0 Paris is..?

 I took a long walk this morning and asked myself, What is Paris to me?Joggers! Boots! Les touristes everywhere. Some are French. Scooters. Kids on scooters and grownups. The long corridors of Haussmannian buildings. The curvy corners-here 3 at one fell swoop. Les balcons! The pots of muguet from Un Jour de Fleurs for your balcon. FROMAGE! Lapin.There are bunnies everywhere on every occasion in Paris Paques/Easter is long gone but the chocolate rabbits remain. Les ardoises. La formules. Petit dej'  For researche and to paint! Patisseries - I'm doing 'Polonaise'...

1 La Galerie des Gobelins

 Photo by  Louise Chauchard of Raids-PatisserieDo you know Raids-Patisserie? You should. Louise Chauchard/Raids-Patisserie is the best Parisian pastry expert par excellence I know. Her analysis of Paris pastries are some of the most interesting and most creative. Her photos are delectable. Our plan tea at La Galerie des Gobelins at posh Plaza Athenee. Louise arrives and I'm instantly smitten with lust for her velvet Repetto ballet bag. Getting in La Galerie des Gobelins is not a piece of cake. Even for cake bloggers par excellence. You need to reserve a room(€750) to take tea the salon. Outsiders have...

0 TAHINOMELO WITH MAHLAB - TAHINOMELO AU MAHLEB

Lately, while looking out of the window, the following lyrics, sung in 1982 by the mighty Glenn Danzig, leader of my favorite punk formation (The Misfits – Danzig Era only, 1977-1983) constantly popped up in my mind:Brains for dinner Brains for lunch Brains for breakfast Brains for brunch Brains at every single meal, Why can't we have some guts? OI! OI! OI! Brains are all we ever get at this rotten fucking place, brains are all we ever get, why can't we have a change of pace! ]…[Don’t get me wrong, no brains were involved. As a matter of fact, I was thinking about the rain that had not stopped bugging us on a daily basis since about a month. ...