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Now you can check out which restaurants got the coveted three stars, which did not, and where you can go to have a fine meal in other cities in France.
Don’t want to buy the guide? Here is a PDF of the Michelin Red Guide. And below is a list of the Michelin starred restaurant in Paris.
Enjoy!

Les 3 étoiles (10)
Le Meurice, Paris Ier.

L’Ambroisie, Paris IVe.

Arpège, Paris VIIe.

Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée, Paris VIIIe.

Le Bristol, Paris VIIIe. (nouveauté 2009)

Ledoyen, Paris VIIIe.

Pierre Gagnaire, Paris VIIIe.

Astrance, Paris XVIe.

Le Pré Catelan, Paris XVIe.

Guy Savoy, Paris XVIIe.

Les 2 étoiles (15)
Carré des Feuillants, Paris Ier.

L’Espadon, Paris Ier. (nouveauté 2009)

Le Grand Véfour, Paris Ier.

Hélène Darroze – La Salle à Manger, Paris VIe.

Relais Louis XIII, Paris VIe.

L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon, Paris VIIe.

Les Ambassadeurs, Paris VIIIe.

Apicius, Paris VIIIe.

Le «Cinq», Paris VIIIe.

Lasserre, Paris VIIIe..

Senderens, Paris VIIIe..

Taillevent, Paris VIIIe.

La Table de Joël Robuchon, Paris XVIe.

Michel Rostang, Paris XVIIe.

Gordon Ramsay au Trianon, Versailles, 78. (nouveauté 2009)

Les 1 étoile (59)
Gérard Besson, Paris Ier.

Le Céladon, Paris IIe.

Le Pur’ Grill, Paris IIe.

Benoît, Paris VIe.

La Tour d’Argent, Paris Ve.

Fogòn, Paris VIe. (nouveauté 2009)

Jacques Cagna, Paris VIe.

Paris, Paris VIe.

Le Restaurant, Paris VIe.

Ze Kitchen Galerie, Paris VIe.

Aida, Paris VIIe.

Auguste, Paris VIIe.

Les Fables de La Fontaine, Paris VIIe.

Gaya Rive Gauche par Pierre Gagnaire, Paris VIIe.

Il Vino d’Enrico Bernardo, Paris VIIe.

Le Jules Verne, Paris VIIe. (nouveauté 2009)

Le Divellec, Paris VIIe.

35° Ouest, Paris VIIe. (nouveauté 2009)

Vin sur Vin, Paris VIIe.

Le Violon d’Ingres, Paris VIIe.

L’Angle du Faubourg, Paris VIIIe.

L’Arôme, Paris VIIIe.(nouveauté 2009)

Le Chiberta, Paris VIIIe.

Dominique Bouchet, Paris VIIIe.

Laurent, Paris VIIIe.

Stella Maris, Paris VIIIe.

La Table du Lancaster, Paris VIIIe.

Jean, Paris IXe.

Au Trou Gascon, Paris XIIe.

Montparnasse’25, Paris XIVe.

Etc…, Paris XVIe. (nouveauté 2009)

La Grande Cascade, Paris XVIe.

Hiramatsu, Paris XVIe.

Passiflore, Paris XVIe.

Le Pergolèse, Paris XVIe.

Relais d’Auteuil, Paris XVIe.

La Table du Baltimore, Paris XVIe.

Agapé, Paris XVIIe. (nouveauté 2009)

Bath’s, Paris XVIIe.

Bigarrade, Paris XVIIe. (nouveauté 2009)

La Braisière, Paris XVIIe.

Les Pléiades, Barbizon, 77. (nouveauté 2009)

Auberge de la Brie, Couilly-Pont-aux-Dames, 77.

La Table St-Just, Melun / Vaulx-le-Pénil, 77.

Le Pouilly, Sénart /Pouilly-le-Fort, 77.

Le Camélia, Bougival, 78.

La Belle Epoque, Châteaufort, 78.

Auberge du Château «Table des Blot», Dampierre-en-Yvelines, 78.

Laurent Trochain, Le Tremblay-sur-Mauldre, 78.

Tastevin, Maisons-Laffitte, 78.

L’Angélique, Versailles, 78.(nouveauté 2009)

Le Saint-Clément, Arpajon 91.

Au Comte de Gascogne, Boulogne-Billancourt, 92.

Ducôté cuisine, Boulogne-Billancourt, 92. (nouveauté 2009)

L’Escarbille, Meudon, 92.

La Truffe Noire, Neuilly-sur-Seine, 92.

Auberge des Saints-Pères, Aulnay-Sous-Bois, 93.

Les Magnolias, Le-Perreux-sur-Marne, 94.

La Bretèche, Saint-Maur-des-Fossés / La Varenne-Saint-Hilaire, 94.

Sunday, March 29, will mark the beginning of Daylight Savings Time in France. Be sure to plan accordingly!

This is a really great exhibit for anyone interested in fashion and the history of fashion. The dresses, hairstyles and accessories exhibited will illustrate what teh French dressed like during the time of Napoleon III, in the mid to late 1800s. The museum is a treasure trove of fashions from the 18th – 20th centuries, it would be a great ‘off the beaten path’ stop for a trip to Paris.

Entry fee: 8 Euros
Under 14s free
Open daily

Musée de la Mode
10, avenue Pierre Ier de Serbie
75116 Paris
Métro: Iéna

The Music Museum has devoted this exhibition to one of the most loved and talked about French musical personalities of the 20th century. This exhibition has been made possible thanks to exceptional loans particularly by Charlotte Gainsbourg and others close to Serge Gainsbourg.

www.cite-musique.fr
Access:
Cité de la Musique
221, avenue Jean-Jaurès
75019 PARIS

It’s that time of year again! The official sale period in France is upon us, beginning January 7 and continuing for five weeks, until the week ending Saturday, February 14 (some stores will continue through that day).
These sales are offered only twice a year, once in the winter and once in the summer. You can benefit from great sales of 30% – 70% off. The closer you get to the end of the sales period the steeper the discount, but the slimmer the pickings as well.

