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Christophe Abric got his start as a traditional journalist in Paris before launching the revolutionary music website la Blogothèque. Along with album reviews, essays, and other writing, the site's Take Away Shows
video series (Concerts à Emporter) has earned la Blogothèque a legion
of fans. The innovative concept takes musicians - ranging from
internationally known bands like R.E.M to rising locals like François
Virot - and records them while performing in unusual locations. Their popularity helped to land Christophe and collaborating video artist Mathieu Saura on Variety's list of "10 Innovators to Watch." This is his Paris.
Where's the most interesting location in Paris that you have done a Take Away Show?
Well, to be frank, the interest is not into the location itself, but in the life that's in it. Most of the time, it's the people aorund, the noise, the life that give their strength to the Take Away Shows. In this respect, the best areas are the working class neighborhoods. But if I had to talk about one place in itself, it would definitely be the Grand Palais. The place is just INCREDIBLE, big and beautiful, full of history. We were recently filming the Fleet Foxes and had access to some private part of the Grand Palais that used to host a university. It was abandonned, like after an epidemic, with all the administrative ugliness of a university - and et surrounded by all the beauty of the Grand Palais. It was just a great experience.
Photo: Interzone00
Where would you dream to do a Soirée/Concert à Emporter, if it were not illegal?
It used to be the old Pompes Funèbres, an immense place that in the past was opened just for one night a year, for the very first Nuit Blanche. But it has just been renewed as a 'cultural spot', so I suppose it's no longer illegal. So now, I suppose it would be the Opéra Garnier, just the most beautiful monument in Paris. No need to go inside the show room, we could just film in the hall with the stairs and all.
Photo: scarletgreen
What's your favorite bar right now, and what's the crowd like there?
Have a baby, wait for the government to ban cigarettes in public places, and it turns out that you're not so much into bars. I'm much more into terraces and looking for bars that combine a nice bistrot aspect with a nice terrace. Winners: Le Pure Café on 14, rue Jean Macé near Faidherbe-Chaligny and La Fusée, 168, rue St Martin. Both of them are packed with people that are gonna be 30 and kind of don't want to grow up too quickly.
Photo: onionvincent
I also really like a small café on lower Oberkampf called Paris-Féni. it's
a Bengali fruit bar, and it's where I go when I wanna sit and enjoy
the sun. They're at the corner of a semi-pedestrian street, surrounded
by antique shops. Nearly no cars, large terrace, sun half the day (from
11 to 12.30 and from 15.30), it is just the perfect terrace just to
have a coffee or a juice in the sun and read your paper quietly.
There's nothing exceptional there, it is just very quiet, nice and so
Paris.
To see more of Christophe's Paris, check out the Take Away Shows online, or click on the video below to watch the Shins as they play in the streets of Montmartre. You can even see him in some of the early shots as he is leading the American band down the sidewalk.
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Deriving its name from the personal hobby of architect Victor Horta (psychedelic mushrooms), De Ultieme Hallucinatie is indeed a fanciful place. No tie-dye or oversize peace signs here, just plenty of swirling art nouveau details and a “step back in time” feeling that comes as soon as you’ve crossed the threshold of this restored 19th century house. 
We were greeted just inside the front door by a period piano, a marble staircase, and signature Nouveau adornments everywhere. It was silent here and we delighted in the time warp feeling for a moment before passing on through to the second room.
A polished wood table was lit by Tiffany lamps and surrounded by wall cupboards and tapestried sofas. We wondered if it was the original dining room of Paul Hamesse, the architect who redecorated this house in 1904 in the contemporary style. It was beautiful but felt like a museum, so we continued on to the next room and found - Bingo! - the bar.  One of the prettiest bars I've seen, it was a long marble counter framed by a series of carved wooden "windows" overhead, with natural light pouring through stained glass above. I could have spent an entire afternoon here exploring the beer list, but this was a rare sunny day and the action was on the terrace.  The fourth and final room at De Ultieme Hallucinatie is a patio, filled with greenery and (slightly stagnant) pools of water. We took a table in the sun and ordered up some croquettes, the nothing-fancy bar staple of Brussels. They grey shrimp variety was tasty, but the cheese croquettes were like glue and required lots of cold beer to wash them down. Lucky for us, there was plenty of that around. But the trippy stone walls looked as if they were melting long before we had taken our first sip. 
Although the food isn't anything to write home about, De Ultieme Hallucinatie is worth a stop for anyone interested in architecture. Learning about the turn-of-the-century style is especially fun with a tall beer in hand. And Art Nouveau or no Nouveau, the sunny patio and stylish bar make an excellent stop before a concert at the nearby Botanique.
