrant in Paris, the live music scene in Paris is not a big hit.

Close to Rue Oberkampf, in the heart of the 11th arrondisment, The International Bar is something of a revelation for the local Parisian live music scene. It hosts two bands a night, every night of the week, completely free of charge with relatively cheap drinks and a laid back atmosphere. The music runs the gamut from rock, electro, folk, pop and world.

The crowd is as eclectic as the music styles but is becoming increasingly popular with young dressed down hipsters, students and ex-pats. Most come for the 4 euro pints at happy hour (finishing at 9pm) and stay on for the free live music. The bar stays open until 2am during the week and until 4am on the weekends. After the bands finish, DJ?s play an eclectic mix of everything from Prince to Joy Division to Lauren Hill.
The space accommodates two separate bars each with their own ambiance. The ground floor bar is warmly lit with rough concrete flooring and simple furnishings. Stencil art and posters hang on the walls along with video projections and abstract sculptures lending it the feel of a messy artist?s studio or co-location. The downstairs bar is a 200+ capacity band room with a low ceiling and the ubiquitous sticky carpets and dark corners that typifies rock’n'roll.
The drink selection includes cocktails and tap beers as well as a couple of decent wines. For snacks, the upstairs bar also does a nice trade in hotdogs and will serve up free popcorn and chips/crisps during happy hour.

From Champs-Elysee to Montmartre there is no shortage of expensive clubs and bars with DJ?s spinning the latest dance music for an increasingly bovine audience but if you feel more in the mood to enjoy a beer, catch up with friends and see a local French band then head down to The International Bar.

Out of the text by Joel Ma

The International Bar,5/7 Rue Moret,75011, Paris, M°: Menilmentant, Parmentier, Rue St Maur

The International Bar written by Dirk Sabbe in: Nightlife

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]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:18:23 +0100 http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/the-international-bar <![CDATA[A Passion for Delacroix]]> http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/a-passion-for-delacroix Tired of shopping, looking for a peacefull heaven, just jump in at Musée E.Delacroix at the nice Place Furstenberg.
At Vingt I read that there is an interesting exhibition. Text by Tiffany Tang
“The Musée national Eugène Delacroix presents its first private collection acquired by Karen B. Cohen – an exhibition encompassing works from exclusive purchases at public auctions to modestly priced paintings, preparatory works, sketches, manuscripts and copies of the Old Masters ? offering a panoramic view of the artist?s career through the variety of subjects represented in his works. The selection of 90 works is now returned to the walls of the artist?s studio, on which they once were, until the sale of the premise in 1894.

Aside from the renowned pieces, this exhibition covers the lesser-known works by Delacroix, which includes copies of the Old Masters Raphael and Rubens, illustrations on works of Shakespeare and George Sand, paintings on religious subjects, savage wildlife, as well as glimpses of the Moroccan livelihood and the natural landscapes of Valmont the artist observed during his travel, which are rarely shown in public. These specially selected pieces are presented alongside borrowed works from Musée du Louvre and other public collections, thus offering a comprehensive view on the development of the Delacroix?s artistic maneuver and revealing his source of inspiration. A majority of the exhibited works will return to the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York after the exhibition, of which Karen B. Cohen is an honorary trustee.

Musée national Eugène Delacroix, 6 ,rue de Furstenberg, 75 006 Paris, M° Saint-Germain
Open every day except for Tuesdays from 9.30pm to 5pm.

A Passion for Delacroix written by Dirk Sabbe in: Events

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]]> Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:11:44 +0100 http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/a-passion-for-delacroix <![CDATA[Isadora Duncan at Musée Bourdelle]]> http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/isadora-duncan-at-museacutee-bourdelle Musée Bourdelle presents an ambitious exposition devoted to Isadora Duncan, one of the sources of inspiration for Antoine Bourdelle. The exposition recreates the intellectual and artistic context of an epoch and celebrating this pioneer dancer. It traces the tumultuous life and career of Isadora Duncan through photographs, works of art and documents.  The exhibition concludes with an examination of the relationship between Isadora Duncan and Antoine Bourdelle and the works of art that it inspired.

Musée Bourdelle, 18, rue Antoine Bourdelle,75015 Paris,M° : Montparnasse – Bienvenüe / Falguière

Open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 6pm until March 14, 2010.

