Month: November 2017

Franco-Japanese inspirations at the ERH restaurant

In the 2nd arrondissement, rue Tiquetonne, nestles, or rather unearths, a precious address. Rare. At the confluence of East and West, ERH (for Water, Rice, Man) is the field of expression of chef Keita Kitamura, former second in the restaurant NARISAWA (8th in the world ranking). We tried it, and never quite got over it. ◊ Places Are unexpected. They too are at the confluence of the lounge, the Maison du Whiskey and the restaurant. It's intimate, chic and understated. We feel privileged, pampered. The soft lights and the noble materials give a timelessness to the space. The noticeable Zen influence is underlined by a bonsai that sits enthroned in the room. ◊ The plate This is where the serious things begin. ERH works menu. From the appetizer (a Utah oyster with garden cress) to the dessert (a Mont Blanc with Jerusalem artichoke chips) and the main course (lean tempura with chilli with romanesco cabbage, green beans and cockles) or the starter (a quasi veal tartare from the Basque Country with a variation of radish and …

3 hours to save your Parisian weekend against and against the month of November

The weather is not looking good, the holidays are looming but only from afar, and the sunlight is scarce... Suffice to say that you have to compete with your imagination to keep your spirits up and enjoy, despite the circumstances mitigating, this sweet life which, ultimately, is our only tangible good (when you think about it). Our three inspirations to spend three delicious hours (at least) in the weekend. ◊ The 3 gourmet hours Have you noticed how fashionable fooding is? How does everyone go about their cleverly crafted little portrait of a lunch that looks more like a tawny canvas than a bib? Well, to fight against this somewhat annoying societal fact (and because an existence without a cause isn't worth it), head to the Thoumieux brewery. Orchestrated by the two-starred chef Sylvestre Wahid, it has all the traditional but chic address you want to have in your notebook. The decoration is opulent without being pretentious: warm and cozy, the atmosphere warms up the guests, who feast on autumn dishes. Mention very…

Avenue Montaigne lights up: we meet the Committee

Every year, Avenue Montaigne is decked out in its most beautiful finery, letting its meters of asphalt sparkle with Christmas lights that will make all the streets of the City of Lights green with envy. As this event approaches, Paris Select met Jean-Claude Cathalan, the Committee's president, in their luxurious offices in the 8th arrondissement. Around a vast table that one imagines surrounded by the great pundits of Parisian luxury, Jean-Claude Cathalan welcomes us. Warm, he has curly blue eyes and a crooked smile that contradicts the whiteness of his hair. He told us his story (a bit), his love of travel, his passion for the deserts of Utah, and (also), what exactly the Montaigne Committee is. Jean-Claude Cathalan knows a lot about the exception of French luxury (a subject on which he has given numerous conferences around the world). He was elected Chairman of the Committee after a long and brilliant career that began in the Navy, criss-crossing the seas of the world, continued in Latin America, then flourished at the head of major luxury houses...

Cils en Seine: how to afford a velvet look?

Each one has their own beauty hobby: for one it will be the hair, for the other the nails… and for us, the eyelashes. A look highlighted by a thick fringe of deep brown eyelashes, does that speak to you? This is the result that Cils en Seine offers: in a jiffy (or more exactly in a trip to the salon) you will acquire a look of queen that captivates as much as possible... The Cils en Seine DNA is a salon exclusively devoted to the application of eyelashes. Joanna, who founded the house, learned all her techniques in Germany, before settling in the heart of the 17th arrondissement. Cils en Seine focuses on excellence, as highlighted by its Beauty Forum Awards. So you can go there with your eyes closed (no pun intended). The ritual A stylist examines your case when you walk through the salon door. After a morphological study of the gaze, she directs you towards a particular formula (velvety gaze, bewitching gaze, dark gaze). The pose …