WORK • Friday Routine
ADELINE JEUDY • founder • Galerie LJ
Neighborhood you work in: 13th arr
Neighborhood you live in: 2nd arr
It’s Friday morning. How are you rolling into the weekend?
I don’t fully feel like it’s the weekend yet, since I also work on Saturdays while the gallery is open. But Friday afternoons start to feel more relaxed, and that’s when I usually suggest to my neighbor, Galerie Tagliatella, to have an early drink — either in my gallery or hers — to toast the end of the week. That’s also when I start receiving text messages (from 15h onward) about Friday evening apéro plans. Fridays are really all about food and drinks!
What’s on the agenda for today?
After dropping my son off at school and picking up a babka from Boulangerie du Sentier or a croissant from Boulangerie Terroirs d’Avenir on rue du Nil, I’ll bike across half the city — passing Pont Neuf and Notre-Dame on my daily commute — to reach my art gallery in the 13th arrondissement. This Friday, I plan to finalize the press release for our upcoming show for the artists MURMURE and send it to the press, as well as complete and submit our application for an art fair in Paris next spring.
Any restaurant plans today, tonight, this weekend?
Since it’s Friday, I’ll be meeting my son and partner after work at our regular spot, Martin Boire & Manger, in the 11th arrondissement near Place de la République. They’ll be waiting for me after school pickup around 18h, most likely petting Samy, the resident dachshund. To me, this is simply the best wine bar and restaurant in Paris. Loïc, the owner, grows much of what’s served at Martin on his farm outside the city, Le Jardin sur Loire. The chef works magic with vegetables and beyond — so creative that you end up enjoying things you’d never have imagined eating.
How about a little leisure or culture?
This month, during Paris Art Week, I’ll be visiting the art fairs, while also participating in Asia Now at the Monnaie de Paris, the largest of which is Art Basel Paris, now back under the glass dome of the Grand Palais. I won’t miss the opening of the Fondation Cartier, as they inaugurate their new premises near the Louvre. On Sunday afternoons with my son, especially in the fall and winter, we often stop by the Bourse de Commerce or explore a particular exhibition or gallery at the Louvre, both of which happen to be our neighborhood museums. We’re very fortunate.
Any weekend getaways?
Since I work most Saturdays throughout the year, I rarely take full weekends off. But when I do, I usually fly with my family to a destination that’s less than two hours away, something made much easier now that Paris Orly Airport is connected to the city center by metro line 14. Typically, I can leave home at 11h, catch a flight to Italy at 13h30, and be sipping my first Aperol spritz on Verona’s Piazza Erbe by 15h45. The same feeling of a complete change of scenery is just as easy to get with less than five hours door-to-door in Marrakech, or only three hours away by train in Marseille.
What was your last great vacation?
This August, we spent four weeks in the far east of Indonesia, traveling through Nusa Tenggara between Flores, Timor, and the Lesser Sunda Islands. As a newly certified diver, I had the chance to experience incredible dives (and currents!) in some of the most stunning spots around the world, especially on the island of Alor. We completely fell in love with T-Land Resort on Nemberala Beach, Rote Island — a boutique surf retreat founded by a group of Spanish friends, beautifully maintained and designed with attention to the smallest details. The waves cater to everyone, from beginners to seasoned surfers. The best time to go is from April to October, the dry season.
What’s a recent big-ticket purchase you love?
I bought a new Insta360 X5 camera to film underwater, and I ended up using it every single day in Indonesia. It’s simply amazing.
What store or service do you always recommend?
For anyone traveling to Italy, the Osteria d’Italia app is an absolute must. It’s the best restaurant guide in the country, created by the Slow Food movement. It leads you to villages you might never have thought to visit. Suddenly, you find yourself sitting down to a meal prepared by an Italian mamma, serving the best truffle pici of your life.
Where are you donating your time or money?
I don’t typically donate time or money in the traditional way. Instead, I try to fill a suitcase with useful items, requested in advance by people we will meet during our travels. It might be sports shoes for a whole family in Indonesia, or art supplies for a community-based organization supporting vulnerable children in a small village in Kenya.