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14 Juillet

Posted on July 15th, 2010 in Holidays

Happy Bastille Day my fellow francophones and beyond!

I know I am a bit late for those of you who are in my time zone, but for my readers on the other side of the globe it’s not too late to say it! I was feeling a bit down this evening as I had some plans to watch the fireworks show that fell through. As I was pouting on the couch my friend Rija (friend first, colleague second) called and told me to head on over to the terrace of our offices and watch the show. It was an awesome view, and in hindsight, I wouldn’t have spend it any other way. With my amateur photography skills this was the best shot I got so I enhanced it a bit…héhé! Wish you were all here!

Chez Derrière Pour Mon Anniversaire

Posted on July 1st, 2010 in Decor, Fashion, Holidays, Les Bons Plans

I have been wanting to share one of my favorite places to go in Paris with you for a while. Derrière is a fun and delicious restaurant for lunch or dinner located in the Marais. Knowing how much I love it there, my friend Nora surprised me with lunch reservations for my birthday for us and our dear friend Lauren. There couldn’t have been a better way to spend the special afternoon! Now press play and sing it with me…I got hugs for you if you were born in the 80’s…the 80’s!

We kicked things off with some pink champagne…

Which quickly put everyone in a great mood…

…exhibit A….Nora!

The concept behind Derrière is that you are meant to feel as if you are dining over at someone’s (very cool) house rather than a restaurant. So nothing is concerned with matching or a clear design approach.

Upstairs you will find this magical armoire. Open up its doors and pass through to arrive inside…

The fumoir!

Cluttered with curiosities that looks much like a trip down the rabbit hole.

In one of the upstairs dining rooms instead of a bench you are sat on a king size bed with a rather kinky mirror hanging above.

Even the toilette room is special as a bathtub replaces a normal sink when it comes time to wash your hands.

After our main course we moved outside to the sunny patio…

…and moved on to a second bottle of champagne!

…and of coarse dessert!

Want to know what I wished for?

Lauren’s awesome cowboy boots from the 70’s passed down to her from her mom.

Candy surprises!

And thoughtful and funny gifts

These shoes were my birthday gift to myself!

They are made by No Collection.

I wore them with a Manoush silk dress, Les Canotiers du Marais bowler hat, and vintage Emanuelle Kahn sunglasses.

After two bottles of champagne and lots of food we were exhausted, hehe.

Derrière

69 rue des Gravilliers

Paris 3ème

P.S. Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart for all of your sweet birthday wishes. Your kind thoughtful words never cease to bring a smile to my face

Happy Mother’s Day

Posted on May 9th, 2010 in Holidays, Press

To all you momma bears out there a special little delicious treat and…

Happy Mother’s Day!

To learn more about me and my momma bear please visit our very special style interview over at…

~ Sara B. Bentley ~

Pâques Chez Ladurée

Posted on April 5th, 2010 in Decor, Gourmandise, Holidays

I know I already did an Easter post, and that it’s not Easter anymore. But I also know it would be a shame for you all to miss out on this year’s Easter spirit at Ladurée. I hope I am not overwhelming you all with chocolate and cuteness in my last couple of posts but everything is just so pretty and sweet for the season here that I have been taking too many photos! I didn’t go to Ladurée Easter day but I stopped in on Saturday for a Salad Concorde at the one on the Champs Elysées, and of coarse to take in some eye candy.

My favorite is the upstairs blue room but I never get sat in there! However the other rooms aren’t bad as you can see the wedding cake walls and ceilings and the beautiful chandelier.

Even the butter is beautiful.

I usually get the Marie Antoinette tea but this time I switched it up and got Thé a la rose…and it was splendid.

I took my cute little chocolate home, hehe.

The window displays were to die for.

That giant chocolate pistachio egg looked amazing!

For my Easter basket my sweetheart bought me a little Ladurée egg of my own.

Tied with this cute little ribbon…

Crack it open…

And there is even more chocolate inside!

Also for my Easter basket my sweetheart’s mom was so sweet and left me this adorable little pink Ladurée bunny box! It was hard to wait two days till Easter to see what was inside.

Mais voila! When I finally did these rainbow bunnies were snuggling inside. These are definitely too cute to eat so I didn’t open them yet but they rattle so I suspect there is some candy inside of them as well!

They look small but they are actually quite big.

Enough to share! Wish you were here!

It rained all weekend but as normal when it rains in Paris it pours and then there is some time when the sky is blue filled with puffy clouds before it starts raining again.

Hope you all had a wonderful Easter holiday!

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Easter Bunny

Posted on April 2nd, 2010 in Gourmandise, Holidays

Even though it’s a four day weekend because of Easter related bank holidays here in France, I have been busy working at home on some deadlines I have for the job and some academic literature reviews on research topics I have due next week. Sounds fun doesn’t it? I’m not complaining though because today I still managed to take a little time to head out in the Marais get some Easter pictures. Here is my easter collage to wish you all a wonderful holiday weekend! Some of the pics are of window displays around my neighborhood and the others I took with some adorable little bunny chocolates I found at the chocolate store on Rue des Archives.