Patric Roger is one of France’s finest chocolatiers—he has been awarded the Meilleur Ouvrier de France (MOF) title in 2000 and is systematically amongst France’s top ten chocolate artisans of the year.
Patric Roger is known for his extravagant chocolate sculptures that are a total delight for the eyes. He is a must-see and must-try. Aside from his top-of-the-line treats and entertaining sculptures (I’m crazy about the “Allegory”—a caramelized almond, orange and grape chocolate candy, and the “Cuzco”—almond nougatine chocolate candy), what I love about Patrick Roger are his opening hours—they are as straightforward as can be. The hours are the same everyday in every boutique. And this, believe me, is very refreshing in the land of awfully puzzle-like and debilitating store opening hours!
Check out Patrick Roger’s website to see his chocolate creations and have a look-see at his portrait… it’s worth the detour.

Patrick Roger
Patrick Roger 6th arrondissement
108 Boulevard Saint-Germain
75006 Paris
tel: 01.43.29.38.42
Metro: Odéon, Cluny - La Sorbonne

M-Sat: 10.30am-7.30pm
Closed on Sunday

91 Rue de Rennes
75006 Paris
tel: 01.45.44.66.13
Metro: Rennes

M-Sat: 10.30am-7.30pm
Closed on Sunday

Patrick Roger 8th arrondissement
199 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré
75008 Paris
8th arrondissement
tel: 01.45.61.11.46
Metro Charles de Gaule - Etoile, Ternes

M-Sat: 10.30am-7.30pm
Closed on Sunday

Patrick Roger 16th arrondissement
45 Avenue Victor Hugo
75016 Paris
tel: 01.45.01.66.71
Metro: Charles de Gaule - Etoile, Ternes

M-Sat: 10.30am-7.30pm
Closed on Sunday

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La Petite Rose in Paris is a great place to get some high quality pastries and chocolates. Along with Blé Sucré’s their mendiants are my favorite. The chef Miyuki Watanabe worked with renown pastry chef and chocolatier Gérard Mulot before opening her own shop a few blocs from the Parc Monceau and the Nissim de Camondo museum. La Petite Rose has a few tables in lieu of a tea salon and is located right next to the metro station Villiers.

La Petite Rose
11 Boulevard de Courcelles
75008 Paris
tel: 01.45.22.07.27
Metro: Villiers

Th-Tues: 10am-7.30pm
Closed on Wednesday

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A Propos de Sara is a new flamenco show created in 2009 by Sara Baras. If you like Flamenco this is the show you want to see. Sara Baras will be performing in Paris at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées from December 19, 2009 until January 11, 2010. Check out the theatre’s website for online booking, seating chart, show times and prices.

December 19-31, 2009 - January 2-11, 2010
Sara Baras at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées
15 Avenue Montaigne
75008 Paris
tel: 01.49.52.50.59
Metro: Alma-Marceau, Franklin-Roosevelt
RER: Pont de l’Alma

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There is at least one farmer’s market in each of Paris’ arrondissements. Following is the list of all of them, by arrondissement, from the 1st to the 20th, with their location (see map) and hours. They vary in size and quality, some specialize in organic foods (Marché Brancusi 14th arr., Marché Raspail 6th arr., Marché des Batignolles 17th arr.) while others offer a variety of cooked foods (Marché Baudoyer 4th arr.) and/or ethnic dishes (Marché des Enfants Rouges 3rd arr.)

Paris’ farmers’ markets: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th arrondissements.

6th arrondissement
Marché Couvert Saint-Germain
4/8 Rue Lobineau
75006 Paris
Metro: Mabillon

Tu-Sat: 8am-1pm / 3.30pm-8pm
Sun: 8am-1.30pm

Marché Raspail Organic farmers’ market
Boulevard Raspail (between Rue du Cherche-Midi and Rue de Rennes)
75006 Paris
Metro: Rennes

Tu, F, Sun: 7am-2.30pm

7th arrondissement
Marché Saxe-Breteuil
Avenue de Saxe
75007 Paris
Metro: Ségur

Th: 7am-2.30pm
Sat: 7am-3pm

8th arrondissement
Marché Couvert Europe
1 Rue Corvetto
75008 Paris
Metro: Villiers

Tu-Sun: 8.30am-8.30pm

Marché Aguesseau
Place de la Madeleine
75008 Paris
Metro: Madeleine

Tu, F: 7am-2.30pm

9th arrondissement
Marché Anvers
Place d’Anvers (facing the 6 Place d’Anvers and 15 Avenue de Trudaine)
75009 Paris
Metro: Anvers

