Paris In New York

Valentine's dinner "a la Francaise"...

Chef Eric Delalande at Cuis'in prepares a Dinner for two and delivers it to you ready to be warmed up and served. You just have to pick the candles !!!

- Appetizer -

Foie gras Medallion au Sauternes, Sweet Onion and Fig Chutney
or
Tomato confit, Artichoke Heart and Pan Seared Sea Scallop Thin Tart

- Main Course -

Boneless Quail stuffed with wild Mushrooms and Chanterelles, Red Wine Truffle Jus and Baby Vegetables
or
Roasted Half Lobster, Tarragon Butter, Tomato Concassee and Asparagus

- Dessert -

Chocolate Raspberry Tiramisu

Split Champagne Bottle Included (187ml)

$190

Place your order before February 10th at http://www.nycuisin.com

Mastering French Business Practice

Elisa Niemtzow, Founder and President of Taste Generation, invites you to participate at an intensive workshop on how to build successful working relationships with your French counterparts. This two-hour seminar will focus on the mastery of greetings and introductions, understanding the rules and customs which govern the French workplace, and recognizing the art of the meal and the importance of conversation in French culture.

Wine and cheese sampling will follow the seminar.

With ten years of experience in management consulting as well as fashion and beauty, Ms. Niemtzow founded Taste Generation to assist clients in finding health and well being, as well as projecting a stylish and polished image.

In English, with some French expressions

at the French Institute Alliance Francaise
Le Skyroom
22 East 60th Street

Ticket Price
FIAF Members $30
Non-Members $45

Buy Tickets : 646 388 6669
artdevivre@fiaf.org

Where to meet French people in New York - part 2- Gala ANY

Accueil New York organizes a Gala to celebrate its 20th Anniversary.

Saturday, March 15th, 2008 at 8pm

During a cruise around Manhattan on a private boat, this is a great occasion for you to meet French people and practice your French. Accueil New York is an association which helps, informs and gathers French people around events.

$100/pers for members and $150/pers for non-members.
Departure from Pier 61 at Chelsea Piers (23rd and 12th avenue). Return by Midnight.

Book at any20ans@earthlink.net or send a check to Accueil New York, ANY 20 ANS, 934 Fifth Avenue, NYC, NY10021.

www.accueilnewyork.org

La Diplomatie Culturelle

Thursday, January 31 - 7:00 p.m.

Free Lecture by
KAREEN RISPAL
Cultural Counselor of the French Embassy

16 Washington Mews
New York, NY 10003
Tel: (212) 998-8750

January..."j'aime la galette..." - part 2

Last year in January, I told you about this delicious tradition of La Galette des Rois (King' cake) to celebrate the Epiphany in France.

I invite you to go back to this post but I want to give you one of my favorite place where to order some galette in New York city. Everybody at The Lycee Francais knows the place and queue every Friday morning in the cold to get the Galette they order for the week end !!!

Cuis'In
Chef Eric Delalande
Homemade Almond Frangipane Pie for 6/8 people :$32

Place your order at 646-468-6159 or info@nycuisin.com and they will deliver.

La Galette is a flaked pastry pie filled with frangipane, a butter-rich, smooth mixture of crème d'amande (almond cream) and crème pâtissière (pastry cream).

A moving but beautiful movie - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

"Le Scaphandre et le Papillon"

Jean-Dominique Bauby was a key player in Parisian social and cultural circles before suffering a massive stroke at the age of 43, which robbed him of all muscle control save his left eyelid. Blinking one letter at a time, the Elle Editor composed a book describing life in a vegetative state that became an international best-seller. This is the basis of Julian Schnabel’s enthralling new film, with the marvelous Mathieu Amalric as Bauby.

Diving Bell and the Butterfly is a powerful meditation on the nature of visual perception, as well as a celebration of the emergence of personal artistic expression.

Directed by Julian Schnabel France, 2007, 112 mins
With Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner,Marie-Josée Croze, Anne Consigny
Best Director, Technical Grand Prize - 2007 Cannes Film Festival

"It is wonderful: a rhapsodic adaptation of a memoir, a visual marvel that wraps its subject in screen romanticism without romanticizing his affliction." by Michael Phillips at the Chicago Tribune.

Angelika Film Center
18 West Houston St. (@ Mercer St.)
12:30 AM 12:15 PM 1:15 PM 2:45 PM 3:45 PM 5:15 PM 6:15 PM 7:45 PM 8:45 PM
10:15 PM

Lincoln Plaza Cinema Broadway
Between 62nd and 63rd
12:00pm | 2:30pm | 4:00pm | 5:05pm | 6:35pm | 7:35pm | 10:05pm

Bam Rose Cinemas
30 Lafayette Avenue Brooklyn
1:30pm | 4:00pm | 6:45pm | 9:30pm

City Cinemas Cinema 1, 2, and 3
1001 3rd Avenue New York
12:00pm | 2:30pm | 5:00pm | 7:30pm | 10:00pm

Where to meet French people in New York - part 1

Join lovers of the French language after work for conversation and drinks at the French Institute Alliance Francaise. www.fiaf.org
Rendez-Vous is a fun, welcoming environment to socialize in French for all levels of experience. Enjoy wine, soda, and snacks while mingling with others en français. Native French-speaking moderators keep the conversation flowing.

Also if you enjoy French conversation events, don't miss Café Philosophique, a monthly moderated bilingual discussion.

Rendez-Vous
Twice a month
6:30-8:30pm
Tuesday, January 8 (in Le Skyroom)
Wednesday, January 23
Tuesday, February 5
Wednesday, February 20
Tuesday, March 4 & 18

En français, but exchange in English is welcome

Tinker Auditorium
55 East 60th Street

Ticket Price
FIAF Members Free
Non-Members $12
Tickets available at the door

My Boulangerie

One of my friend just sent me this info. I haven't tested it but it looks good !!!!

You can order croissants from My Boulangerie and you'll get dough which you let thaw and rise overnight at room temperature. Then bake. Similar drills for brioches, even Proust's beloved madeleines. There are desserts available and seasonal items, too. So even if you didn't grow up with the smell of warm croissants or the taste of a madeleine, the goods from My Boulangerie might just convince you otherwise.

http://www.myboulangerie.com