La Gaîté Lyrique

Welcome to La Gaîté Lyrique, a museum with exhibits tailored to all ages, combining the arts and technology to provide visitors a chance to discover and learn about the modernizing world of communication and arts as effected by digital innovations.

I took the time to peruse the museum's exhibits which include video game consoles, music playlists and art books, and often hosts musicians for concerts. Afterward, I stopped by the bar which is overlooked by a Molière portrait and mixes modern decor with the former theater's classic design. I had some tea and a cake, which was really great!! The museum is definitely worth a trip for anyone interested in the digital era that our society is heading into, or for those just looking for a cool place to have a drink.

La Gaîté Lyrique

3 Bis Rue Papin

75003 PARIS

+33 (0)1 53 01 51 51

Le Schmuck

My friend Phi Diem always knows the latest places to be from Paris to New York. Whether it is a great new restaurant or a hidden vintage shop, Phi Diem knows about it. So when she told me about a new restaurant in Odéon, I knew I had to try it.

Le Schmuck was created by comedian Gilles Lellouche and friends Romain Dian, Antoine de Tavernost and Hugo Selignac with a nightclub of the same name near the Champs Elysées on Rue de Ponthieu. 


Le Schmuck in Odéon was designed by Laura Gonzalez, with its interior aiming to give each diner the opportunity to find their niche with a unique table setting featuring different mirrors, vintage photos, tapestries and wallpapers prints to reflect the mood of that place setting. In September, Le Schmuck will become a club after midnight, while remaining a restaurant during the day.

I had beef and girolles with a brioche as a pain perdu for dessert, which was super f***ing really good! There is also a tearoom within the restaurant, so you can enjoy all their desserts at any time of day.

Enjoy Le Schmuck!!

Photographer : Laura Chivet

Fiat Motor Village or how Italian cars are surprisingly yummy

When I've been told "let's eat Italian tonight, I know a great spot" I had in mind the casual cosy Trattoria never exciting but always appreciated on a Sunday night.
So you can imagine how puzzled I was when I got dragged to Motor Village Fiat, 2 Rond-point des Champs-Elysées. My dreams of vongole vanished in favor of a five-storey imposing cars' showroom...
Quand on m'a dit "On dine Italien ce soir, je connais un endroit sympa", j'ai immédiatement pensé au classique Trattoria, jamais trépidant mais toujours apprécié le dimanche.
Vous pouvez donc imaginer ma perplexité lorsque je me suis retrouvée devant Motor Village Fiat, 2 Rond-point des Champs-Elysées. Mes rêves de vongole se sont envolés pour laisser place à un gigantesque showrom automobile de cinq étages...


One Maserati here (boring), a couple of Jeeps there (boring) all the way to that...
Une Maserati par ici (...), quelques Jeeps par là (mmh...ok) jusqu'à ceci...

and even more interesting, this
et encore bien plus intéressant, ici

All senses alert, I ordered a Capesante: scallop, brocolis all twisted into a pesto sauce. My goodness!
Tous mes sens en alerte, j'ai commandé une Capesante: noix de St Jacques et brocolis nageant dans une sauce au pesto. J'en rêve encore!

Calimari as main course: the most incredible squid tagliatelles with tomato confit I have ever eaten.
Calimari en plat principal: les tagliatelles de calamars aux tomates confites les plus incroyables que j'ai jamais mangé.

For desert I had L'Affogato: Vanilla ice cream with nuts laced with coffee, unforgettable!
En dessert j'ai craqué pour l'Affogato, une glace à la vanille aux croquants de noisettes arrosés de café, inoubliable!


Italian cars are surprisingly yummy...
Les voitures italiennes sont étonnamment délicieuses...

Casual Friday night for a Maneater...

... at Le Meurice

Stylist and Photographer/ Styliste et Photographe: Shourouk

Assistante styliste et photographe: Laura Chivet

Maquillage: Laurianne Leannec

Shoes/Chaussures: Sonia Rykiel

Brassière/ Bra: Dior

Collants/ Tights: Wolford