F: 3pm-8.30pm

10th arrondissement
Marché Alibert
Rue Alibert (along the Hôpital Saint-Louis)
75010 Paris
Metro: Goncourt

Sun: 7am-3pm

Marché Couvert Saint-Quentin
85 bis Boulevard Magenta
75010 Paris
Metro: Gare de l’Est

Tu-Sat: 9am-1pm / 4pm-7.30pm
Sun: 8.30am-1.30pm

Marché Couvert Saint-Martin
31/33 rue du Château d’Eau
75010 Paris
Metro: Château d’Eau

Tu-Sat: 9am-1pm / 4pm-7.30pm
Sun: 9am-1.30pm

Paris’ farmers’ markets: 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th arrondissements.

Paris’ farmers’ markets: 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th arrondissements.

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This is France’s first William Blake retrospective since 1947. Major museums such as the British Museum, the Tate Britain, the National Gallery of Scotland, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Louvre Museum, as well as private collectors, have lent their works for this retrospective. The show gathers over 150 pieces by William Blake, including drawings, paintings, etchings and books. There’s also a little treat a the end of the show signed by Francis Bacon.

April 2 - June 28, 2009
William Blake at Musée du Petit Palais - Musée des Beaux-Arts de la ville de Paris
Avenue Winston Churchill
75008 Paris
tel: 01.53.43.40.00
Metro: Champs-Elysées - Clémenceau

Tues-Sun: 10am-6pm (until 8pm on Thursday)
(Ticket window closes 15 min before closing time)
Closed on Monday

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Created in the late 19th century, Ladurée—inventor of macarons—is one of the oldest Parisian tea houses. Today it counts several tearooms/pastry shops/restaurants in Paris and abroad. Ladurée is to Paris what sourdough bread is to San Francisco, catfish to New Orleans, BBQ to Texas and fried green tomatoes to the southern United States… It is part of the Paris’ culinary identity. As if Ladurée needed any publicity, Sofia Coppola’s visually stunning movie, Marie-Antoinette, made the Parisian tea house famous all over the world. Now the lines are even longer and sometimes stretch all the way around the street corner as if we were in cold war-era Russia. If you plan on eating at Ladurée on the Champs-Elysées I highly recommend reserving your table online. You can choose your day and time, and avoid the ridiculous wait in line. The online reservations will soon be extended to the other tea salons. Ladurée serves breakfast (morning pastries, bread, eggs any style, French toast, fresh fruit salads, juices…), brunch (it is served on Saturday and Sunday from 10am until 3.30pm and will cost you 35€) and lunch as well as dinner (main dish at 29€, menus at 34€ and 42€, club sandwiches from 15,50€ to 23€). Pastries and teas will coast you around 7€ each.
If you are visiting Paris in winter and wish to warm up in a cozy and elegant atmosphere, Ladurée is the place to be: it is sort of overheated and makes you kinda melt. And then you melt some more when you see the list of pastries.

Ladurée
6th arrondissement
Ladurée Bonaparte
21 Rue Bonaparte
75006 Paris
tel: 01.44.07.64.87
Metro: Saint-Germain-des-Prés
open 7/7
M-F: 8.30am-7.30pm
Sat: 8.30am-8.30pm
Sun: 10am-7.30pm
*Chocolate counter, open 7/7
M-Sun: 10am-7pm

8th arrondissement
Ladurée Royale
16 Rue Royale
75008 Paris
tel: 01.42.60.21.79
Metro: Madeleine, Concorde
open 7/7
M-Th: 8.30am-7.30pm
F, Sat: 8.30am-8pm
Sun: 10am-7pm

Ladurée Champs-Elysées
75 Avenue des Champs Elysées
75008 Paris
tel: 01.40.75.08.75
Metro: George V
open 7/7
M-F: 7.30am-11pm
Sat: 7.30am-12am
Sun: 7.30am-10pm
*Restaurant, open 7/7
M-Sun: 7.30am-12.30am

9th arrondissement
Ladurée Printemps Department Store
62 Boulevard Haussmann
75009 Paris
tel: 01.42.82.40.10
Metro: Havre-Caumartin
M-Sat: 9.35am-7pm (until 10pm on Thursday)
Closed on Sunday

