05/09/2014
Rémy Martin x Ecal

Durant la design week parisienne, seront exposés les projets de 10 étudiants de l’ECAL (École Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne) qui ont planché sur le thème de la mixologie pour la maison Rémy Martin : une recherche intéressante sur les matériaux, les formes et couleurs, de nouvelle façons de réaliser des cocktails inventifs à base d’ingrédients d’exception.

Divers bars parisiens (le Andy Wahloo, le Calbar, le Lipstick, le Lockwood, le bar de la piscine Molitor et le Royal Monceau) ajouteront ces cocktails spécifiques à leur carte pendant toute la durée de la Paris Design Week.

Du 6 au 13 septembre,

Store B&B Italia

35 rue du bac

75007 Paris

During the Paris design week, 10 student’s projects from ECAL (Cantonal Art School of Lausanne) will be exhibited, as they worked on the theme of mixology for the French brand Rémy Martin: an interesting research on materials, forms and colors, new ways to make inventive cocktails based on exceptional ingredients.

Various Parisian bars (Andy Wahloo, the Calbar, the Lipstick, Lockwood, the bar at the Molitor swimming pool and the Royal Monceau) will add these specific cocktails on their menus for the duration of the Paris Design Week.

31/08/2014
Chez Miki

I thought I already tried (almost) all the Japanese restaurants in the area but I found this one by chance in a small alley. The lunch menu at 15 € includes a delicious sashimi (or eel, grilled salmon, …), and two selectable entrees, like this excellent sweet potato croquette and Japanese omelette.

Chez Miki
5 rue de Louvois
75002 Paris

Ginger limonade

This is a perfect drink for a hot summer!

The ingredients

– a large piece of fresh ginger

– 2 lemons

– 4 tablespoons of sugar

– 1 teaspoon of honey

– fresh mint

The recipe

1. Peel off the ginger and crush it in a mortar.

2. Place the ginger, sugar, honey and lemon juice in a salad bowl or casserole.

Pour about one liter of boiling water over and mix well.

3. One cooled, pour the liquid into a bottle with a strainer by pressing on the ginger.

4. Place the whole thing by adding the mint (and a lemon peel in option) in the fridge for several hours.

Serve cold!

22/08/2014
Devinette

Saurez-vous deviner ce que sont ces choses? Je les ai achetées sur un marché sicilien, on peut les préparer en tisane…vous trouverez un autre indice sur Instagram et Facebook…

Bravo à Erika qui a trouvé la réponse : ce sont des fleurs séchées de figues de Barbarie. On peut les utiliser en tisane, ils paraît qu’elles sont diurétiques.

Can you guess what these are? I bought them on a Sicilian market, you can prepare them with hot water and drink it as a herbal tea. There is another hint on my Instagram and Facebook page…

Well done to Erika who found the answer: they are dried flowers from the prickly pear tree!

15/08/2014
Ginger and fennel cod

This recipe is really simple and quick! You will need:

– 2 cod fillets

– 1 organic lemon

– 1 fennel

– a piece of ginger

– olive oil

– salt and pepper

Place the cod in a dish with the fennel cut into 4. Drizzle with olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
Add the chopped ginger and some lemon slices.
Bake 10 to 15 minutes 180 degrees (T7), then grill at least 5 minutes until the skin is crispy. If you prefer well cooked fennel, put in before the fish for 15 minutes.

13/08/2014
Olympia Le Tan x Pierre Marcolini

You probably heard of the designer Olympia Le Tan and her adorable minaudières inspired by book covers? Olympia and the famous chocolatier Pierre Marcolini have teamed up to create this mouth watering collection of chocolates and macaroons, entitled “Eyes and Lips”, available from September 1st in Pierre Marcolini shops (from 25 to 35 €).