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Wednesday, 30 May 2012 00:00 Paris Update What's New in Paris
RESTAURANT/CLUB/CAFE SHOPS Ecolo-Chic: Pop-up store in the Marais selling ethically resourced products, from toys and design to organic wine. 90, rue des Archives, 75003 Paris. SMOKING JUSTIN ON THE ROOFTOPS Wednesday, 30 May 2012 00:00 Paris Update Flash News
CAKE THE WAY WE LIKE IT
Goodies on display at Merce and the Muse. Nowadays, American expatriates in Paris can easily satisfy almost all their nostalgic food cravings, from hamburgers to Reese’s peanut-butter cups or Oreo cookies. Until Merce and the Muse opened in the Upper Marais, however, it wasn’t easy to find good homemade, American-style cakes. The desserts at this homey, flea-market-furnished café are not just good, they are scrumptious and original, made from owner Merce Muse’s own recipes. The other day I shared a slice of chocolate layer cake with vanilla icing and another of pistachio cake with rose icing with a friend, but in truth I wanted to eat all of both of them. 1 bis, rue Dupuis, 75003 Paris. Tel.: 09 53 14 53 04. Open Tues.-Sun. for breakfast, lunch and coffee; brunch on Sunday. Heidi Ellison Paris Update This Week's EventsFor full details about an event, click on its name to visit the official Web site (in English when available). >Left Bank gallery walk. Collective opening, May 31, 6pm. May 31-June 3. >Another Left Bank gallery walk, with 120 participating galleries. June 1-June 3. >A new Franco-American film festival, presided over by Lambert Wilson and Michael Madsen. Various locations, Paris, June 6-12. > The town of Chartres illuminates its monuments and the cathedral with colorful light installations. Through Sept. 15. >Design shops, galleries, schools and more participate in a city-wide design event. Various locations, Paris, May 31-June 4. > Performances by troupes from around the world, Maison des Cultures du Monde, Paris, through June 17. > Music festival featuring both stars like Sir Colin Davis and young talents; ends with a dawn performance by horse whisperer Bartabas and oud player Mehdi Haddab, Cathedral and Legion of Honor, Saint Denis, through June 30. > Concerts, dance, films and more, various locations, Paris and Val de Marne, through May 31.
>"Gardens of delights, gardens of delirium" is the theme of this year's garden festival, Chaumont-sur-Loire, through Oct. 21.
>Jazz acts ranging from amateur to big names like Ahmad Jamal and Yusef Lateef (together). Various locations, Paris, Through June 3. >Festival of short films. Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles, Paris, June 4-9. >Cultural festival in the third arrondissement; art, poetry, concerts and more. Various locations, Paris, May 31-June 3. >The features and short subjects entered in this category at the Cannes Film Festival shown in Paris, Forum des Images, Paris, May 31-June 10
>Annual wine fair. Palais Brongniart, Paris, June 2-3 |
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