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Now you can get your OPI nail polish in Paris too. World leader in professional nail care, OPI’s nail polish collection is incredible. From sizzling springy colors to more classic and sophisticated tones, the color palette has a hue for your every mood, outfit, need, desire… The beauty retailer Sephora and some of the Monoprix supermarkets carry this product. In addition to these chains, Opi nail polish is also for sale at beauty centers, hair salons and perfume stores. Following is the list of places, per arrondissement, selling the fashionable OPI nail polish (some places sell them for less than others—10€/bottle at Uptown Nails vs 13€/bottle at Culture of Color Nail Bar):

OPI
1st arrondissement
Monoprix
21 Avenue de l’Opéra
75001 Paris
tel: 01.42.61.78.08
Metro: Pyramides

M-F: 9am-10pm
Sat: 9am-9pm
Closed on Sunday

Institut Capsules
14 Rue du Cygne
75001 Paris
tel: 01.40.26.60.06
Metro: Etienne Marcel

M: 2pm-7pm
Tu-Sat: 10am-7.30pm
Closed on Sunday

2nd arrondissement
Parfumerie A Vous de Plaire
18-20 Rue de la Paix
75002 Paris
tel: 01.42.61.37.13
Metro: Opéra

M-Sat: 10.30am-7pm
Closed on Sunday

3rd arrondissement
coming soon

4th arrondissement
Coming soon

5th arrondissement
Parfumerie des Ecoles
10 Rue des Ecoles
75005 Paris
tel: 01.43.26.06.67
Metro: Cardinal Lemoine, Maubert-Mutualité

Tu-Sat: 10am-7pm
Closed on Sunday and Monday

Institut-Parfumerie A Vous de Plaire
84 Rue Monge
75005 Paris
tel: 01.43.37.93.67
Metro: Monge

Tu: 11am-2.30pm / 3.30pm-7pm
W-Sat: 10am-2.30pm / 3.30pm-7pm
Closed on Sunday and Monday

6th arrondissement
Monoprix
50 Rue de Rennes
75006 Paris
tel: 01.45.48.18.08
Metro: Saint Germain-des-Prés

M-Sat: 9am-10pm
Closed on Sunday

Monoprix
2-8 Rue Sarrazin
75006 Paris
tel: n/a
Metro: Cluny - La Sorbonne

M-Sat: 9am-11.50pm
Closed on Sunday

Espace Epilation
71 Rue de Seine
75006 Paris
tel: 01.46.33.54.60
Metro: Mabillon, Odéon

M-F: 10am-8pm
Sat: 9am-7pm
Closed on Sunday

Autour de Christophe Robin (by appointment only)
9 Rue de Guénégaud
75006 Paris
tel: 01.42.60.99.15
Metro: Odéon

Maison de Beauté Carita
39 Rue du Cherche-Midi
75006 Paris
tel: 01.45.49.13.57
Metro: Sèvres-Babylone, Rennes

Tu-Sat: 10am-6.30pm (until 8.30pm on Thursday and Friday)
Closed on Sunday and Monday

Cours Georges
19 Rue de Tournon
75006 Paris
tel: 01.43.26.04.38
Metro: Odéon

M-F: 9.30am-8.30pm
Sat: 9.30am-6pm
Closed on Sunday

7th arrondissement
Culture of Color Nail Bar
196 Rue de Grenelle
75007 Paris
tel: 01.45.50.20.66
Metro: Ecole Militaire

M,Tu: 11am-8pm
W-Sat: 10am-8pm
Closed on Sunday

8th arrondissement
Monoprix
52 Avenue des Champs-Elysées
75008 Paris
tel: 01.53.77.65.65
Metro: Franklin D. Roosevelt

M-Sat: 9am-12am
Closed on Sunday

Jean-Claude Biguine Concepteur Beauté
10 Rue Marbeuf
75008 Paris
tel: 01.53.67.81.90 #80
Metro: Alma Marceau

M-Sat: 9.30am-6.30pm
Closed on Sunday

Espace Epilation
20 Rue de Liège
75008 Paris
tel: 01.42.93.46.60
Metro: Liège

M-F: 10am-8pm
Sat: 9am-7pm
Closed on Sunday

Salon Alexandre de Paris
3 Avenue de Matignon
75008 Paris
tel: 01.42.25.57.90
Metro: Franklin D. Roosevelt

Tu-Sat: 9am-7pm
Closed on Sunday and Monday

L’Espace Payot
62 Rue Pierre Charron
75008 Paris
tel: 01.45.61.42.08
Metro: George V