De Ultieme Hallucinatie; 16 rue Royale, 1210 Brussels (St-Josse)
Photo: roboppy
How did a boy from Kansas become one of New York City's best-known food obsessives? By eating, mapping and meticulously describing the city's best junk food. Adam Kuban founded Slice, "America's favorite pizza weblog", and later branched out into buns with A Hamburger Today. Each of these food blogs takes its single-minded pursuit very seriously. It's no wonder, then, that they were taken under wing by Serious Eats, a fantastic food site where Kuban now serves as Managing Editor. With a resume like this, Kuban is exactly who you want managing your cheap eats itinerary. Lucky for Momondo, he's opened up to share a few favorites.This is his New York.
You've reviewed and mapped hundreds of pizzarias, but is there any one place that you keep going back to?
I keep going back to Di Fara Pizza and Una Pizza Napoletana, which are probably my two favorites in New York City. Di Fara makes an old-school pizza the way they used to make pizza in Brooklyn 40 years ago. It's a family operation, but the proprietor, Dom DeMarco, is such a perfectionist that he's the only one who makes the pizza. He's been making it for decades and hasn't even taught his kids how to duplicate his pizzas. At Una Pizza Napoletana, you'll get some of the best Naples-style pizza in New York. Again, this is a place where the owner-pizzamaker, Anthony Mangieri, is the only one who ever touches the pizza. Both these men are obsessive about their food, and they're involved with every step of its production, so you get a superior pizza.
Photo of Di Fara pizza: Adam Kuban
Some of your favorite pizzerias are way outside of Manhattan. Is there anywhere that a center-bound tourist can go to get a great slice?
Pizza Box and Joe's Pizza, both in Greenwich Village. Sal and Carmine's, on the Upper West Side. New York Pizza Suprema, across from Madison Square Garden. Those are all great slices. There are also places that sell pizza on a "whole pies only" basis, meaning you have to buy an entire pizza. These are usually sit-down, eat-in places. John's of Bleecker is one of my favorites. Arturo's Coal-Oven Pizza is also a great place for a whole-pie-only experience.
Photo of Joe's Pizza: Adam Kuban
Around the world "American food" equals hamburgers. Where would you send a visitor for a bite of this heritage?
Someone
visiting New York City has to go to the Shake Shack in Madison Square
Park. It's a little building nestled among the trees and bushes, and it
makes the most amazing burgers. When it's nice outside, you can't get a
table with a better view—parkland to one side, the landmark Flatiron
Building to another. The burgers here are also a manageable size, so
you can have your "American food" while avoiding the worst excesses of
"American portions."
Photo of Shake Shack: Adam Kuban
Europeans are beginning to hear a lot about Brooklyn. What would you recommend for someone who's ready to go beyond Manhattan?
I'd recommend Williamsburg to anyone from Europe who wants to venture outside Manhattan. It's where the hip kids live, and there are good restaurants, lots of live music options, and small and interesting shops and boutiques. It's unlike any other neighborhood you'd find in Brooklyn—and it's a very short subway ride away from Union Square in Manhattan.
Photo of Times Square: mynameispaul
And finally - is there any particular place that feels incredibly, over-the-top New York to you?
As cliché as this is, Times Square is the most incredibly over-the-top part of New York to me. I still can't get over the light show there and the crush of people visiting. And if it all gets to be too much, I can hop into Jimmy's Corner for a drink. (140 West 44th Street, just off Broadway) Jimmy's is a throwback to a New York of a different era—its owner, Jimmy Glenn, is a boxing cornerman who has worked with the likes of Muhammad Ali!
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When I walk through the door at Goumanyat et son Royaume, I'm greeted by a cascade of bells and then the trickle of an indoor waterfall. It's a brief moment of calm before the sensory overload begins. I'm in the best spice shop in Paris, and my eyes and nose are going to be working overtime.
All photos: Mu Foo
I begin to scan the shelves and am soon approached by a friendly, soft-spoken man. This is Jean Marie Thiercelin, sixth generation owner, whose family has been trading in since 1809. He gives me a lengthy lesson about the history of saffron, complete with old photos of his grandparents, and then offers to take me to the bar. "Le Sniff Bar," that is.
Le Sniff Bar consists of more than twenty glass containers. Their contents range from the highest quality clove and star anise – two ingredients for which the shop is known – to specialties that Jean Marie creates himself. A blend like poivre de dames – a mix of pepper and Iranian rose petals – might be crafted especially for a local chef. Top restaurants across the city source their spices from la Maison Thiercelin, and Jean Marie counts chefs like Pierre Gagnaire among his clients and friends. He lifts the lid on jar after jar, and I'm intoxicated from the heady mix of stories and smells.
