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Showing posts with label M.. Show all posts
Showing posts with label M.. Show all posts
Monday, May 9, 2011
Do you eat Chinese when in Paris?
It probably isn't the first choice that comes to mind, but M. loves this place so I give it a whirl for lunch (they're only open for lunch by the way). It is just down from Pierre Herme atLa Maison de la Chine - 76, rue Bonaparte - 75006 Paris - Métro Saint-Sulpice
Lun - Sam / 10h - 19h
I always like to study the menu outside... 
Even though I tend to eat the same thing no matter where I am. In London I lived on crawfish sandwiches at Pret A Manger daily and here I got the crawfish salad. Go figure? It's VERY important to notice the 'OU' when you're getting the formule in France. Basically it means a first course + a main (which is what most French people get), OR a main + a dessert. Being American and piggy I got all 3 courses, though I had not intended to. C'est la vie. 
The salon de the is really inside the Shanghai Tang boutique... 
And it's very serene too. One must keep an eye out for the occasional dose of serenity when tearing around Paris non?
I don't know why I bother looking at menus but it is irresistable... 
Quite chic decor... 
A tiny amuse bouche arrives with the green tea... 
After my habitual crawfish thingie, a curried something or other. Delish bien sur.
An interesting dessert - I'm still not sure what this is but it sounded nice and tasted very nice. Rose de Shanghai, crème légère avec coulis de framboise et concassée de pistaches. If you know what I ate, do tell svp. 
After lunch it's fun to admire all the gorgeous merch at Shanghai Tang. Daily Connoisseur reminded me of this place, when she mentioned owner, Sir David Tang's fab etiquette columns in FT. Very useful indeed, if you want to know whether to request a doggy bag at the London Savoy etc... 
Does Paris BEAR have some Panda in him, since he had an instant coup de foudre/fell in love with this Shanghai bear..? BONJOUR SHANGHAI CAFE!
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
If I'm staying with M. in Paris, who lives in the 6th arrondissement, she usually accompanies me to the RER St.-Michel station on the other side of the Luxembourg gardens.
If it happens to be a sunday/dimanche...
There isn't a nicer way to depart Paris...
Everyone is out and about in the park on sunday...
Taking in the last of the Fall leaves...
But mostly relaxing...
Very few are working away...
Decontracte is the word for the day.
Very few are bothering with the sunday paper as they would be if they were in Central Park...
All the Paris babies are out showing off...
The small fry get to take advantage...
Of the Luxembourg's poney rides.
Jam-packed on a sunday...
To get to the RER station you must go by the pond in the park...
Perfect for sailing small boats and general lounging around...
You don't, as a rule see many eating in the park, but these girls are excused.
I can tell from their red striped paper bag...
They just came from the penny candy stall at the Odeon Metro.Les bonbons are always allowed in Paris.
BONJOUR PARIS FALL!
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Pierre Herme Cherry Strusel Tarte, watercolor, 9" x 11"Normally I wouldn't have picked out the strusel-covered tarte at Pierre Herme, but Amy and I had discussed having a 'crumble' taste test at Les Deux Abeilles so the rest is history. Then yesterday I popped into Dorie Greenspan's delicious blog and what was she chatting about? Pierre Herme's strusel-covered tarte with a recipe to boot. Some times the stars are aligned and you just have to go with the flow. No use fighting it. So that's how the strusel tarte became the star of the today's show..
As it happens I took a shot of the tarte before gobbeling it down Sunday a week ago - I mostly forget to do this. I sent it over to Dorie and she said it made her day!
M. says cherries/cerise = June/juin
This being the last day of June it seems appropriate to do an homage of sorts to cherries...
This is also an homage to M.'s glorious tea pot or rather the Japanese tetsubin that I love to paint. The French are crazy for these cast iron tea pots and they've been crazy for a while. When the French pick up on something they don't let go. Unlike us flighty americains I have to say. We get all passionate for a while and then we drop it and go onto the next big thing. Not the French!
I'm still crazy for Japanese woodblock prints and it's been going on for a while, so maybe I do have a soupcon of Frenchiness in moi? I hope so...
These elegant and rather delicate drawings are a great source of inspiration for me...
I never tire of looking at them...
I did buy a Tetsubin down on Grand Street in New York and not a very pretty one at that. I don't think I've ever painted it It's a bit clutsy isn't it :(
Why I didn't buy one just like M.s' I'll never know? This shop is near the Odeon Metro stop or it used to be...
There are slew of Japanese tetsubin and they do happen to have M.s' tea pot in TWO colors no less, at the Mariage Freres department in Printemps!
Why didn't I bring one home? Go figure...granted they weigh a ton.
They've got all of Mariage Freres teas too. You could happily spend days in just this department. Well I could, browsing to my hearts content...
If you've been lucky enough to take tea at Mariage Freres, you'll know they bring this giant book to the table for you to study up on which tea you'd like to taste, it's origins bla bla bla. Now you can find it on Amazon and have it at home as a doorstop or if you love tea, you'll want to read it bien sur.
Admittedly this has been rather a meandering post. From tarts to teas to Dorie and Amy and whatever... If you would like to taste the tarte I painted today, hop over to Dorie's for the recipe. It's a lot closer than going to Paris...
As it happens I took a shot of the tarte before gobbeling it down Sunday a week ago - I mostly forget to do this. I sent it over to Dorie and she said it made her day!
M. says cherries/cerise = June/juinThis being the last day of June it seems appropriate to do an homage of sorts to cherries...
This is also an homage to M.'s glorious tea pot or rather the Japanese tetsubin that I love to paint. The French are crazy for these cast iron tea pots and they've been crazy for a while. When the French pick up on something they don't let go. Unlike us flighty americains I have to say. We get all passionate for a while and then we drop it and go onto the next big thing. Not the French!
I'm still crazy for Japanese woodblock prints and it's been going on for a while, so maybe I do have a soupcon of Frenchiness in moi? I hope so...
These elegant and rather delicate drawings are a great source of inspiration for me...
I never tire of looking at them...
I did buy a Tetsubin down on Grand Street in New York and not a very pretty one at that. I don't think I've ever painted it It's a bit clutsy isn't it :(
Why I didn't buy one just like M.s' I'll never know? This shop is near the Odeon Metro stop or it used to be...
There are slew of Japanese tetsubin and they do happen to have M.s' tea pot in TWO colors no less, at the Mariage Freres department in Printemps!
Why didn't I bring one home? Go figure...granted they weigh a ton.
They've got all of Mariage Freres teas too. You could happily spend days in just this department. Well I could, browsing to my hearts content... If you've been lucky enough to take tea at Mariage Freres, you'll know they bring this giant book to the table for you to study up on which tea you'd like to taste, it's origins bla bla bla. Now you can find it on Amazon and have it at home as a doorstop or if you love tea, you'll want to read it bien sur.
Admittedly this has been rather a meandering post. From tarts to teas to Dorie and Amy and whatever... If you would like to taste the tarte I painted today, hop over to Dorie's for the recipe. It's a lot closer than going to Paris...Me, I'm rushing out to get the last of the June cherries or maybe that's only in Paris. This is New York after all...
BONJOUR Tarte croustillante aux cerises et aux pistaches!
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