Bisous//from the design files

Terribly bored by Fauchon products. Terribly in love with their design & packaging.

Mucho Gusto//Gusto

I often find myself in the same place over and over again. No particular needs ever draws me there, I don’t know anyone there and I can hardly tell you the address. But, somehow, I land there safely ever time.
In the heart of Paris there lies a rather large culinary shopping district in the [...]

The art of pastry//another reason to love Paris

“The fine arts are five in number, namely: painting, sculpture, poetry, music, and architecture, the principal branch of the latter being pastry.”
Antonin Carême (1783-1833)
When three food writers come together to discuss the art of Parisian Pastries for an hour, you can bet that most people in the audience will be planning an excursion to the [...]

what is means to be original//Child, Julia

I was browsing old Julia Child clips and came across this very special, very original, very “Julia” clip of her outstanding improvisation skills.
Only an original can outshine someone as quick as Letterman.
Legend.

Food Inc.//How on earth did we get this far

You need to watch this movie. Irresponsible behavior on the part of consumers, Big Food companies and *cough* the government have made America sick, fat and stupid. I said it. You read it.
Food Inc, is an honest look at something that should be simple, but is eerily complex: where our food [...]

Housekeeping//best of food videos

I laughed. I cried. I noticed the refined knife skills and talking dog. This makes me want to cook Japanese food and note that Cooking With Dog has quite the large fanbase. Only in this universe kids, only in this.

Since no one asked//25 questions for a New Yorker.

I’m going through a period of NYC withdrawal. Don’t get me wrong – I am in love with Paris but being from New York, well, it’s easy to miss and easy to leave. So, here we have 25 wonderful NY’er questions posed to yours truly and answered as honestly as possible.
Who’s your favorite New [...]

inspired//from the always files…

Always. Be. Inspired. Influenced. Energized. If we weren’t, life would be boring.
Photographer Steven Klein captures fantasy, metal, Hollywood and something dark…

baby there’s no other superstar you know that i’ll be//your paparazzi

Tom. Tom and Eric.
*feeds on eye candy (aka mandy) sighs*
They’re biblical. Like the three wise men but hotter.
XO.

Really?!?//Food quotage

A classic line delivered by Unknown Woman at a BBQ this past weekend:
(cue JJP opening up a grill to reveal an awesome sight, a roasted suckling pig)
JJP: “…I stuffed it with apples…”
Unknown Woman: “YOU DIIIIIIIID, I LOOOOOVE APPPPPLES!!!!”
Beetch please. You are staring at a roasted piglet and you LOVE APPLES???
I demand some sort of prosecution, [...]