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Tuesday, August 31st, 2010I used to dream about Chinese food while writing Kitchen Chinese. I should have made my bed with these wacky Chinese takeout sheets. They’re printed with pictures of Chinese food, with the names of the dishes in characters. I wonder if they satisfy midnight kung pao cravings?
Photo from Garnet Hill.
August
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010It’s August, which means Parisians have fled their fair ville — staying in town during the dog days of summer is so terribly unchic, you know. And so, mes amis, it’s just little old me alone in the big old City of Light. And, to be honest with you, I’m kind of enjoying the emptiness.
Spotted near Les Halles
Friday, July 30th, 2010Wondering what to call your shoe store? Nothing says footwear like the world’s most famous talk show host.
Gone fishin’
Friday, July 16th, 2010I saw this yesterday, posted outside the fish shop. It’s a cute sign and I’m all for long summer holidays, but SEVEN WEEKS of vacation? Good grief!
Bonne fête du 14 juillet!
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010Happy Bastille Day, mes amis! Here in Paris we’re celebrating with giant rain showers and the military parade on TV. I was hoping to picnic this evening on the Champ du Mars, to drink rosé on the grass, eat peanut noodles and watch the fireworks, but the weather has decidedly, er, dampened my plans.
Wet grass […]
Real hot dogs “New Yorkais”
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010Breaking news: Real New York hot dogs are available in Paris! (Side note — who knew real New York hot dogs were so fetishized?) When I saw this real, New York hot dog cart outside La Grande Epicerie, I had to stop to sample a weiner. After all, I needed to know: Is there anything […]
French felines
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010I love cats. I love Paris. I love cats in Paris. But it turns out French felines are a little bit harder to capture on camera than their canine counterparts. Still, with a careful eye, you can find them slinking around the City of Light’s quiet corners.
Chez Julia
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010The other day I walked by Julia Child’s apartment at 81 rue de l’Université in the 7ème. She called it “rue de Loo.” There’s no plaque (though I’ve heard there’s a movement afoot to install one), but if you’ve read Julia’s memoir, My Life in France, it’s not hard to picture her living here. She […]
La Belle Bretagne
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010I’d dreamed of going to Brittany for so long — land of crêpes and oysters, wild coast, striped shirts, wooden shoes, corsairs and fishing boats — that I was afraid it would disappoint me. It didn’t. Even though I only touched a tiny part of the jagged coast of France, I was charmed. Alors, what […]
Free macarons!
Thursday, March 18th, 2010Il arrive, il arrive! I speak of March 20, or le jour du macaron, the day when selected pâtissiers offer free macarons in celebration of spring. In return, recipients are asked to give a small donation in support of research to treat maladies orphelines, or rare diseases.
Along with celebrated Parisian pastry prince Pierre Hermé — […]