Paris In New York

Sample sales: Calypso- Christiane Celle

Save up to 75% off retail prices on clothing, accessories, and home furnishings. Find tanks, tees, shirts, skirts, shorts, pants, dresses, jackets, bathing suits, bath and body gels, candles, throws, and so much more.

Calypso silk dress now $50, orig. $230
Calypso cotton dresses now $40, orig. $185
Calypso bermuda’s now $10, orig. $200
Calypso candles now $15, orig. $38
Calypso bath gel & lotion now $15-$10, orig. $30-$20

From 4/2/2008 to 4/6/2008

Wed & Thu 10am-7pm
Fri 10am-6pm
Sat & Sun 11am-5pm

Location: 261 W.36th St
(btwn 7th & 8th Ave.)
2nd Fl.
New York, NY 10018
(212) 947-8748

In the daily thoughts of Chef Jean-George... check his blog

"The only opportunity I’ve had to write about cooking in my own voice is in my cookbooks, but those can’t capture my daily (or, in the case of this blog, weekly) thoughts. I think about food and cooking as a chef—that is, my ideas come day to day, depending on what I see at the market, what my fish supplier brings me, what new gadget seems intriguing. Though I only travel out of New York about one week each month, each trip brings fresh perspectives on techniques and introduces me to new spices, herbs, and other fascinating ingredients. And, of course, I love eating in New York. From the tacos and margaritas at Los Dados (where I often stop after a night of cooking at Spice Market) to the sublime sea urchin at Sushi Seki, New York cuisine never fails to inspire."

http://jeangeorges.blogspot.com/

Sample Sales: Hermes

Today, 10 a.m.-8 p.m; Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

at Metropolitan Pavilion, 123 W. 18 St., b/t Sixth & Seventh Aves., 4th flr.

A new bilingual preschool

What good timing ! When the Lycee Francais is reducing the spots in nursery, a new bilingual preschool just opened in the Upper East Side.

At Le Petit Paradis, your kids will evolve in an international environment, with children from various cultural backgrounds. The Teachers combining both Montessori and Bank Street, will also give your child the opportunity to learn French as a second language from a very young age.

Christina Houri, the founder, who worked at "Le Jardin a L'Ouest" (another Franco-american Preschool in the Upper West Side), wants to develop a unique service using education, psychology, communication, caring and nurturing with elements of creativity, play recreation, enthusiasm, fun, humor and lots of love resulting in confidence, independence, high self-esteem and overall happiness. "That’s why we call it The Little Paradise!!"

"My goal is to create a cozy, relaxed environment where teachers are approachable and where parents can communicate with ease. I understand the important step it is for parents to choose someone other than themselves to take care of their child. I hope that children will benefit from our program, and that it will give them the foundation to become confident and fulfilled adults."

http://www.lepetitparadispreschool.com
Le Petit Paradis Preschool
1656 Third Avenue New York, NY 10128
Tel: 646-262-6549

Kids or Babies : A selection of French Websites that deliver in the US

Most of those websites are in French but they all deliver in the US.

. You are looking for a gift out of the ordinary for a new baby or you would like to decorate the room of your baby, I recommend to log on Le Berceau Magique.

http://www.berceaumagique.com

. You want to remember the melody or the paroles of a French lullabies , some original ideas of art projects for your kids or information on French traditional feast ? go to www.momes.net.

.You would like to find a cute little dress for your girl or a sailing Tea-shirt for your boy...a bit of New England style 'a la francaise". Order on www.cyrillus. com, a quality brand of clothing for all the family.

. For inexpensive but yet original shoes or clothes : www.dpam.com. Du Pareil au Même is a forerunner in children's fashion that favors strong creativity and the best price-quality ratio. Sorry the euro is not playing on our side...

. For subscriptions to French magazines for you or your kids from 1 to 17 years old, UNI-Presse offers a great portfolio of titles. The association set up by French publishers to promote French magazine publishing throughout the world, is the specialist in offering subscriptions to French magazines or newspapers for people living outside France. You can pay directly in the US by contacting jlebreton@unipresse.fr or at 646.938.5466

And if you are looking for the good old classics that have disappeared from the shelves of the bookstores in France, I highly recommend the publishing house that specializes in books and comics for children:Les Editions du Triomphe.

These are just few sites to start, more to come !
If you have any suggestions, don't hesitate to write a comment.

Jose Van Gool's Reveries... an ode to femininity

Just few days left to see the colorful paintings of José van Gool’s .

The exhibition organized by G&O Art show the relationship between color and movement. All paintings follow, one to the next, a certain pattern. A solitary dancer, a pair of dancers, or a group of three or four are always the presumed focus of the composition. These subjects are women, strong
women, with coal black hair. The red dresses they wear, revealing brief stretches of marble-
carved shoulder, neck, and arm, suggest emotional music, a passionate sound that calls for
vigorous movement. But these paintings inhabit a movement unique to van Gool, one she
summons up through her dramatic charge of color.

José Van Gool was born the fifteen of November 1945 in Baarle Hertog (Belgium). In 1968 she
moved to Amsterdam (Netherlands) and has been living and working there since. After one year
at the Rietveld Academy, she spent 5 years at the Van Gogh Museum workshop.

