Paris Delices City Guide

Hotel Everland
Sabina Lang and Daniel Baumann
PALAIS DE TOKYO PARIS
November 2007 to December 2008

A contemporary concept conceived by Swiss artist-duo L/B (Sabina Lang and Daniel Baumann) the 4 star Hotel Everland, a self contained nomadic pod of only one room, has found a temporary home atop the Palais de Tokyo. The voluminous 70’s interior offset by natural curves and marine blues and greens includes a bathroom, king size bed and lounge. The pod can be booked for one night only and a fully stocked mini bar, breakfast (provided by the Hotel de Sezz), and their exclsuive souvenir gold embroidered towels are included in the price.

Hotel Everland, Palais de Tokyo, 13 avenue du President Wilson, 75116 Paris
Room rates: 333€ per night Tuesday to Thursday, 444€ per night Friday to Sunday
Reservations at www.everland.ch

What to do, head out to the Canal Saint Martin and window shop on Quai Valmay, perhaps even stop at Chez Prune for a glass of “rouge” and a small assiette of chacurterie.

Shopping

Antoine et Lili
Cute, bright, this boutique is a ray of sunshine on a grey Parisian day.  A large selection of KITSCH items for home and garden, kids and women.
Antoine et Lili, 95 quai Valmy 75010 Paris

Photo Antoine et Lili store front quai Valmy

Stella Cadente
The queen of ethereal fashion, Stanislasia Klein’s collections evokes femininity, romance and poesy.  Her signature style is bright and designed for the whimsical woman.
Stella Cadente, 93 quai Valmy 75010 Paris

Photo Stella Cadente store front quai Valmy

Restaurants

Bar, Cafe– Chez Prune
Traditional cuisine with an exotic touch.  Perfect for a casual lunch on the quai.
Chez Prune, 36 rue Beaurepaire 75010 Paris

Bistrot - Le Poisson Rouge
Fresh, innovative market cuisine.  Excellent wine menu.
Le Poisson Rouge, 112 quai de Jemmapes 75010 Paris

Bistrot - L’Hôtel du Nord
Immortalized in Marcel Carné’s 1938 film Hôtel du Nord this is an ideal setting for a simple yet romantic tête à tête!
L’Hôtel du Nord, 102 quai de Jemmapes 75010 Paris

Nightlife

Point Ephémère
Enjoy music and art at this lounge like underground multi-arts center.
Events
The Point Ehemere and the Festival Jazz à La Villette September 3 to 13
September 3 and 4: Turzi & Zombie Zombie
September 5: Serge Teyssot-Gay, Marc Sens & Cyril Bilbeaud - Zone Libre
September 6: Erik Truffaz & Sly Johnson
September10 and 11: SebastiAn, Noël Akchoté & Jean-Louis Costes
September 12: Mendelson + Jazz guests
September 13: Caecilia Tripp - Paris Anthem A.K.A - avec Mike Ladd & Magali Léger
September 3 to 14 : Art Exposition, Gaëlle Hippolyte – Mambo for freaks
Point Ephémère, 200 quai de Valmy 75010 Paris

September 8th, 2008

Mark your calendars!  These Paris Museums offer free entry the first Sunday of the month.

In Paris:

* Musée national d’art moderne - Centre Pompidou – 4th arrondissement
* Musée de l’Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris – 5th arrondissement
* Musée national des Arts asiatiques Guimet – 16th arrondissement
* Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature – 3rd arrondissement
* Musée national Eugène Delacroix – 6th arrondissement
* Musée Gustave Moreau - 9th arrondissement
* Musée du Louvre – 1th arrondissement
* Musée national du Moyen Âge - Thermes de Cluny – 5th arrondissement
* Musée national de l’Orangerie – 1st arrondissement
* Musée d’Orsay – 7th arrondissement
* Musée national Picasso – 3rd arrondissement
* Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine – 16th arrondissement
* Cité nationale de l’histoire de l’immigration – 12th arrondissement
* Musée du Quai Branly – 7th arrondissement
* Musée Rodin – 7th arrondissement

Patti Smith - Nomadic Nights
March 28 to June 22, 2008

From The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation

The Fondation Cartier is hosting a major solo exhibition of the visual work of American artist and performer Patti Smith. Drawn from pieces created between 1967 and 2007, it strives to provide an insight into her lyrical, spiritual and poetic universe. Her expressive voice serves to magnify the installations created specifically for the exhibition: a synthesis of photographs, drawings and films.

Fondation Cartier pour l’Art Contemporain
Fondation Cartier. 261 bd Raspail 75014 Paris

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On a beautiful summer’s day, the Mosquée de Paris gives one a strong impression of total exile. Situated near the Latin Quarter, this vibrant site is open to the public in exchange for a modest entry fee. Built between 1922 to 1926 under the direction of French architects Heubès, Fournez and Mantout, the majority of the material was imported then assembled on the premises by 450 Maghreb artisans.

The mosque is divided into several distinct sectors - religious (prayer room reserved for the faithful); scholarly (Islamic Institute of Study and library); and, amateurs (via rue Geoffroy-St-Hilaire, the domed Haman, Turkish baths, and the serene Moorish tearoom).

Mosquée de Paris. 2 place du Puits de l’Ermite 75005 Paris

The Best of Gastronomic Cuisine at the Chateau of Versailles

The Dinner of the Chefs 

It’s a truly rare occasion when sixteen of the world’s most respected and gifted “Grands Cuisiniers” come together to cook under one roof. And when the roof happens to be Le Grand Trianon in the magical Château de Versailles, in France, then it transforms a memorable event into a momentous one.

