I Prefer Paris

October 2022 Eye Need to Do’s: Zoe Leonard: Al Rio, Monet/Mitchell, Paris Blue & Munch

Zoe Leonard: Al Rio

One of the most gifted artists of her generation, Zoe Leonard brings her highly acclaimed exhibit, Al Rio, to Paris. The prolific exhibit explores the geography of great American river, the Rio Grande, that divides the U.S. and Mexico with over 300 black and white photos, while it also touches upon society, culture, and the environment.

October 15, 2022 to January 29, 2023

Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris

11 Ave. President Wilson, 75116

https://en.parisinfo.com/paris-show-exhibition/272592/zoe-leonard-al-rio-To-the-river

Monet/Mitchell

Claude Monet and Joan Mitchell, both artistic masters of landscape and gardens in the 19^th and 20^th century, have come together to create a visual dialogue gapping their generations. The 60 plus paintings in the exhibition capture Monet’s garden in Giverny and Mitchell’s abstract works she painted from the 1960s to the 1980s, in the village of Vétheuil near Giverny.

October 5, 2022 to February 27, 2023

Fondation Louis Vuitton

8, Avenue du Mahatma Gandhi Bois de Boulogne, 75116

https://www.fondationlouisvuitton.fr/en/events/claude-monet-joan-mitchell

Paris Blue: A Memoir of First Love

The talented author and musician Julie Skolnick will be sharing about her romantic memoir, Paris Blue: A Memoir of First Love, about her first true love she met in Paris in 1976 and will also give a flute concert accompanied by pianist Aurelien Pontier.

October 12, 7pm-8:30pm

Reid Hall

4 rue de Chevreuse, 75006

https://globalcenters.columbia.edu/events/paris-blue-memoir-first-love-7-pm-paris

Edward Munch: A Poem of Life, Love, and Death

A sweeping retrospective of the genius of Norwegian painter Edward Munch will cover his entire career with over 100 works, including paintings, drawings, prints, and engravings.

Until January 22, 2023

Musee d’Orsay

1 rue de la Légion d'Honneur 75007

https://www.musee-orsay.fr/en/whats-on/exhibitions/edvard-munch-poem-life-love-and-death

Trip to Venice: Doors and Window Boxes

Two of my most popular posts on Eye Prefer Paris are the doors and window boxes and you sent me such wonderful praise in the last months.

When I was in Venice last month, I was fortunate to capture so many beautiful doors and abundant window boxes brimming over with late summer blooms, and I had to share them with you. Would you like me to post another series? I have plenty more to show you. 

Come experience Eye Prefer Paris live with Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are walking tours I personally lead. Eye Prefer Paris Tours include many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes, food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks and gardens and much more.  In addition to my specialty Marais Tour, I also lead tours of Montmartre, St. Germain, Latin Quarter, in addition to Shopping Tours, Gay Tours, Girlfriend Tours, Food Tours, Flea Market Tours, Paris Highlights Tours, and Chocolate & Pastry tours.

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Le Biscuit Alain Ducasse

Superstar chef and serial entrepreneur Alain Ducasse has expanded his culinary empire once again with a new line of cookies. The new shop and bakery (cookies are made on the premises) is located near the Bastille, a few doors down from La Manufacture, Ducasse’s bean to bar chocolate shop and ice cream shop, now a triple sweet threat on the rue de la Roquette. 

I paid a visit the other day and the storefront was designed in typical Ducasse style, elegant but modern, with a touch of the old. The sophisticated packaging, using the look of old-fashioned cardboard, is a continuation of the slightly industrial look Ducasse started to use with his chocolate brand, and some of the displays had glass domes, showing off the cookies. 

As you read in my former posts, I have been dieting as of late, losing approximately 17 pounds since February, and it was excruciating to have to restrain myself to buy just one kind of cookie. As I perused the shelves of beyond appetizing cookies, I took it all in, not succumbing to sweet tooth. There were such interesting flavor combinations, such as rice, Madagascar chocolate and cocoa nibs, corn, smoked vanilla, and chocolate, chickpea, honey and chocolate, rye, coffee, and chocolate, and their signature flavor, butter and buckwheat. There were also a variety of shapes and different configurations including hexagon shaped cookies, cookie bars (basically chocolate tablets with a layer of cookie over them), palets (a round cookie dipped in chocolate, looking like a super sophisticated version of Mallomars), and biscuits with toppings. 

After much hand wringing and mental torture on trying to decide on one item to buy, I chose something simple, the Croc Fin, a paper-thin cookie in a hexagon shape made with wheat and cocoa, laced with fine, slivered almonds. As much as I like rich and extravagant pastries, I love a simple butter cookie. Mind you, they don’t sell individual cookies, only boxes, and the Croc Fin has nine cookies inside. Another excruciating part was I had to split the box with Vincent. 

The taste and texture were exquisite, and they weren’t too sweet. You can taste the butter, but it wasn’t overpowering, and they were as light as air but still substantial enough to be satisfied just eating one or two at a time. 

 The dangerous part is that Le Biscuit Alain Ducasse is only about a 12-minute walk from my house, and hardly enough steps to make a dent.

42 rue de la Roquette, 75011

Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10am-7:30pm

https://www.lechocolat-alainducasse.com/en/lebiscuit-alainducasse

My final choice-Croc Fin

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Trip to Venice

After working almost every day since the beginning of April touring, I took a much-needed vacation at the end of August with Vincent, and we went to Venice and Trieste.

After Paris, Venice is my favorite place. It has the same magic and beauty of Paris, with magnificent architecture and incredible light, and it’s my happy place, especially for taking photos.

We were there for three days, and the weather was gorgeous, sunny, and warm. Much of our time was spent on the vaporettos (ferries) of Venice, as it’s the only way to get around the city besides walking, so many of my photos were taken on the vaporettos.

One day we went up to a tall tower, which had panoramic views that blew me away.

This is first in a series of posts about Venice, and I will be posting them in the coming weeks.

I can make a photo print of any of these photos. Below are sizes and prices and you can emal email me @ r.nahem@gmail.com to order.

• 10 X 13 inches Price $65 

• 11 X 14 inches Price $95 

• 16 X 20 inches Price $125 

• 20x30 inches Price $175

• Shipping in the U. S. by U.S. Mail is $14 per order 

• Photos are printed Fuji Archival paper 

Come experience Eye Prefer Paris live with Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3 walking tours I personally lead. Eye Prefer Paris Tours include many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes, food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks and gardens and much more.  In addition to my specialty Marais Tour, I also lead tours of Montmartre, St. Germain, Latin Quarter, in addition to Shopping Tours, Gay Tours, Girlfriend Tours, Food Tours, Flea Market Tours, Paris Highlights Tours, and Chocolate & Pastry tours.

https://eyepreferparistours.com/

Night and Sunset Photos of the Louvre and Montmartre

I’ve given several evening highlights tour, where I take clients in a car or van and show them the sites at night, including the sparkle lights on the Eiffel Tower on the hours, Arc de Triomphe, Montmartre, the courtyard of the Louvre, Invalides, and Place de la Concorde. Sometimes I take photos, especially if it’s a clear night. 

During the photo shoot with Marichel and Ben last week, I also snapped some of my own photos of the sunset. 

Do you have some favorites here? 

I can make a photo print of any of these photos. Below are sizes and prices and you can emal email me @ r.nahem@gmail.com to order.

 

• 10 X 13 inches Price $65 

• 11 X 14 inches Price $95 

• 16 X 20 inches Price $125 

• 20x30 inches Price $175

• Shipping in the U. S. by U.S. Mail is $14 per order 

• Photos are printed Fuji Archival paper 

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