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5 inexpensive restaurants in Paris

Elena Alvarez Only-Be, Parisian, Practical Guide of Paris

Paris is one of the most expensive cities in the world, but as everywhere else, if you know where to search, you can find where to eat well without going to fast food restaurants. Therefore, we offer a selection of Parisian restaurants, very interesting due to their prices and quality of food. The Lozère is a small restaurant of traditional food from French namesake department. Some of its best dishes are the pasta caussenard with juniper, the steak, the rack of lamb and the caramelized apple with crisp chestnut honey. On Thursday night, you will be able to enjoy the L´aligot menu, which is a regional specialty. For meals, they offer a menu with starter, main course, dessert and drink for 17.80 Euros. For dinner, they have an a la carte menu with starter, main course and dessert for 22.70 Euros. It is advisable to book a table because it is usually full. Address: 4 rue Hautefeuille, 75006 (Metro Saint-Michel) is open from 12 to 14 and from 19:30 to 22. The Family Restaurant de Bourgogne (Chez Maurice) has been open for 40 years and offers generous portions of traditional French dishes. Simple home-style meals served in a retro and barrio atmosphere. Try the beef bourguignon. The lunch menu costs between 9.50-10.50 Euros, the dinner from 13.50-17 Euros no drinks included, and a pint jar of an acceptable house wine costs 4 Euros. Address: 26 rue Vinaigriers 75010 (Metro Jacques Bonsergent). Open from 12 to 14:30 and from 19 to 23:30, closed on Sundays. La Creperie des Canettes is a charming crepes restaurant decorated in marine style, where... read more

Lana del Rey: Career Beginnings in New York

Mónica Boixeda New Yorker, Only-Be

Lana del Rey is the latest pop phenomenon. A stunning beauty with a a contralto register voice full of sensuality, along with great lip surgery and the retro style of a movie actress of the 50´s, Lana del Rey comes straight out of an erotic fantasy of detectives and criminals in New York . This young singer was born on June 21 in NYC 26 years ago, and lived her early years in Lake Placid. After she returned to the Big Apple to study at Fordham University, Lana started to sing in clubs and bars in New York, particularly in the “hipster” neighborhood of Williamsburg inBrooklyn. Her voice certainly captivated many and led her to gain popularity and even sign with an independent label of which she was the only artist. Unfortunately, the label disappeared before editing her songs. Before being Lana del Rey, and the controversial lip operation, Lana used the name Lizzy Grant, and released an EP called “Kill, Kill” in 2008. Since then she outlined her particular style, as well as her videos, a mix of kitsch romantic and unconnected images with her singing in the background and appearing indiscreetly and sensually to the rhythm of the music. It would take four years for Lizzy to become Lana , and captivate the attention of a transnational label, Interscope, which released her first LP, “Born to Die”, on 31 January this year. “Born to Die” is an album that captivates and entertains but leaves us with some doubts, especially at production level, which at times feels reminiscent of the best “femme pop” , but at others lowers... read more

Latin Culture in Barcelona

Mónica Boixeda Barcelonian, Only-Be

To be Latino, Latin American, South American, whatever you prefer to call them, in Europe. Spain held colonies in America for hundreds of years, influencing, with the Bible in front, their culture, traditions and the Castilian language, which was spread across America and is now spoken by millions. However, in Latin America the Castilian is called Spanish. And Spanish in Latin America, has so many contrasts, accents, expressions, slangs, which have made the language a sea of sounds, identities and indescribable beauty. Thus, a language that was imposed as a synonymous of control, nowadays is assimilated and returned with a new face, new meanings, expressions, meanings, poetry and music. Now analyzing such an impact in Latin America, from the most logical point of view, it would have to be pretty stupid not to consider a relevant immigration to Spain from these countries, and therefore cultural presence and exchange. Unfortunately, light or not as light fascism that is sometimes spread among Spanish people, seems not to allow us to see that the cultural exchange with America and other cultures, has been having a major importance in Spain for centuries and will not be erased. Recall also the ancestral Arab presence in Spain. It has been demonized both the Latin Kings, the disaster of their “bad influence” on the culture and the Spanish youth that borders on the ridiculous. It is true that there have been acts of violence, but those are definitely less than the ones caused by the Spanish regionalism and racism that are still present among us, or violence and separation generated by the big business of football.... read more