M-F: 9am-9pm (from 7am-10pm for members only)
Sat: 9am-7pm
Sun: 10am-5pm

Maison de Beauté Carita
3 Rue de Boccador
75008 Paris
tel: 01.47.23.76.79
Metro: Alma Marceau

Tu-Sat: 9am-7pm
Closed on Sunday and Monday

Parfumerie A Vous de Plaire
24 Rue Marbeuf
75008 Paris
tel: 01.43.59.72.87
Metro: Franklin D. Roosevelt

M: 11am-7pm
Tu-F: 10am-7pm
Closed on Saturday and Sunday

9th arrondissement
Institut-Parfumerie A Vous de Plaire
62 Rue de Dunkerque
75009 Paris
tel: 01.45.26.00.80
Metro: Anvers

Tu: 11am-7pm
W: 11.30am-7pm
Th: 10am-8.30pm
F, Sat: 10am-7pm
Closed on Sunday and Monday

10th arrondissement
Uptown Nails
45-47 Boulevard de Strasbourg
75010 Paris
tel: 01.47.70.87.41
Metro: Château d’Eau

M-Sat: 11am-7pm
Closed on Sunday

Delorme
17-19 Passage de l’Industrie
75010 Paris
tel: 01.44.83.65.00
Metro: Starsbourg - Saint-Denis, Chateau d’Eau

M-F: 8.30am-6.30pm
Sat: 9am-1pm / 2pm-6pm
Closed on Sunday

11th arrondissement
Beauty Monop
64 Rue Oberkampf
75011 Paris
tel: 01.55.28.33.84
Metro: Parmentier

M-Sat: 10am-8pm
Closed on Sunday

Espace Epilation
144 Rue de Charonne
75011 Paris
tel: 01.43.71.42.50
Metro: Charonne

M-Th: 10am-8pm
F: 9am-9pm
Sat: 9am-7.30pm
Closed on Sunday

12th arrondissement
Ongles et Beauté
250 Rue de Charenton
75012 Paris
tel: 01.43.40.53.48
Metro: Dugommier

M:12am-7pm
Tu, W: 10am-7pm
Th, F: 11am-8pm
Sat: 9am-7pm
Closed on Sunday

Institut-Parfumerie A Vous de Plaire
1 Rue de Parrot
75012 Paris
tel: 01.43.43.00.30
Metro: Gare de Lyon

M-Sat: 11.30am-2.30pm / 4.30pm-7pm
Closed on Sunday

Sephora
28 bis Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine
75012 Paris
tel: 01.53.46.61.36
Metro: Bastille

M-Sat: 11am-8pm
Closed on Sunday

13th arrondissement
Beauty Monop
55 Avenue d’Italie
75013 Paris
tel: 01.53.79.64.10
Metro: Tolbiac

M-Sat: 10am-8pm
Closed on Sunday

14th arrondissement
L’Institut
12 Avenue Jean Moulin
75014 Paris
tel: 01.45.43.14.14
Metro: Alesia

M-W: 10am-8pm
Th: 9am-9pm
F: 9am-8pm
Sat: 9am-7pm
Closed on Sunday

15th arrondissment
Monoprix
340 Rue de Vaugirard
75015 Paris
tel: 01.56.23.90.60
Metro: Convention

M-Sat: 9am-10pm
Closed on Sunday

Beauty Monop
118 Rue Saint Charles
75015 Paris
tel: 01.45.78.30.05
Metro: Charles Michels

M-Sat: 10m-8pm
Closed on Sunday

Sarl DCC
135 Rue du Théâtre
75015 Paris
tel: 01.45.77.95.56
Metro: Commerce

M-F: 9am-7pm
Sat: 10.30am-7pm
Closed on Sunday

Institut-Parfumerie A Vous de Plaire
4 Boulevard de Grenelle
75015 Paris
tel: 01.45.79.88.05
Metro: Bir-Hakeim

Tu-Sat: 11.30am-2.30pm / 4.30pm-7.30pm
Closed on Sunday an Monday

So… Beauty
125 Boulevard de Grenelle
75015 Paris
tel: 01.47.34.94.97
Metro: La Motte-Picquet - Grenelle

Tu-Sat: 9.30am-7pm
Closed on Sunday and Monday

Institut Maelle
176 Rue de Vaugirard
75015 Paris
tel: 01.47.83.73.95
Metro: Pasteur

M-Sat: 10am-7pm
Closed on Sunday

16th arrondissement
Salon Jean-Claude Biguine
6 Avenue Mozart
75016 Paris
tel: 01.42.15.01.40
Metro: Muette