Isadora Duncan at Musée Bourdelle written by Dirk Sabbe in: Culture

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]]> Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:02:39 +0100 http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/isadora-duncan-at-museacutee-bourdelle <![CDATA[Fragant History]]> http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/fragant-history In the Aerolineas Argentinas Magazine of Dec 2009 :

The sense of smell can stir-up potent memories. Certain aromas allow to relive an infinite array of events, as they transport us to different places and times where memories interact with imagination and fantasy.

Paris, apart from being an elegant city par excellence, is the capital of perfume. While there are thousands of ways to experience this unique place which combines flavors and fragances, it’s the city of Grasse where the finest aromas can be found.

But at Rue Scribe, near the Garnier Opéra House, in an old theater, a museum/boutique reveals infinite secrets and curiosities about the manufactering of fragances. Upon crossing through the doorway, one can admire all the distillation stages involved in the elaboration of the different aromas until discovering the marvelous collection of objects linked with perfume making.  Perfume as it’s known today became a liquid in the late XIV century after having originally been a solid.

With a familiar spirit and the hand crafted values that it represents, Fragonard has succeeded in crossing borders to make the sense of smell a uniquely pleasant experience. There are also free guided tours.

Fragonard, 9, Rue Scribe, 75009 Paris, M° Opéra

Fragant History written by Dirk Sabbe in: Culture

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]]> Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:11:53 +0100 http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/fragant-history <![CDATA[Some museums are closed due to renovation]]> http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/some-museums-are-closed-due-to-renovation Due to big renovations Picasso Museum will be closed until 2012.

Musée du Luxembourg will also be renovating from Jan 2010 until 2011.

Some museums are closed due to renovation written by Dirk Sabbe in: Practical

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]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:47:41 +0100 http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/some-museums-are-closed-due-to-renovation <![CDATA[Forum des images]]> http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/forum-des-images David Britain writing for VINGT Paris

Although its location inside Forum des Halles is not the most desirable, Forum des Images is the gem of this underground maze. Nowhere else will you find such an enormously varied film agenda including 1920s silent film, contemporary art house cinema and everything in between. There is a strong emphasis on the French cinema tradition with regular screenings of films by the French masters of cinema such as Marcel Carné, Louis Malle, Jean Luc Godard and Jean Renoir.  They even offer the delightful ?Menu Court? ? showings of short films at 1.15pm every day for ?1 designed to fit into your lunch break.

However, Forum des Images is not just a great cinema. The frequency of master classes, cinema lessons and debates are what make it so unique to Paris. The master classes are open to anyone with a ticket and have included highly influential members of the film community such as Claude Chabrol and Gérard Depardieu. Forum?s biggest coup to date is the master class by Francis Ford Coppola. Fear not that tickets for this event were sold out in a few hours. Isabelle Hupert, star of some of the most astonishing French films of the last decade such as La Pianiste and Ma Mère, will also be taking a master class .

If you?re feeling especially invigorated by this grand array of cinematic education then you can even hop next door to the Bibliotèque de Cinéma François Truffaut and have a look at some of the 17,000 books about film.

Forum des Images , 101 Porte Berger, 75001 Paris, M° Les Halles – Châtelet

Forum des images written by Dirk Sabbe in: Culture

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]]> Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:09:31 +0100 http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/forum-des-images <![CDATA[Cité de la mode et du Design]]> http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/citeacute-de-la-mode-et-du-design Anna Bromwich writing for VINGT Paris

Perched on Quai D?Austerlitz on the old industrial banks of the Seine is a 21st century Emerald City. The Cité de la Mode et du Design is a converted storehouse wrapped in a vibrant green, wavy skin that was designed to echo the murky Seine running beside it.

Cité de la Mode is due to open in early 2010 and the public should soon be able to visit the complex of boutiques, restaurants and exhibition spaces all pertaining to the theme of fashion and design.  The building already plays host to the post-graduate fashion design and management school l?Institut de la Mode. However, it is the Cité’s adventurous architecture which is the greatest testament to its proposed use.

Twenty years ago this part of town was a run down industrial zone. Stretching from Gare d’Austerlitz to Boulevard Général Jean-Simon, a visit to this corner of the 13th arrondissement was easily bypassed. Since 1991 the area has been subject to a massive urban redevelopment plan, which has seen the district renamed to ‘Paris Rive Gauche’.  Although the district centralizes the 24 storey Bibliothéque Nationale de France, it appears that architecturally speaking, the jewel in the crown may in fact be the Cité de la Mode et du Design.

