St. Germainer

Le Caveau des Oubliettes

Posted on January 7, 2008 by VINGT Editorial

Words: Pamela Price When I first moved to Paris my roommate saw me sitting on the couch, wondering what to do on my Thursday night. “You like jazz?” he asked, and handed me a piece of paper with an address on it. I grabbed my jacket and took the 4 line to Fontaine St. Michel.… Read more

François-Truffaut Cinema Library

Posted on December 9, 2007 by Susie Hollands

The François-Truffaut cinema library in the Forum des Halles, is part of the architectural project “avenue du Cinéma” which also includes the redesigned Forum des Images cinema. The centre is part of the network of Paris’s amazing free municipal libraries: open to the public and offering free admission and a lending service for documents. Even… Read more

Musée d’Art et d’Histoire du Judaïsme

Posted on December 8, 2007 by Susie Hollands

The Musée d’art et d’histoire du Judaïsme is the successor to the Musée d’art Juif de Paris, established in 1948 by a private association to pay homage to a culture that had been destroyed by the Holocaust. The first collections of this museum comprised religious objects handed back in 1951 by the American Jewish Restitution… Read more

Théâtre Des Bouffes du Nord

Posted on November 10, 2007 by VINGT Editorial

Words: Pamela Price The historic theatrical structure, Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, has endured its struggles with survival. Now thriving under the direction of Micheline Rozan and Peter Brook, the two picked the theatre out of a shambles in 1974 and transformed the classic venue for a long future of top-class performances. Read more

Ze Kitchen Galerie

Posted on October 23, 2007 by Susie Hollands

Image: Alain Bisotti A burst of colour and invention in a world of heavy sauces and (well-loved but) dull staples of French Cuisine. Sometimes one yearns for something more fresh, light and modern in Paris. Despite the awful name, we’d recommend you head to Ze Kitchen Galerie. Around for quite some time though owner/chef… Read more