0 HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

So, time has come for all you ghouls to worship the Pumpkin God, play spooky tricks on the living, roam the streets like zombies and threaten the good people with your incantation-like "trick or treat" spine-chilling sentence...The 31st of October marks Samhain (or All Hallow's Eve), the end of the harvest as well as that of the "lighter half" and the beginning of the "darker half". According to Gaelic tradition it is a time during which the borders between the world of the living and realm (otherworld) of the dead, the home of deities and the stronghold of supernatural spirits similar to elves or fairies become thin.If you are hiding home behind...

0 Salon du Chocolat 2010!

Salon du Chocolat 2010!!!Normally I just show you... Masses and masses of... Cho- Colate. Mustn't forget the almighty cocoa bean!I thought this time I'd show you some of the wild inventive chocolate designs. Cacao Sampaka of Barcelona has boxed sets Of unusually flavored chocolates. Malarchocolaterie of Sweden has gorgeously packaged choco bars...In exotic flavors... So much chocolate... You get to choose each one. Walls of AMMA chocolate bars... Jean-Charles Rochoux.Michel Cluizel. Andy Warholesque caneles boxes... Brightly colored guimaves... Edible Xmas trees! More trees on a Jean-Paul Hevin Xmas gateaux. Arnaud Larher macarons with a flavor...

0 Are The French Goofy?

Are the French Goofy?What do you think? You could say they have a long tradition of fantasie certainment. Cat umbrellas wearing furry coats - definitely goofy.What about this popsicle? And the French obsession with penny candy?This big stand has been at the Odeon Metro for years... Goofy Halloween lingerie!Who needs it? Did you know in his spare time YSL sketched naughty, goofy Lulu cartoons? What about Burberry Parfums offering a give-away teddy bear? Would you find this in Bergdorf Goodmans? Does your dog wish to see his/her face in his/her dog bowl? You can always depend on Plastiques on 103, rue de Rennes to supply goofiness for the whole...