Most shops are open from 9 a.m. – 7 p.m., some closing for lunch but most not. Department stores tend to stay open a bit later.

Enjoy these sales if you are in Paris, and if you are just heading out be sure to leave space in your suitcase!

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Photo by MorganeC

Once again this year, the huge parvis in front of the Hotel de Ville has been opened as a public ice rink. It makes those cold and grey days of winter fly by, and adds a bit of festivity to the Christmas season as well.

From the first weekend of December through the first weekend of March, Parisians and visitors alike can fall on their rumps in the most fashionable of settings. There are two rinks and even a small luge for the children.

place de l’Hôtel-de-Ville 75004 PARIS
Métro : Hôtel de Ville
RER : Châtelet Les Halles

Hours:
Monday – Thursday 12:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Friday : 12:00 p.m. – midnight
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – midnight
Sunday : 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Price: skate rental is 5 euros (with ID), free access to rink

YOU MUST WEAR GLOVES!

La Semaine du Fooding is a relatively new food-inspired week-long celebration that takes place all at the best restaurants in Paris. This year’s events provide something for everyone, from a 10 euro dinner to a sneak peak in the city’s grandest restaurant kitchens.

Some of the events offered this year include: The “Petite Galerie de l’evolution culinaire” will host one chef from a famous restaurant every evening. Each chef will create a “travel through time” menu, which will include wine pairings and mineral water. The very low 10 euro fee goes to “Action against Hunger”. This event will take place from December 1 – 5 at 7 p.m., at the Chapel of the Manufacture des Gobelins, 6 ru Berbier du Mets, 75013.

Seven famous French restaurants will host guests in their kitchens for a special Moet & Chandon dinner. These restaurants include: Tour d’Argent, Lasserre, Jules Verne, Taillevent, Le Meurice, Drouant and La Grande Cascade. Check this site for reservations.

December 1 – 5 at 8 p.m. ech night, 20 guests will be fed by famous food critic Francois Simon. Reserve here.

December 1 – 6, you can reserve that very morning for a special evening meal in one of six restaurants. Diners have the chance to win a first class TGV ticket for another Guide Fooding 2009 restaurant. Check here for more information and reservations.

December 8, Le Fooding awards will be given, but this is an invitation only event.

Thursday, November 20 marks the annual Beaujolais Nouveau Festival throughout France and the world.  Every year, he arrival of the new vintage of Beaujolais wine is celebrated every third Thursday of November.

As soon as the clock strikes midnight the night of November 19-20, the celebration marking the arrival of the new Beaujolais wine begins. Wine shops are stocked up with their new vintage of Beaujolais Nouveau (which should always be consumed as a young wine, never aged), Parisians head to their local bistro, café or wine bar, and many people celebrate with friends at home.  There are several events organized in Paris during the day, and the atmosphere all over Paris is that of a real festival.  Wines are sold by the glass or the bottle, and seem to go extremely well with a variety of foods.  Granted, the Beaujolais Nouveau is not the best vintage the French have to offer, but it’s a fun and exciting tradition that everyone likes to take part in.

If you will be in Paris for the Beaujolais Nouveau Festival, do try to participate.  If you are in your own city, check and see if there is anything going on…you might be surprised!

In the meantime, check out the Beaujolais Nouveau Web site, where you can learn about the history of the wine and find out where festivities are taking place all around the world.

Ahhhh, Halloween and the French. Kind of a mismatch. I’ll give them credit, hey have tried to make a go of it (well, candy companies and Disney have tried to earn a euro off of it), but it never really has taken off as hoped. This all started in the late 90s, but suffice it to say the French aren’t really into carving gords into goofy or scary faces, or going door to door begging for des bonbons. The children do dress up, sometime around the 31st (not always on the exact day, you never know), and some may come around their apartment building or neighborhood to show off their costume before heading to a small “‘Alloveen” party at a friend’s house, but nothing like you see in the U.S.

However…if you happen to be in Paris this Halloween, which falls on a Friday, you’re in luck. Pourquoi? Well, Friday Night Fever is a weekly roller skating/inline skating event where tens of thousands of skaters (we’re talking up to 25,000) take to the streets of Paris for a 3 hour skate. This Friday night you will easily see costumes added to the mix of fleeting skaters. Be aware, the French tend to stick to the traditional ghost/vampire/witch costume so there probably won’t be a lot of variety, but it will be REAL fun to see 25,000 of these whiz through the streets of Paris.

Friday Night Fever begins at 10:00 p.m. at Montparnasse and takes 3 hours. If you can’t participate, just line the Boulevard St. Germain sometime after 10 and watch the parade, it’s huge fun.
For more info, check out Pari-roller.com.

Check out this art fair, which brings 180 international galleries together in three key spots in Paris: The Grand Palais, The Cour Carré du Louvre and the Tuileries Gardens.
At the Grand Palais you can see modern art and design.
At the Louvre, you can see artists of the future and upcoming trends. The Louvre will also be hosting theatre, dance and music performances.
The Tuileries Gardens exhibit will be mostly sculptures.

October 23 – October 26, 2008
Grand Palais: 12-noon to 8pm.
Cour Carrée of the Louvre: 1pm-9pm.
Tuileries gardens – 7.30am to 7.30pm
Full price : 25 euros

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