Gigtastic in Paris
Animal Collective at Primavera Sound Barcelona
Winter may be upon us in Paris but there are lots of most excellent gigs coming up in the city of lights, including some of my very favourites like Animal Collective (above is a photo that I took at Primavera Sound in Barcelona in May this year and I have several more shots of the view up Avey Tare’s nose - available on request!). Right now Festival Les Inrocks is on in Paris which I’m a bit sad to be missing because there are many many great things happening. So far I have TV on the Radio lined up for December 1st and am contemplating others depending on funds (High Places!)
My picks:
19 Nov - Liam Finn @ Nouveau Casino (go see my lovely friend EJ)
22 Nov - Fujiya & Miyagi @ La Maroquinerie
29 Nov - Cold War Kids @ Bataclan
1 Dec - TV on the Radio @ Bataclan
2 Dec - Herman Düne @ L’Olympia
9 Dec - Nouvelle Vague @ L’Alhambra
10 Dec - The Notwist @ Trabendo
11 Dec - Deerhoof, Parenthetical Girls @ Trabendo
20 Dec - High Places @ Flèche d’Or
16 Jan - Animal Collective @ Bataclan
20 Feb - Kings of Leon @ L’Olympia
27 Jan - Kaiser Chiefs @ Le Zénith
Rose Bakery
Julian drawing on the table at Rose Bakery
One of Julian’s favourite places to eat in Paris is Rose Bakery on rue des Martyrs in the 9th arrondissement. Firstly it is amazing that he even has a favourite place to eat at all because I have been blessed with one of the fussiest eaters known to mankind, but also luckily it is one of my favourite places in Paris too.
Opened in 2002 by Rose Carrarini from the UK and her French husband Jean-Charles, they have many lovely English style baked goods like fruit cake, scones, lovely dense carrot cake and (hurray!) a flourless orange cake. You’d think that in Paris, the spiritual home of the patisserie, these items wouldn’t be in high demand, but Rose Bakery is immensely popular and always full, very often with a queue out the door. Julian is a big fan of the brownies and little pizzas. I like their wonderful selection of salads, especially the lentil salad and carrot salad, and the strong British cheeses like stilton and cheddar.
Rose Bakery is only open for lunch which means going there with Julian on weekdays is impossible, but they do a great brunch on the weekend. They are also decidedly very kid friendly and Julian and I always have a great time drawing on the tablecloth (it’s paper). Rose Carrarini has also produced a wonderful cookbook called Breakfast, Lunch and Tea: The Many Meals of Rose Bakery which I own and love.
A new branch of Rose Bakery has recently opened up in the Marais which is a tiny bit closer to where we live, so we will have to go there soon.
Rose Bakery
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46 rue des Martyrs 75009 Paris 01 42 82 12 80 Map! |
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Antonia Hayes is an Australian writer, photographer and mother of one who woke up one morning somewhere in between The Eiffel Tower and Invalides unsure how she ended up there but decided to stay anyway. Originally from Sydney, she has been living in Paris since 2006 but still can't remember which one is the Left Bank and which is the Right Bank. Antonia is currently working on her first novel and is pretty sure she lives on the Left Bank.