Franco-Kiwi duo Dominique Jakob et Brendan MacFarlane, who won the contract in an open competition, took the existing 1907 warehouse structure and overlaid a web-like network of green-painted steel, screen-printed glass and wooden decking which form walkways along the river and lead to a grassy landscaped rooftop.
The architects have nicknamed this concept the ‘Plug-in’: plugging a new structure and concept into the old, thereby manipulating its form and use. The decision to retain the original building, which was not an obligation, has given a contemporary project a sense of history in the midst of recent development, which has changed the landscape dramatically.

Cité de la mode et du Design written by Dirk Sabbe in: Culture

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]]> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:15:21 +0100 http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/citeacute-de-la-mode-et-du-design <![CDATA[Madeleine Vionnet, Puriste de la Mode]]> http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/madeleine-vionnet-puriste-de-la-mode Until the end of the month at Musée des Arts Décoratifs.

In the 30’s, Madeleine Vionnet was one of the greatest fashiondesigner of Paris. Unfortenately she is not wel known. The musée brings a homage to her by exposing 130 models and textile.

Musée des Arts Décoratifs, 70, Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris, M° Palais Royal-Musée du Louvre

Madeleine Vionnet, Puriste de la Mode written by Dirk Sabbe in: Events

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]]> Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:53:20 +0100 http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/madeleine-vionnet-puriste-de-la-mode <![CDATA[Uniqlo: new flagshipstore]]> http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/uniqlo-new-flagshipstore The third Flagship Store international of Uniqlo after New York and London, did open its doors in Paris Oct first.

The Japanese Uniqlo, a mix of “unique” and “clothing” is specialised in leasure clothing or casual wear with a lot  basics, cachemires in all kind of colors.

This fall they have a collection Uniqlo+J designed by fashiondesigner Jil Sander.

Uniqlo, 17 rue Scribe , 75009 Paris, M° Opéra

Uniqlo: new flagshipstore written by Dirk Sabbe in: Events

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]]> Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:38:40 +0100 http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/uniqlo-new-flagshipstore <![CDATA[Les enfants perdus]]> http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/les-enfants-perdus In the Vingt I read about an interesting restaurant. The recently re-opened Les Enfants Perdus gives a very good indication of what most of us have known for a while ? that the canal-side area north of République is moving up in the world, but this restaurant seems to offer something a little bit different from the norm.

Les Enfants Perdus is located just north of the canal on Rue de Récollets. It has three stylistically different areas ? the bar/cafe, the restaurant and the conservatory ? which provide a nice atmosphere that welcomes all, from students to professionals. With their lunchtime formule (15 euros) and plats (between 14-19 Euros), they are in competition with many of Paris?s mid-range brasseries, though in reality they are a fairly upmarket bistro/restaurant.

Les Enfants Perdus, 9 rue des Récollets, 75010 Paris, Tel. 01 81 29 48 26, M° Gare de l’Est

Les enfants perdus written by Dirk Sabbe in: Restaurants

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]]> Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:21:55 +0100 http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/les-enfants-perdus <![CDATA[Expo Matisse and Rodin]]> http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/expo-matisse-and-rodin At Musée Rodin running until Febr 28, this exposition does confrontate two great artists from a different generation.

Its proposes a reflexion on the works of Matisse, the big master of Fauvism. Almost  his sculpture and some drawings will be confronted with works of Rodin.

The Musée Rodin is one of my favourites, specially the garden makes is very attractive.

Musée Rodin, 77 Rue de Varenne,75007 Paris,  tel 01 44 18 61 10, M° Varenne

Expo Matisse and Rodin written by Dirk Sabbe in: Culture

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]]> Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:07:28 +0100 http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/expo-matisse-and-rodin <![CDATA[Exposition : Maisons Closes 1860-1946]]> http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/exposition-maisons-closes-1860-1946 As read at the site of Vingt :

In an intimate art gallery Au Bonheur du Jour, directly opposite the site of mythic brothel Le Chabanais presents in explicit detail the history of maisons closes in Paris from 1860 to 1946.

The display of carefully chosen vintage photographs, drawings, documents, paintings and objects of desire is divided into seventeen sections: Places, Women, Scenes with women, Spanking and flagellation, Libertine lingerie , Brothels for men, Guides and adverts, Tokens, Props, Painters and illustrators, Postcards, Songs, Illustrated magazines, Literature, Movies, the Saint-Lazare jail and finally the Closing of brothels.