Jean Marie then invites me to explore the Chinese apothecary chests that house hundreds of powder-filled drawers. "The chests make sense," he explains. “Spice merchants were the original druggists.” He then excuses himself to greet some other clients in perfect English. There is plenty to keep me occupied, and I begin to fill a basket with delicacies. Low prices make it easy to experiment (saffron vinegar, smoked salt…) without breaking the bank.
Beyond spices, Goumanyat also sells books, high-quality knives, and cookware like Le Creuset. Not
exactly easy to carry home in a suitcase, but nonetheless fun to drool
over.
Down in the basement there's a carefully-stocked wine cellar and a demonstration kitchen. Cooking classes are taught here on Saturday afternoons. They cost 89€ for a three-hour session, and the theme changes every month. Sign up in November, for example, and you'll learn how to put on a twelve-course holiday meal. December on the other hand, is for serious foie gras gluttons. The fun part about these classes, explains Jean Marie, is that you can just run upstairs to the shop if you need a pinch of oregano.
When I finally leave Goumanyat, I'm shocked to discover that the afternoon is nearly over. The cure for my sensory overload is waiting across the street at Café Crème, where locals are gathering for the apéro. I sit among them and am joined by a friend for a pre-dinner drink. Sipping glasses of pastis, we turn the pages of Saffron: the Gold of Cuisine, Jean Marie’s book, and begin to dream about what we can cook.
GOUMANYAT ET SON ROYAUME, 3 rue Charles-François Dupuis, 75003.
CAFÉ CRÈME; 4 rue Dupetit-Thouars, 75003.
Driven by "love and work, and the love of work," Gilles Valentin arrived in Istanbul seven years ago to work in the publishing industry. The native Frenchman travels extensively, but deeply loves his adopted city. "Every time I land back in town, I am taken by that homey feeling again, and I feel at ease, surrounded by the sea, the ancient and the modern, the crowd and the (rare) emptiness." This is his Istanbul.
Is there any particular place in Istanbul that represents the spirit of the city?
Istanbul is so diverse, multi-faced that it is hard to find one place that represents the true spirit of this city. Ortakoy can be a good place to start from though: A small village by the Bosphorus, it is a place where people from all walks of life gather to muse around, enjoy a tea by the sea, look at the view, shop for souvenir (although the place is mainly visited by local Istanbulians, it still has a distinctive touristy feel) or dine and party out in one of the posh clubs and restaurants around (Angelique, House Café, Banyan). It is also possible to enjoy smaller places with lovely rooftops terraces and embrace views of the beautiful Neo-Baroque 18th century Ortakoy Mosque, nested under the Bosphorus Bridge, spanning across the strait, the first physical connecting infrastructure between Europe and Asia. It is a nice place to sit on the edge of Europe and gaze through the waters, looking at the Asian shores. And for those who have a curious eye, it is possible to spot a small synagogue and an orthodox church, highlighting the truly multicultural dimension of the city.
Photo: Caiuscamargarus
Where do you go for a blow-out lavish sort of evening?
The choice of night spots is huge, but I would start by dinner at Mikla in Pera. The rooftop views are spectacular, and the food is a great combination of influences. 360 is also a good place to start an evening, as well as to continue it. Again, wonderful views and fusion food will kick start an evening very nicely. I would then head to The Hall, a great club that happens to be walking distance from either ones of these two restaurants. For early morning partying, there are plenty of bars and clubs that can finish off a lavish night nicely, and plunge you into a variety of atmosphere, from rock to posh. But for me, the nicest finish is always at a friend’s place or at home, with a Bosphorus view and a good bottle.
Photo: Mikla restaurant
What's the most memorable meal you've had in Istanbul?
Asitane is a very interesting restaurant, as they practice the art of ‘culinary archaeology’. Their menu is inspired by recipe books, menus and stories dating back to the Ottomans. A dinner at Asitane is a unique opportunity to share the festive menus of the Ottomans and enjoy the most traditional type of Turkish food, back to some of their very roots. The Chef and its team have been putting a lot of efforts to reconstitute these dishes and the result is truly spectacular. This is probably the best experience I had with Turkish food, besides the unrivalled home foods that one can enjoy when sharing the table with a Turkish family!
