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La Terrasse du Plaza’s lobster club sandwich

Gaelle — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:30:06 +0000

At crunch, it was first smoked, then soft and at the end a bud explosion of fresh lobster and avocado

Sipping an espresso at a terrace in Paris

Gaelle — Wed, 26 May 2010 15:30:58 +0000

is a once-the-sun-is-shinning sport. A sunny weekend get lots of Parisian attracted at terraces whether it's cold or hot. The truth is you can understand that behavior only when you live in Paris and you crave for some sun all year long. I guess I found out one big terrace place fraud in Paris at Montparnasse.

Caviar Prunier

Gaelle — Sat, 22 May 2010 15:30:04 +0000

I have been invited a few weeks ago to (pay) a luncheon at Caviar Prunier house at Place de la Madeleine, Paris. You bet I booked at the second I received the invitation. It's been a while that I wanted to attend one of these evenings. For $50 for sampling all of their products: salmon different fashion, sturgeon and ... caviar. Let me say it was the icing of he cake. Actually, I never tasted such a delicious caviar. I guess that each time I tasted caviar before that experience, it was like I was sucking the sturgeon's teats. You see what I mean? A strong taste and smell from inside my mouth of iodine or tide.

A breakfast at Plaza Athénée, Paris

Gaelle — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:55:23 +0000

I had breakfast at Plaza Athénée a couple of weeks ago. It may seem posh as an habit. Let me say it's damned worth the $90 I paid for. It's been 5 years, I guess, that having brunch is a trendy week end activity. A lot of restaurant have debuted their own. While the quality steadily falls down over time, the prices continuously rise. I won't give any name that does that. Yet I am giving one, right here, that remains a wonderful experience. For the meals and the decor. Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day. Everyday, I wake up 30 minutes earlier and save time to get a good starting. Hence doing breakfast in a resort is the ultimate treat. Almost better than shopping on and errand. It's an over the top bud's experience in a mythic place at a reasonable price given that it's an étoilé restaurant in a resort. (Yes I know, the breakfast is not étoilé, but Ducasse is. 3 stars buddy!). Are you ready? Come on with me. I start with the staff. Warm, considerate. They're truely nice. I arrived. I felt home.

La Patisserie des rêves

Gaelle — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:30:28 +0000

Have you gone yet to La patisserie des rêves? It's a new pastry concept at Rue du Bac in Paris near Le Bon Marché. I heard about it from my friend Kate.

In-house crumpets

Gaelle — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:12:41 +0000

Saturday breakfast was crumpets' delight. It's been a while that I wanted to get back to my old habits: make delightful breakfast all by myself. I started over this saturday with in-house crumpets. It's not different from pancakes, but with bubbles.

A brunch at Blue Elephant, a royal Thai restaurant

Gaelle — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:30:46 +0000

Last Sunday, I had brunch at The Blue Elephant, a Royal Thai restaurant in the heart of Bastille in Paris. I don't like Bastille neighborhood a lot. But for me the Blue Elephant is one of its jewels.

French cuisine is it at stake?

Gaelle — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:53:13 +0000

For the 3rd year in a row, Michelin guide ranks Tokyo as the city with the most top class restaurants. Tokyo holds 11 3-stars and Paris follows with 10. French TV channels are in shock. Ah ah ah. What a fuss. Tonight, they are all passing the news on. There was even an "expert" who tried to explain the shame that Tokyo has 160 000 restaurants against only 40 000 in Paris. So it's not big a deal.

First McDo set up at Le Louvres. Now that. Ah ah ah. French cuisine is it at stake?

Michelin guides are due to release by late november.

La Reine des Prés, trendy salon de thé

Gaelle — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:30:32 +0000

La Reine des Pr√©s ('the countryside queen') is a trendy salon de th√©/ restaurant belonging to Carine Veyrat, the daughter of... The architecture and soft colors of the house built onto the mountain. The wild flowers, the bicycle parked just outside, the simple stairs, the olive tree at right with its large pot. It looks like a dream countryside house. You want to come in, don't you?

Newly opened Nespresso boutique at San Francisco

Gaelle — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:07:05 +0000

I can't believe it. Nespresso is opening a store at Bloomingdales, San Francisco. Last year, I was living for 9 months at Palo Alto, 30 minutes driving from San Francisco. And it wasn't there. I used to order my pods on the website. I felt so frustrated to not be able to enjoy the Nespresso experience at a Nespresso store.

McDonald’s to open at Le Louvres

Gaelle — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:43:04 +0000

Mac Café

Gaelle — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:06:55 +0000

Today, I gave a try to Mac Caf√©. I am a coffee lover. I was probably 6 when I enjoyed my first coffee at my grand parents'. It was only water of coffee, but it was sufficient to make me feel grown-up. Since, I went thru filtered brewed coffee to espresso and now Nespresso.