what she eats is what she is

I find looking at what Ai eats everyday very relaxing. She has been taking photos of everyone of her meals for quite a while now. I love all the japanese food, but most of all I love the occidental food-japanese style, like crazy french pastry and odd arrangements for italian classics. Check it out

summer part1

The first part of my summer was filled with food and friends, what else does one need in July?

mamma mia

cheat

nowadays no one really cares to use the right fork for fish or to place the wine glass in its appropriate spot. Cutlery etiquette has dissapeared along with ladies and gents in hats gloves and all kinds of things of the past.... for the nostalgic, the rigorous or those who like this kind of graphics you can get this cheat sheet placemat.

a tavolaa

today's italian fete de la republique. i spent my morning cookin with my mum. pasta,basilic,parmigiano,pesto,tomatoes,onions,roastbeef,potatoes,carrots,zucchini,cherryjam.
and now. i m ready to have my oversizedmeal. guten appetit, cosimo.

eating tasty air

"Slim Chips are good and they contain no calories. Instead of getting fat you can now eat paper with different flavors. It's like eating tasty air. The Slim Chips are made out of edible paper and pure organic tastes." That's what you can read on the bag

casual dining

Jethro is my very own Jamie Oliver, he's always talking about how vinegar balances out this and that ( just about everything according to him), about thyme and rosemary....

Yesterday he invited me for dinner and as expected he made something delicious, fresh yet traditional:

oven baked salmon with blanched asparagus and their hollandaise sauce

a side dish of salad with just the right amount of seasoning

mini meringues with balsamic vinegar (again) strawberries

i am the alchemist

This my friends is the pot of alchemy. This high precision device will make me the master of veggies, the queen of tajines. I will cook everything to perfection, my pathetic electric stove will never again ruin my risottos... i am now unstoppable!

easter meal

Today was easter, and for some strange reason, my non-christian family celebrates it like it's 1999.

Today we went to the very prestigious Café de la Paix (next to the Opéra Garnier) for the easter brunch. Oh my! what an orgy it was! the Champagne rosé millésimé, the 5 differents areas of thematic buffets, the incredible sea food, the fine mousses, the perfect fresh cocktails, the amazing meats and warm dishes, the tomato soup, the breads, the cheeses, the risottos made on the spot for you... and then the dessert buffet! 2 huge tables with and endless quantity of macarons, operas, foret noire, kougloff, tartelettes, entremets.... it would have broken my heart to neglect any of this beauty, so i ate everything...a 7000 calorie meal! the waiter actually made a comment about the quantity of food i put in my belly. What can i say? i am a defender of gatronomic diversity.

PS: i put a few sweets in napkins then in my purse for my homegirls, i know it's not classy, but i felt terribly selfish eating limited edition haute patisserie creations without them.

b-fast

Breakfast is one of my favorite things in the world. I could have breakfast food day long, start the day ( or at least pretend to) all the time. I don't know what it is about this meal, but I just feel like it gives infinite possibilities and that it is endlessly flexible when it comes to size, length, mood, aspect....

This is what i had this morning:

yogurt with bananas almonds and mint leaves + apricot bread with cream cheese + kiwi + rooibos tea. I can't wait till tomorrow morning....

hanger tea

Designed by Soon Mo Kang

bento

Laure is my munchin' partner. I mean, her and I,we have been eating all over town day long. One of our favorites of the moment is this bento. The restaurant that makes it, Enishi, is 5mn away from my place, in le 18éme. The bento is authentic, fresh, tasty, filling, varied...perfect, and to make things better it's so affordable.

le 51 à la cinématèque

La cinématèque de Paris is a magical place; a wondefully pure building designed by Frank Gerry. It's nickname is 'la danceuse' because it looks like the movement of a dancer's dress frozen at a specific moment. It was built in the very large garden of Bercy and is thus surrounded by an ideal natural setting.

On top of all of this, mut architecture and lepotager design got together and gave it it's new café/restaurant, le 51. Needless to say I'm moving there as soon as spring hits the city.

Licence to chill

women in England were asked what male celebrity they would like to see at the end of a stick. Verdict, Daniel Craig coming out of the water in 007. I'll pass.

motivational cookies

spanish designers Neos Brand made these after working on how positive feelings and good mood increase motivation at work and in life in general.

everything i want to eat with you

malak my love, there is so much tasty looking greatly packaged food i want to share with you!

mal au ventre.merde.

they re gorgeous/beautifull/really nice and so sturdy

history lesson

from 1899 TO 1986

don't mess with texas#2

don't mess with texas#1

Cheesecake factory, house of hesitation. There are 40 kinds, i read the menu 20mn and then i got the 2 basics to end the dilemma