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Pierre Herme, chef patissier

Gaelle — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 22:23:04 +0000

The macaron bossman in Paris is Pierre Herme. his macarons are by far yummier than any other pastries'. The biscuit shell is delicately crunchy and the heart is ... creamier. Besides the texture, the flavors are insane.

The Blue Elephant brunch, London

Gaelle — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:50:43 +0000

The front door of the Blue Elephant of London is just as regular as any restaurant. But when you step inside, it's a total shock. After the dark lobby, you get in a tropical garden of flowers, a built in fountain and fish ponds underneath wooden bridges. It's awesome! The meals are a bit spicier than they are in Paris, but as yummy. All ingredients are of the finest quality. The choice is huge and the refill is for free.

Nowness’ fantastic food contest

Gaelle — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 16:30:10 +0000

The Nowness Fantastic Food contest is opened to everyone who likes good food and taking good photos to share them thru. Pics submission is yet closed, but votes continue until Jan 6th, 2011. The 10 favorites will be included in a nowness guide on foodspotiing.com and the winner picked up by a panel of venerable judges will a Nowness contributors ... which I'd love to! I had fun taking on the competition as I like good food, and I like photography. I shot this Pierre Hermé 2000 feuilles pastry on purpose for the contest. It's one of my so guilty pleasures I avoid to indulge too often. It's at least 10 000 kcal right in my buttock. Then, after having posted it, I noticed this link to post more... oh oh oh. My lightroom library is full of food pics. My friends don't invite me anywhere anymore as I keep them from eating until I take a good pic of their plates (I'm kidding... I have no friends. ha ha ha). I browse it all to find the delicious things I wanted to share.

Happa Teï’s Japanese cuisine

Gaelle — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 16:30:47 +0000

Happa Teï has became the last canteen I subscribed to in Paris. It's a Japanese restaurant (one of the only with what sounds true Japanese people in the kitchen rather than Chineses) of Rue Sainte Anne (one of both Japanese streets of Paris, the other being Rue Monsieur le Prince). The reason why I like it is I never ate that before. Simple yep. I really need to go to Japan one day.

L’Avant Comptoir in Paris

Gaelle — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 15:30:40 +0000

duck magret, foie gras, typical pork and wild boar hams, gratins, lentils, sautéed vegetables. The restaurant is so famed in Paris that you need to start to queue from 15 min before noon to get your seat at lunch. No way to book in advance

Francois Mitterrand library neighborhood on the right bank of Paris

Gaelle — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:13:11 +0000

A couple of weeks ago, I promised to get back with more pics of Francois Mitterrand library neighborhood on the right bank of the Seine river.

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.

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?

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.