Photo: Asitane restaurant
I recently discovered a new restaurant, called Abracadabra, in Arnavutkoy. I enjoyed breakfast from their 3rd floor terrace. The place is nested by the water in one of my favourite places, Arnavutkoy, the ‘Albanian Village’, home to some of Istanbul’s most beautiful water-side houses. Abracadabra is in one of them, and despite being by the road, is a nice restaurant serving rather inventive dishes. From the top floor, the road is not so much of an issue anymore, and you can enjoy the view.
Where do you like to go on sunny day when you want to be outside?
I like to go to a place called Kuzguncuk, on the Anatolian coast, above Uskudar. It is a lovely valley, besides a large park, host to many old traditional wooden houses, old churches, mosques and synagogues and the village atmosphere is very enjoyable, when one wants to forget that Istanbul is hosting over 15 million inhabitants. It is a lovely place to walk around and enjoy the mix of beautiful houses and shanty-like habitations. I assume this place is headed for major changes in the years ahead, as the location, overseeing the Bosphorus, is truly spectacular.
Photo: TrekEarth
What's your favourite local place that you wouldn't necessarily recommend to tourists?
A place that I would recommend to tourists who don’t care about the way the place looks like, but can be amazed by the location is a tiny tea place on the left side of Mimar Sinan beautiful arts university. It is sitting literally on the Bosphorus, and on a wavy day, you’d better choose your spot carefully if you don’t want to be sprayed... The place doesn’t have a name [it's a man with a tea pot and three plastic chairs], but is a great place to stop for a quick tea and a fresh breath of saline air.
Find more roftop bar's in Istanbul here and read more about the brilliant restaurant Abracadabra here.
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You agree to not use Momondo to:
• Upload, post, email, or otherwise make available any content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable;
• Impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a Momondo.com official or travel supplier, or to falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
• Upload, post, email, or otherwise make available any content that you do not have a right to make available;
• Upload, post, email, or otherwise make available any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," or any other form of solicitation;
• Upload, post, email, or otherwise make available any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files, or programs designed to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;
• Interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers or networks connected to the Service;
You acknowledge that Momondo.com may or may not pre-screen content, but that Momondo.com has the right (but not the obligation) at its discretion to screen, refuse, or move any content that is available via the Service. Without limiting the foregoing, Momondo.com and its designees shall have the right to remove any content that violates these Terms of Service or is otherwise objectionable. You agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any content, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such content. In this regard, you acknowledge that you may not rely on any content created by Momondo.com or submitted to Momondo.com.
Advertising and Links to Third-Party Sites
This Web site contains hyperlinks to Web sites operated by parties other than Momondo.com. Such hyperlinks are provided for your information and reference only. Momondo.com does not control such Web sites and is not responsible for their contents or your use of them. Momondo.com's inclusion of hyperlinks to such Web sites does not imply any endorsement of the material on such Web sites or any association with their operators. You further acknowledge and agree that Momondo.com shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any content, goods or services available through any third party Web site.
Intellectual Property
You agree not to copy, reverse engineer, or attempt to discover any source code, distribute or create derivative works based on the Service, in whole or in part. You agree not to access the Service by any means other than through the interface that is provided by Momondo.com for use in accessing the Service. In addition, any software that is made available from this Web site, including, without limitation, all HTML code and Web controls, are owned by or licensed to Momondo.com. Any reproduction or redistribution of this software is expressly prohibited.
Momondo.com's travel searching, planning and purchasing tools are to assist users in determining the availability of travel-related goods and services. You warrant that you are at least 18 years of age and possess the legal authority to enter into this agreement and to use this Web site in accordance with all terms and conditions herein. You agree to be financially responsible for all of your use of this Web site (as well as for use of your account by others, including, without limitation, minors living with you). You also warrant that all information supplied by you or members of your household in using this Web site is true and accurate.
You understand all purchases on third party websites are made under the terms and conditions of the outlined on the suppliers web site and that any violation of any supplier's conditions of purchase may result in cancellation of your reservation(s) or purchase, in your being denied access to any flights or hotels, in your forfeiting any monies paid for such reservation(s) or purchase. You shall be completely responsible for all charges, fees, duties, taxes, and assessments arising out of the use of this Web site.
Travel Destinations
Although most travel is completed without incident, travel to certain destinations may involve greater risk. By offering for sale travel to particular destinations, Momondo.com does not represent or warrant that travel to such points is advisable or without risk and is not liable for damages or losses that may result from travel to such destinations.
Applicable Law
Danish law governs the terms and conditions of this Agreement as well as any disputes that may arise from the Agreement or using Momondo.com.
Any legal actions that may arise will be filed in Copenhagen, Denmark, and the parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consent and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of these terms and conditions.