The Corning Gallery at Steuben Glass
667 Madison Avenue @ 61St - Lower level, New York City
Mon - Sat, 10am - 6pm

LAST DAY: MARCH 21, 2008

G&O Art is a New York based representative agency for international contemporary painters and sculptors.
Odile Gorse and Ghenadie Burlacu's agency is an art source-expert for Private Collectors, International Institutions, Galleries, Hotels and Corporations.
http://www.goartonline.com

Easter "a la francaise" : start your hunt ! Yummy...

The most designed...at La Maison du Chocolat

On the hunt for treasures with gourmet delights…

The Small Egg Treasure: Colorful and playful, this dark or milk chocolate egg contains barrettes of praline eggs to hide and move about in the spyglass holes of this egg like a trophy.
The Large Egg Treasure: First the cage with its delicate golden leaves. Then an egg of luscious chocolate bursting with other delights…

La Maison du Chocolat
1018 Madison Avenue
or
30 Rockfeller Center
www.lamaisonduchocolat.com

The Traditional...Payard

Hollow Easter eggs filled with Payard chocolates and baby chocolates eggs

Chocolates Bunnies

And Limoges Easter Eggs, s'il-vous-plait !

Payard
1032 Lexington Avenue (between &3rg and 74th Street)
212-717-5252
www.payard.com

The cutest...at Trois Crepes Patisserie


An assortment of dark, milk and white chocolate covered pralines from the European chocolatier Café-Tasse, wrapped in golden foils. The box, a replica of a small egg carton, is just adorable.

Trois Crepes Patisserie
501 East 75th Street
Corner of York Ave
www.3crepes.com

The Trendiest...at Richart

Beautiful graphic designs with classic and original fillings. A drawer of our Festive Garden egg-shaped combines with one tray of our tasting eggs collection.

www.richart-chocolates.com
7 E 55th St
New York, NY 10022
(212) 371-9369

Baroque Music: William Christie and Les Arts Florissants at Carnegie Hall on Thursday, April 3rd

Carnegie Hall today announced that it will present acclaimed conductor William Christie and the early-music ensemble Les Arts Florissants on Thursday, April 3 at 7:30 p.m. in Zankel Hall. The performance features Charpentier’s Te Deum à 4 voix; Le reniement de St. Pierre; Magnificat, H. 73; Litanies de la vierge à 6 voix et 2 dessus de violes; and Lully’s Salve regina and Regina coeli. Singers and instrumentalists include sopranos Claire Debono and Ana Quintans, mezzo-soprano Isabelle Druet, haute-contre Paul Agnew, bass Jonathan Sells, violinists Ada Pesch and Florence Malgoire, and cellist David Simpson. This performance marks the Carnegie Hall debut of both William Christie and Les Arts Florissants.

William Christie is a harpsichordist, conductor, musicologist, and teacher. His pioneering work has led to a renewed appreciation of Baroque music in France, most notably of 17th and 18th-century French repertoire, which he has introduced to a very wide audience. Born in Buffalo, NY, Mr. Christie studied at Harvard and Yale Universities, and has lived in France since 1971. A major turning point in his career came in 1979 when he founded Les Arts Florissants. As Director of this vocal and instrumental ensemble, Mr. Christie soon made his mark as a musician and man of the theatre, in both the concert hall and the opera house, with new interpretations of largely neglected or forgotten early music repertoire.

Tickets, priced at $56 and $62, are available at the Carnegie Hall Box Office, 154 West 57th Street. Tickets may also be charged to major credit cards by calling CarnegieCharge at 212-247-7800 or online by visiting www.carnegiehall.org .

Corolle - the dolls that look and feel like real children and smell so good!

Any French girl might associate her childhood to this wonderful vanilla scent of the "Poupees Corolle".

The dolls are adapted for every age and stage, from birth to 5 years and up, so that children can truly « Grow with Corolle »:

From birth to 12 months, Babicorolle snugglies are super soft and ultra lightweight so they are easy for little hands to hold and to hug.
Designed especially for little ones 18 months and up, the Mon Premier collection is a complete play world of scaled-to-size baby dolls, fashions and nursery accessories.

Little girls 2 years and up will find the baby doll of their dreams in the Les Classiques collection: these beautiful baby dolls are available in six different sizes, and there are coordinating fashions and nursery accessories to choose from, too.
The Miss Corolle collection of toddler dolls, including Classic Dolls, Les Cheries (for ages 5 and up) and the captivating Les Dollies, has something for every young girl.

Corolle, the French company, is very well known worldwide for their dolls since it was founded in 1978. Winner of numerous toy industry awards including multiple DOTY awards (Doll Of The Year), Corolle's baby dolls and bigger dolls are highly regarded for their excellent quality and high standards.

You can find the Corolle dolls at :

Didis Children's Boutique
1196 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10128
www.didis.com

FAO Schwartz
767 Fifth Avenue
(Fifth Ave at 58th Street)
New York, NY 10153
www.fao.com

Private Sale : French books for kids

A Good Selection Of French Books at Reasonable Prices.

B2D2 Next Sale (kids of all ages welcome !)

March, Thursday 6th

From 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

If this date is not convenient for you or if you can't wait, call (646)824.7787 or send a mail to B2D2@nyc.rr.com for a private sale... and of course, you can bring your kids!

B2D2 can ship anywhere in the USA and also order books for you.

To order e-mail "b2d2@nyc.rr.com" or call 646.824.7787. www.b2d2.net

A Good Book Is A Good Friend