Sisters

 

A stroll on the Left Bank in identical fur coats, bags and shoes.

Place Maubert

An early stop for coffee while hardly anyone is out and about.

Puffed in Paris

A neon sign in this puff pastry shop casts a glow on its many-flavored choux.

Popelini
71 Rue de Seine 75006

Newcomer

Tavline means "spices" in Hebrew and this small restaurant featuring delectable Israeli cuisine in the Marais district is already a hit.

Above: grilled fish boulettes top a savory yoghurt-lentil base; roasted eggplant garnished with fresh herbs and smoked paprika tomato coulis

[Tavline will soon be reviewed in ELLE and The New York Times. Book now before it turns into a hard-to-get-a-table tourist hub!]

Tavline

25 rue du Roi de Sicile 75004

Action...!

 

Graffiti, bicycles, café, kiosk and an art nouveau métro entrance make this corner look like a movie set.

Paris sushi

The phone doesn't stop ringing at this remarkably creative Left Bank bijou.

Blueberry Maki Bar

6 Rue du Sabot 75006

Tight rope

A tightrope performer has begun to attract a small crowd atop the butte.

Party dressing

With springtime boums around the corner pre-teen / kidswear boutiques are gearing up.

Edelweiss

44 rue de la Chaussée d'Antin 75009

Puppy chow

A small dog at a restaurant table in the Latin Quarter.

Mural

A mural covering an entire wall adds color to a Montparnasse neighborhood.

Artsy cozy

A café in Ménilmontant, former stomping ground of Yves Montand and Edith Piaf, holds its own in this rapidly evolving quartier.

Convoy

Thousands of motorcycles make their way down rue Saint-Antoine from Place de la Bastille.

P'tits coeurs

It's Valentine's Day and Paris pastry shops are throbbing with hearts. 

These disappeared as fast as new creations from the kitchen could replace them.

Maison Laurent

63 rue Caulaincourt 75018

Coco ville

For many, Paris means CHANEL, and reminders of the brand can be seen almost everywhere.

Paris Fashion Week info here 
 

Comments re Danielle

Thank you everyone for the incredible compliments and enquiries after recent post, "Paris Fashion Week" (click here for updates or scroll to October 2, 2016). 

Rather than posting your comments I've passed them on to Danielle, model / actress / now producer - who happens to be my DAUGHTER btw [for those of you who didn't know :)].

Danielle's company's breakout indie, Mothers and Daughters is due for release May 6, 2016 and stars Selma Blair, Mira Sorvino, Christina Ricci, Sharon Stone, Courteney Cox, Paul Wesley, Susan Sarandon w/real-life daughter Eva Amurri Martino and Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and actress Ashanti Executive Producing her first movie....

 

A heartfelt thanks to one/all - BPJ 

 

More info:

 

Danielle James CEO / film producer

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- Looking back -

From publicity shoot w/Jon Bon Jovi; cast members include Dot Jones of TV series Glee

 

Below: promo images for DVD and Netflix

Danielle being directed on a film set

- From L.A. to Broadway: Cast of Brian Howie's runaway hit, "PIECES (of Ass!)" -

* Danielle James in fishnets, bottom of photo *

Before hitting New York "PIECES" was playing to sold-out crowds at the legendary Roxy Theater on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood CA

Each actress wrote her own monologue. Well over 500 auditions were held before being narrowed down to a cast of 12 

Every week a different celebrity "center-piece" was featured, including: Nicole Ritchie, Carol Alt, Jenna Morasca, Brooke Burke, Rachel Hunter, more.... Review below

 

EPOCH TIMES (click to enlarge)

"A dozen beautiful women hold forth on the trials and tribulations of extreme beauty"

VARIETY

"Danielle James is hilarious as a Gallic-spouting French pastry dish whose sexy lingo is not quite in sync with the English subtitles projected onto video screens that bookend the stage."

HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

"Danielle James was dazzling"

  ***** Clever, funny, original - Reviewer: petebmv - 
I went with my wife and in-laws this weekend and we found this show to be pure entertainment, with a dash of the unexpected thrown in. Dodger Stages is a fantastic venue right in the heart of the theater district. Cassie Pappas was extraordinary, and standout Danielle James stole the show. Bravo to one and all. - Reviews: The New York Times / Theater / Broadway 

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1/20/2024

 

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Below: off "Celebrity Net Worth"

(2024: removed from site by request)

 

 

Temptation

A sculpture of an apple has been placed between chairs inside the gardens of the Palais-Royal.

Lineup

Watching from a bridge as the Canal Saint-Martin gets temporarily drained.

Revolutionary

  High on the butte a tradition of young sans-culottes keeps the spirit of the French Revolution alive.

Going up

A neighborhood cat makes its way up a Montmartre stairway.

8 heures du mat

An elderly woman in a café studies the morning paper.

Sweet marvels

At Aux Merveilleux pastry shop there is little that isn't merveilleux.

24 rue du Pont Louis-Philippe 75004

Night colors

Colorful lighting adds magic to this Left Bank passage after dark.

Rue Durantin

  On the rue Durantin in Montmartre.

Rocker hair

For those craving that perfect Elvis updo this salon de coiffure near Bastille is the place.

Rock Hair
7 Boulevard Beaumarchais 75004