Although brothels existed unofficially in Paris since the 13th century, it was only when Napoleon ordered their registration and a bi-weekly health inspection of all prostitutes that they started to be legally designated as the maisons closes. Among the most exquisite brothels, which flourished throughout the 19th century, were Le Chabanais, Le One Two Two, Le Sphinx, la Fleur Blanche, L?Etoile de Kléber . Each one of them had a clientele with specific erotic demand, from flagellation to libertine lingerie. When in 1946 when Marthe Richard, a town councilor and a former street prostitute, outlawed the maisons closes, approximately 1400 registered brothels were closed.

To get a glimpse of this sensual universe visit the gallery Au Bonheur du Jour until January 31, 2010.

Au Bonheur du Jour,11 rue Chabanais – 75002 Paris, M° Quatre-Septembre
Tuesday to Saturday, – 2.30pm – 7.30pm

Exposition : Maisons Closes 1860-1946 written by Dirk Sabbe in: Events

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]]> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:31:23 +0100 http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/exposition-maisons-closes-1860-1946 <![CDATA[Jazz on a lazy Sunday afternoon]]> http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/jazz-on-a-lazy-sunday-afternoon Every Sunday afternoon at 16 h a special Jazz session is held at the Sunset-Sunside , so families can share jazz music with their children.

Sunset-Sunside, ??60, Rue des Lombards, 75001  Paris, tel. 01 40 26 46 60 , M° Châtelet

Jazz on a lazy Sunday afternoon written by Dirk Sabbe in: Culture

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]]> Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:00:16 +0100 http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/jazz-on-a-lazy-sunday-afternoon <![CDATA[Literary Paris]]> http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/literary-paris-2 It’s not a secret that Ernest Hemingway loved Paris. He came to live in Paris in the rouring 20’s and wrote some novels there. His early work lik 3 Stories and 10 Poems – In our Time – The torrents of Spring and his famous The Sun always Rises. He met other famous artists like James Joyce, Ezra Pound, Miro, Picasso,… and is said to be a member of the “Lost Generation”.

One of his favourite place to have some drinks was Les Deux Magots . He was frequently seen at Shakespeare and Company , Sylvia Beach encouraged him a lot and introdused him to other artists.

He did love to stroll around in the Luxembourg Museum and also the Luxembourg Gardens.

Literary Paris written by Dirk Sabbe in: Culture

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]]> Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:39:07 +0100 http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/literary-paris-2 <![CDATA[Alternative concept store]]> http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/alternative-concept-store Le petit endroit in the Marais is an alternative concept store ,a boutique-gallery owned by Sylvie Grumbach. She mixes different genres with designer Christian Ghion.

Every five or six weeks a fashion designer, a photographer, an artist transforms the whole place and take over.

Le petit endroit, 14, Rue Portefoin, 75003 Paris, tel 01 42 33 99 26

Alternative concept store written by Dirk Sabbe in: Events

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]]> Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:11:36 +0100 http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/alternative-concept-store <![CDATA[Small prices at your feet]]> http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/small-prices-at-your-feet Chez Cindy Glass at 47, Rue Charlot, 75003 Paris, right in the Marais, one can find nice and special shoes, from classic pumps until sexy ultra-feminine.

The models are mostly rather classic so that one can walk easily but the fabrics are quite daring. And very important the prices are reasonable.

A little extra is the Foot massage space after which your feet get wings.

Cindy Glass, 47, Rue Charlot, 75003 Paris, tel. 01 42 77 60 66,

Small prices at your feet written by Dirk Sabbe in: Events

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]]> Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:06:24 +0100 http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/small-prices-at-your-feet <![CDATA[Pop up Store of Michael Jackson at L’Olympia]]> http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/pop-up-store-of-michael-jackson-at-lrsquoolympia Last fall the Pop up Store of Michael Jackson did open its doors right at the moment of the release of the new remix album and the movie “This is it”; The shop will continue to be exist until February 2010.

This is a new experience and the first in its kind at l’Olympia. The shop is open from Tuesday to Saturday 11-18 h and will sell a big part of all possible gadgets, also some with exclusivity ( T-shirts, mugs, hats,….) for reasonable prices.

Special note : Michael Jackson never did a concert at the Olympia

My Pop Up Store ,28,boulevard des Capucines, 75009 Paris

Pop up Store of Michael Jackson at L’Olympia written by Dirk Sabbe in: Events

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]]> Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:03:22 +0100 http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/pop-up-store-of-michael-jackson-at-lrsquoolympia <![CDATA[New “boîte de nuit” (nightclub)]]> http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/new-ldquoboicircte-de-nuitrdquo-nightclub It’s seems unbelievable but there is still life on the Left Bank. A new glam rock night club did open next to Cafe de Flore –  named La Montana.