Only 60 guests are invited to enjoy this ultra exclusive experience, savoring a banquet of 17 courses in the Salon des Cotelle whose walls will be adorned with fabulous scenes by the eponymous 17th century painter. The Master Chefs enlisted to recreate their finest dishes on the evening read like a “Who’s Who” in the world of “Haute Cuisine” and all are celebrated in the Michelin red book.

Concept
A Charity Evening. The proceeds of this function will be given to IFRAD - the International Foundation for Research on Alzheimer Disease.

This Dinner will welcome 17 creations and a selection of the rarest wines.

It groups up under the same roof 40 stars in the Michelin Guide, among which Yannick Alléno, the new 3 stars Chef from the Meurice, Jean-Pierre Biffi from the Parisian House of gastronomy Potel & Chabot, Sébastien Bras from the celebrated Bras restaurant in Laguiole, Eric Frechon from the chic Hotel Bristol, the famous Chinese-American Chef Ken Hom, Marc Meneau from the prestigious restaurant L’Esperance, Christophe Michalak World best Patissier 2004 from the Plaza Athénée, Jean-Louis Nomicos from the peerless venue of Lasserre, Alain Passard from the great Parisian restaurant l’Arpège, Gérald Passédat from Le Petit Nice in Marseille, the new 3 stars at the Guide Rouge 2008, Jean-François Piège from the glamorous Hotel Le Crillon, the Twin Brothers Jacques and Laurent Pourcel, Gordon Ramsay and Garry Rhodes the appraised chefs from London, Michel Roth from the marvelous Ritz Paris, the American Star from Chicago Charlie Trotter and along with the World Best Sommelier 2007 Andreas Larsson.

Date: Wednesday September 17, 2008
Schedule: 7.00pm until 00.30am
Venue: Grand Trianon, Salon des Cotelle & Pavillon Français, Hamlet of Queen Marie-Antoinette, in the grounds of Versailles Palace

The Spa Valmont - Le Meurice Hotel

Opening its doors to a new world of beauty care, Valmont provides women with the luxury of highly efficient skin care in a completely refurbished spa at Le Meurice hotel on the rue de Rivoli. This small Parisian palace of 300 m2, with a new Daliesque decor by Philippe Starck, offers a full spa experience based on the principle of harmony, treating your skin with their exclusive line of cleansers, lotions, creams and masks.

Or simply relax in the spa’s exquisite sauna, Jacuzzi, or steam rooms.

Enjoy one of their exclusive treatments

Glaciers Moisturising Vitality Treatment
This intense moisturising treatment is sure to replenish and rejuvenate any type of skin. Thanks to the collagen mask, wrinkles and fine lines fade away, the complexion is radiant and facial features become fuller.

Intensive Brightening Treatment Valmont for Le Meurice
This treatment features all the properties of Vitamin C: it illuminates the complexion and smoothes the skin to eliminate dark zones and restore all its sparkle. The results are visible. The complexion appears immediately radiant and uniform.

Le Spa Valmont, Hotel Le Meurice.  228, rue de Rivoli 75001 Paris

Nineteen chamber music concerts and recitals showcase both young musicians and established artists, whose repertoire ranges from Swiss music to French popular songs.

All tickets for concerts or shows allow admission to the museum’s permanent collections on the day of the event.

Tuesday 13 May 2008 - 12h30 Musée d’Orsay auditorium niveau -2
Heritage, tradition and influences
Romain Descharmes, piano
Arnold Schönberg
Three Pieces op. 11
Johannes Brahms
Sonata no. 3 in F major op. 5

Tuesday 20 May 2008 - 12h30 Musée d’Orsay auditorium niveau -2
Heritage, tradition and influences
Cécile Daroux, flute
Susan Manoff, piano
Frank Martin, Ballade
César Franck, Sonata
Arthur Honegger
Dance of the Goat
Romance
Paul Hindemith
Sonata

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Babylone - The Lovure
March 14, 2008 to June 2, 2008

With treasures borrowed from collections around the world, the ancient city of Babylon, situated in modern-day Iraq, gets a thorough reconnaissance in a new exhibit at the Louvre.

The exhibit chronicles the legends of Babylon - a Mesopotamian city of staggering advancement and extravagant excess - the myths depicting it as a symbol of God’s anger at his unfaithful people. It is in John’s Book of Revelation that one predicts the fall of this new Babylon, and the metaphor of Babylon as the cursed city became a one of the leitmotifs of the Babylonian legend.

Visitor Information
Musée du Louvre, Napoleon Hall

Open daily (except Tuesdays) from 9am to 6pm, Wednesday and Friday until 10pm

Admission fees:
Tickets for the Babylon exhibition: €9.50
Combined ticket for the Babylon exhibition and permanent collections: €13, €11 after 6pm on Wednesday and Friday
Free admission for visitors under the age of 18

Pierre Hermé - Sables Chloé

We have all tried the decadent chocolate bonbon Chloé, chocolate ganache and raspberry enrobed with dark chocolate…a truly mouth watering delight! Well Monsieur Hermé has outdone himself this time. He took the raspberry and the chocolate and made a light shortbread biscuit calling it the Sablé Chloé! The crispy chocolate biscuit is deliciously accentuated by fine morsels of raspberry. A treat one can hardly surpass.

And there is good news for those who live in France, Germany, England, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco and the Netherlands, Pierre Hermé will deliver his sweets to your front door.