Join Adrian at Après-Midi!
Photo by ©Meredith Mullins
Come and make new friends! Since 2003, Adrian Leeds personally hosts this popular meet-up, enhanced by a speaker from the community. Mix and mingle with other Francophiles and expats while you learn something new. It’s fun and it’s free—costs only what you drink or eat. Missed an event? View past Après-Midi recaps here.
Where
Upstairs at Le Café de la Mairie
51 rue de Bretagne, 75003 Paris (On the corner of rue des Archives and rue de Bretagne)
Métro Lines 9, 3 et 11, stations Temple, République or Arts et Métiers
When
Every second Tuesday of the month, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. (closed August)
Special Note: Anyone attending Après-Midi must be willing to have their photograph taken and a brief description written about them for publishing in our newsletters. Your presence indicates your willingness to participate.
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Upcoming Speakers
Lindsey Tramuta, Author
The myth of the Parisienne Lindsey Tramuta is a a bilingual French-English culture and travel journalist, bestselling author, podcaster, and editorial consultant. Since 2012, her work has appeared in: The New York Times Style Magazine, The New York Times, Condé Nast Traveler, Fortune Magazine, Afar Magazine, Travel & Leisure, Eater, and Vogue, among other international…
Jonathan Hadida – Tax Consultant
Jonathan Hadida, Esq., started Hadida Tax Advisors with the goal of providing top-quality service to expats in and around France. A lawyer by trade and an accountant at heart, Jonathan holds a Masters’ Degree in International Business Law from McGill University, a J.D. from Osgoode Hall Law School (common law degree), and an LL.B. (civil…
Daniel Tostado – Immigration Specialist
Daniel Tostado, born and raised in California, is both an avocat à la cour (Barreau de Paris) and an attorney-at-law (New York bar). He focuses his legal practice on helping clients who want French visas, residency permits, and French citizenship. Daniel has always had a fascination with France and moved to France for the first…
Cara Black & Alka Joshi – Authors
Cara Black is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of 20 books in the Private Investigator Aimée Leduc series, which is set in Paris. Cara has received multiple nominations for the Anthony and Macavity Awards, a Washington Post Book World Book of the Year citation, the Médaille de la Ville de Paris—the…
Krista Bender – Sommelier & Writer
Krist Bender is a french-trained sommelier, and writer living in Paris. She has over ten years of experience curating fine-dining food and wine events, creating top-notch restaurant wine lists, and importing and selecting all of the best champagne that you simply can’t get anywhere else! Krista has also written a memoir while living in Paris,…
William Jordan – Retired U.S. Foreign Service Officer
If you watch France24, the national news channel that broadcasts in French, English and Arabic, then you may have seen William Jordan comment on a variety of issues. He’s also the ‘man in the know’ for BBC Radio, Radio France International and lectures on foreign affairs at the French Ecole Militaire and at the Paris…
Janet Hulstrand – Author, Editor, Teacher,
Janet Hulstrand is a freelance writer, editor, writing coach and teacher who divides her time between France and the US. She is the author of Demystifying the French: How to Love Them, and Make Them Love You and Moving On: A Practical Guide to Downsizing the Family Home. She writes frequently for Bonjour Paris, France…
Damon Dominique – International Travel Maven
Damon Dominique was born to be a nomad—after all, it’s Damon spelled backwards. Best known for his eccentric, whimsical travel videos and rebellious, philosophical nature, Damon has documented his comedic adventures fluently in 5+ languages, in 50+ countries, and in 500+ travel videos, establishing himself amongst the social media generation as the international and multilingual…