The Momondo Team
Privacy Policy (English only)
Momondo.com takes your privacy seriously and is pleased to provide this privacy policy to inform you of our practices with respect to how we collect, use, and protect personal information about visitors to and members of this site. Personal information is information that is personally identifiable like your name, email address, phone number, mailing address, etc.
By using this web site you consent to the following terms:
Information Collection
Momondo.com collects personal information when you use our travel services. For example, when you register with Momondo.com, we ask for your name and email address.
Momondo.com automatically receives and records information in our server logs from your browser, including your IP address, browser type, and the pages you request. This information does not necessarily enable us to personally identify you.
Momondo.com does not require that you enter any personal information to search on Momondo.com, nor when being transferred to third-party websites.
Information Use
Momondo.com uses your personal information for the following purposes:
• to verify your authorization to access certain features of the site,
• to fulfill your requests for products or services,
• to personalize and customize the content and relevant trip services that you are offered
• to contact you, e.g. if you have subscribed to a newsletter,
• to improve our services,
• to provide reporting.
Information Sharing and Disclosure
Momondo.com does not rent, sell, or share personal information about you with other people or companies except (i) to provide products or services you have requested including, without limitation, products and services from third parties, (ii) when we have your permission, or (iii) under the following circumstances:
• Momondo.com may use third party vendors to assist us in providing our products or services and may transfer your personally identifiable information to such vendors who have entered into a contract with us that protects the confidentiality of your information and permits the vendor to use it only as necessary to fulfill its contract;
• In response to subpoenas, court orders, or legal process, or to establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims;
• When we believe it is necessary to share information in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of Momondo.com 's Terms of Service, or as otherwise required by law;
• We may transfer information about you if Momondo.com is acquired by or merged with another company. In this event, Momondo.com will notify you by sending a notice to the email address specified in your Momondo.com account before information about you becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
Cookies
Momondo.com sets and accesses cookies on your computer. A cookie is a small amount of data that Momondo.com's servers transfer to your browser and that only Momondo.com's servers can read. When you visit the site, the cookie captures specific session data to streamline your experience and, if you select to save your member name and password, Momondo.com will save this information in a cookie so that you will not be required to sign in each time you visit the site. You may disable or delete cookies from within your Internet browser application by accessing the security or privacy settings. However, Momondo.com requires you to have cookies enabled to access certain portions of the site. Momondo.com may allow other companies that show advertisements on some of our pages to set and access their cookies on your computer. Other companies' use of their cookies is subject to their privacy policies, not this one. Other companies do not have access to Momondo.com's cookies.
Links to Third Party Sites
Momondo.com provides links to third party websites, e.g. after a search; and may provide referrals to certain third parties' products or services. If you choose to visit a third party's web site or use its products or services, please be aware that this privacy policy will not govern your activities and any information you disclose to such third party. We strongly encourage you to read the privacy policies of the third party web sites that you visit.
Confidentiality and Security
We limit access to personal information about you to employees who we believe have a legitimate need to come into contact with that information to provide products or services to you or in order to do their jobs. Momondo.com employs procedural and technical measures reasonably designed to protect your personal information from loss, misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure. Although we make good faith efforts to store the information collected in a secure operating environment that is not accessible to the public, we cannot guarantee complete security.
Community - Information Sharing among Momondo.com Users
If you choose to include personally identifiable information in your comments, open text fields, or other areas of the web site intended for public viewing, other users will be able to view and use this information. We recommend against posting your email address and other personally identifiable information in this manner unless you are comfortable with the possibility of receiving unwanted contact.
When you save your trip in Momondo.com's system, other users will be able to view your shared travel itinerary, unless you choose specifically not to share your travel plans (Private vs. Public trip). To ensure your privacy, Momondo.com does not display your email address or contact information to users, unless you explicitly request us to do so. Please note that you
Accessing, Reviewing and Changing Your Personal Information
We will offer you the ability to access, review and change certain information via the Registration page. Upon your request, we will deactivate your account, and remove your personal information from active service. Your account will be deactivated as soon as reasonably possible based on your account activity. We will retain in our files and databases some personal information to prevent fraud, resolve disputes, troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigations, enforce our Terms of Use and comply with legal requirements as permitted by law. Therefore, you should not expect that all of your personal information will be completely removed from our databases in response to your request.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
Momondo.com may update this policy. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the email address specified in your Momondo.com account or by placing a notice on our site.
If you have questions, please contact us:
Momondo ApS
Amagertorv 19, 2.sal
1160 Copenhagen
Denmark
The Momondo Team
Last updated 29th February 2008.
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