It’s a mini-place, dark and cool gives us a biology lesson, lights in forms of skulls, black and white graphics of bones and animals on the walls, in a vaulted basement and very cosy.

The music programmation is perfect : rock, electro, pushy.

The only minor point is that this place became a favorite of “the people” which makes the entrance not so easy, unless you look gorgeous.

La Montana, 28, Rue Saint-Benoît, 75006 Paris, tel 01 44 39 71 00

New “boîte de nuit” (nightclub) written by Dirk Sabbe in: Nightlife

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]]> Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:03:38 +0100 http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/new-ldquoboicircte-de-nuitrdquo-nightclub <![CDATA[Christmas markets in Paris]]> http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/christmas-markets-in-paris Although I’m more fond of London or New York at this time of the year, but you happen to be in Paris,there are plenty things to do and explore;

To get a real Christmas feeling, stroll on one of the Christmas markets all over the city. Most of them are on well know places and can easily be found.

Here are some tips :

Marché de Noël Champs-Elysées open every day from Nov 20 until Dec 28
Also attractions for children, rather crowdy

Marché de Noël à Saint-Germain Nov 28 – Dec 31
Place Saint-Germain-des-Prés,75006 Paris

Le Marché de Noël de la Nation 1-24 Dec
Place de la Nation, 75012 Paris

Marché de Noël de Montparnasse
Here you  find little gadgets and food from over the whole world.
Place Raoul Dautry, 33 avenue du Maine, 75015 Paris

Marché de Noël à la Gare de l?Est every day in Dec
In front of  la Gare de l?Est, 75010 Paris

Marché de Noël de la Place Saint-Sulpice 10-24 Dec – very charming and fun place to go

Marché de Noël Place des Abbesses , every in Dec
Close to the Montmartre Studio Loft
1 place des Abbesses – 75018 Paris

Le marché de Noël de la Gare Saint-Lazare , during Dec
Cour de Rome, 75009 Paris

Marché de Noël – Square Viviani – Quai de Montebello 16 – 20 décembre 2009  11h- 20h
Life concerts, entertainment for children
Square Viviani – Quai de Montebello – next to  Cathédrale Notre-Dame, 75005 Paris

Le village de Noël au Port de Suffren Dec 23 – Jan 3
near the Seine with la Tour Eiffel in sight, 75007 Paris

Les Féeries d?Auteuil 5-20 Dec
Life music, little concerts, entertainment for children and more
40 rue Jean de La Fontaine, 75016 Paris

Le Marché de Noël de la Maison du Limousin , December, on walking distance from the Montmartre Studioloft

30 rue de Caunmartin, 75009 Paris 9ème

Christmas markets in Paris written by Dirk Sabbe in: Markets

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]]> Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:45:03 +0100 http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/christmas-markets-in-paris <![CDATA[La Clique at Bobino]]> http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/la-clique-at-bobino If you’re in for a very special night out at the theatre, you need to check out La Clique at Bobino. They are playing until the 31th of January, and have even a special on New Year’s Eve.

A theatrical phenomenon, a unique and inspirational night of live entertainment , an inspired melange of cabaret, new burlesque, circus and contemporary art.

Bobino, 14-20 Rue de la Gaîté, 75014 Paris, tel 01 43 27 24 24 Métro : Gaîté (ligne 13) ou Edgar Quinet (Ligne 6)

La Clique at Bobino written by Dirk Sabbe in: Nightlife

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]]> Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:05:48 +0100 http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/la-clique-at-bobino <![CDATA[Au Petit Riche]]> http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/au-petit-riche No,that’s not Flaubert or Balzac walking through the door, but should they miraculously return, the decor of old Paris, with the original gas lamps adn time-mellowed paneling, will make them feel at home.

The place openend in 1865 as the restaurant associated with the very large and then-solvent Café Riche next door. After Café Riche  burned down, the restaurant continued to attract lawyers, set designers and machinist from the nearby Opéra Garnier, eventually becoming a well-known restaurant. 

Expect a impressive choice of Loire Valley wines and food that combines. The house is famous for its Gillardeau oysters. Expect classic French cuisine.

Au Petit Riche, 25 Rue Le Peletier, 75009 Paris, Tel 01 47 70 68 68, M° Richelieu-Drouot or take a nice walk down rue Rochechouart, and continue to the right. It takes 15 min from the Montmartre Studio Loft.

