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
David Downie, Author
Roman Roulette: Murder in the Catacombs David is a regular guest and this time at Café de la Mairie he will be talking about the second in his Italian crime novel series, Roman Roulette, featuring the Italian-American police detective, Daria Vinci. The third in the series is coming in 2023: Venetian Vendetta: Murder in the…
April Pett – Tour Guide
April Pett is the force behind April in Paris Tours! She was born in the small town of Thorold, Ontario in Canada and came to Paris for the first time at the age of 17 with her high school language program. It was love at first sight! April originally came back to Paris with dreams…
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…
Alka Joshi – Author
Born in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, Alka Joshi has lived in the U.S. since the age of nine. She has a BA from Stanford University and an MFA from California College of the Arts. She ran her own advertising and PR agency for 30 years. The Henna Artist was her first novel. Currently, she is working…
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,…