M-Sat: 9.30am-6.30pm
Closed on Sunday

Salon Jean-Claude Biguine
145 Rue de la Pompe
75016 Paris
tel: 01.47.04.35.96
Metro: Victor Hugo

M-Sat: 9am-7pm
Closed on Sunday

Salon Jean-Claude Biguine
80 Avenue Kleber
75016 Paris
tel: 01.47.55.65.65
Metro: Boissière

M-Sat: 10am-7pm
Closed on Sunday

Salon Jean-Claude Biguine
20 Rue des Sablons
75016 Paris
tel: 01.47.27.32.10
Metro: Rue de la Pompe

M-Sat: 9am-7pm
Closed on Sunday

Espace Epilation
69 Rue Nicolo
75016 Paris
tel: 01.40.50.07.27
Metro: Rue de la Pompe

M-F: 10am-8pm
Sat: 10am-7pm
Closed on Sunday

Institut-Parfumerie A Vous de Plaire
121 Avenue Mozart
75016 Paris
tel: 01.42.88.10.30
Metro: Jasmin

Tu-Sat: 11.30am-2.30 / 4.30pm-7pm
Closed on Sunday and Monday

Parfumerie A Vous de Plaire
19 Rue Jean Giraudoux
75016 Paris
tel: 01.47.20.82.27
Metro: Charles de Gaulle - Etoile

M-F: 10am-7pm (opens at 11am on Wednesday)
Closed on Saturday and Sunday

Au Coeur des Ongles
31 Boulevard Exelmans
75016 Paris
tel: 01.46.47.57.60
Metro: Exelmans

M: 11.30am-6pm
Tu-Sat: 10am-7pm
Closed on Sunday

17th arrondissement
Institut Marlene Ferreire
25 Avenue Carnot
75017 Paris
tel: 01.45.74.43.43
Metro: Charles de Gaulle - Etoile

Tu-Sat: 10am-7pm
Closed on Sunday and Monday

Institut-Parfumerie A Vous de Plaire
29 Rue Poncelet
75017 Paris
tel: 01.47.66.36.32
Metro: Ternes

Tu-Sat: 11.30am-2.30 / 4.30pm-7pm
Closed on Sunday and Monday

18th arrondissement
Beauty Monop
28 Rue des Abbesses
75018 Paris
tel: 01.42.52.89.61
Metro: Abbesses

M-Sat: 10am-8pm
Closed on Sunday

Salon Jean-Claude Biguine
81 Rue Mont Cenis
75018 Paris
tel: 01.53.28.10.10
Metro: Jules Joffrin

M-Sat: 10am-9pm
Closed on Sunday

19th arrondissement
Coming soon

20th arrondissement
Sephora at Printemps-Nation
22 Rue de Lagny
75020 Paris
tel: 01.43.71.12.41
Metro: Nation

M-Sat: 10am-7.30pm (Open until 9pm on Thursday)
Closed on Sunday (Open from 10am-8pm December 6, 13, 20)

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The legendary collection of Yves Saint-Laurent and Pierre Bergé will be open to the public for three days at the Grand Palais before it is auctioned off. Impressionist and modern paintings (Picasso, Matisse, Mondrian, Léger, Cézanne, Duchamp…), old masters’ paintings (Ingres, Géricault…) and drawings, 19th century paintings, silver miniatures and objects of virtue, 20th century furniture and decorative arts, sculptures and works of arts, over seven hundred pieces gathered by the two men over 50 years will be shown at the Grand Palais. This is a first in the history of the Grand Palais’ exhibition program. The proceeds from the auction, estimated between €200 million and €300 million, will go to the Pierre Bergé -Yves Saint Laurent Foundation to help the AIDS medical research.

February 21-25, 2009
The art collection of YSL and Pierre Bergé at the Nef du Grand Palais
Avenue Winston-Churchill
75008 Paris
Metro: Champs-Elysées - Clémenceau

February 21, 22: 9am-12am
February 23: 9am-1pm
Auction schedule:
February 23 at 7pm: Impressioniste and Moderne Art
February 24 at 2pm: Old masters’ paintings and drawings, 19th century paintings
February 24 at 3pm: Silver miniatures and objects of virtue
February 24 at 6pm: Decorative arts and tribal art
February 25 at 1pm: Sculptures
February 25 at 7pm: Asian art, Islamic art, ceramics, furniture

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