Au Petit Riche written by Dirk Sabbe in: Restaurants

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]]> Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:14:18 +0100 http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/au-petit-riche <![CDATA[Ice cream or chocolat chaud at Berthillon]]> http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/ice-cream-or-chocolat-chaud-at-berthillon A landmark on Ile St-Louis after more than 3 dozen years in business, the salon de thé Berthillon offers the world’s best selection of ice cream.

Try gingerbread, bitter chocolate mousse, rhubarb, melon, kumquat, black currant and any fresh fruit in season. There are moren than 70 flavors and nothing artificial. 

Parisians flock here in such numbers that gendarmes have been called out to direct the traffic of ice cream aficionados. 

In wintertime it’s more calm and you can warm yourself over a nice cup of hot chocolat that comes in a silver can.

Berthillon, 31, Rue St-Louis-e,-l’Ile, 75004 Paris, tel 01 43 54 31 61, M° Pont Marie

Ice cream or chocolat chaud at Berthillon written by Dirk Sabbe in: Paris with kids

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]]> Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:05:39 +0100 http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/ice-cream-or-chocolat-chaud-at-berthillon <![CDATA[Pinxo]]> http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/pinxo Most of the megachefs in Paris nowadays have little brasseries apart from their expensive restaurant, so also Alain Dutournier of Carré des Feuillants. His is on a nearby street. 

Within Pinxo a good-looking waitstaff encourages clients to share their starters and platters with their tablemates. This becomes relatively easy because anytime something appears on a plate, it’s replicated, sometimes with variations, three times.

The setting manages to elevate kitchen drudgery to a high and high-tech art form. 

Expect a wooden floor, white walls and views that extend directly into an all-black open kitchen-cum-theater. Most foods here are grilled or at least prepared with heart-healthy cooking oils.

Pinxo ( in the Plaza-Paris-Vendôme Hotel) 9 Rue d’ Algier, 75001 Paris, tel 01 40 20 72 00, M° Tuileries

Pinxo written by Dirk Sabbe in: Restaurants

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]]> Sun, 13 Dec 2009 09:57:34 +0100 http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/pinxo <![CDATA[Au Pied de Cochon]]> http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/au-pied-de-cochon Their famous onion soup and namesake speciality ( grilled pigs’ feet with béarnaise sauce) still lure visitors and where in Paris can you get such a good meal at 3 am ? It’s our favourite when we come to Paris very late . It’s always very crowded but the service is very efficient.

As the name of the restaurant says most of the porc dishes are excellent.

At the street outside, you can buy some of the freshest oysters in town.

Au Pied de Cochon, 6, Rue Coquillière, 75001 Paris, tel 01 40 13 77 00, M° Les Halles or Louvre, reservations recommended

Au Pied de Cochon written by Dirk Sabbe in: Restaurants

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]]> Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:49:54 +0100 http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/au-pied-de-cochon <![CDATA[Chez Vong]]> http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/chez-vong This is the kind of Les Halles restaurant you head for when you’ve had your fill of grand cuisinge and pretensions. 

The decor is soothing mix of greens and browns, steeped in a Chinese-colonial ambience that evokes early 1900s Shanghai. You could easily imagine James Bond coming in with a nice woman at his side.

The chef’s speciality is lacquered peking duck with shrimp, we did try it some years ago and it’s very tasty but rather expensive.

Chez Vong, 10, Rue de la Grande-Truanderie, 75001 Paris, tel 01 40 26 09 36, M° Etienne-Marcel or Les Halles, reservations recommended.

Chez Vong written by Dirk Sabbe in: Restaurants

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]]> Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:42:29 +0100 http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/chez-vong <![CDATA[Big sale of fashion 2009]]> http://montmartreparis.com/things-to-do/events/p/detail/big-sale-of-fashion-2009 “La Grande Braderie de la Mode 2009″ will be held as every year the first weekend of december (5 and 6 of December) of which the profit goes to the Aids organisations.

On this event people can buy fashion clothes signed by well known style icons at high reduced prices from 50 to 80%.

More or less 150 participants of fashion, beauty and decoration will be present : Agnès B, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, Cartier, De Fursac, John Galliano, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Sonia Rykiel, Christian Lacroix, Isabel Marant, Mat & Jewski, Petit Bateau, Elie Saab, Yves Saint Laurent, Séquoïa, Philippe Starck, Chantal Thomas, Editions Actes Sud and Taschen.

Passage du Désir  ,85/87, rue du Faubourg Saint Martin, 75010 Paris, M°

Big sale of fashion 2009 written by Dirk Sabbe in: Markets

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