Night out with les gars

Went to hangout with "les gars" (the boys) from the gastro restaurant before I head back to California. I was super tired today, but figured I could have a drink, hang out for a bit, then head home. Well one drink turned into three and we ended up bar-hopping then clubbing in Pigalle. It was so much fun !

Here's Jeremy and Marzio taking their first shots of tequila. HAHHA


Anthony et moi


Joaquin is in the middle








Oliver getting down




Here we are around 5AM. Couple of les gars were hungry and got a greasy schwarma and fries. Ummmm.


Fun night. Shoulda done this more often!

L'Ardoise + E.Dehillerin

L'Ardoise, L'Ardoise - never a disappointment.

Mushroom and foie gras ravioli


Truffle spaghetti with langoustines


Nutella and pistachio millefeuille.


Nina, Amir, and I stopped by Pierre Hermé.


Then walked to Les Halles and took jumping photos.


He pushed me and I almost fell on my face.


Then off to E.Dehillerin for some shopping.


Nina being paparazzi and Amir talking about how I look like "un homme" in my work ID photo.


E.Dehillerin
18, Rue Coquillière
75001 Paris, France
+33 1 42 36 53 11

Menu Regional L'Ouest with the next generation Anglos

Amir invited me to the last regional this year at Ferrandi. It was menu regional L'Ouest - for me last year, it was menu regional Bretagne.

























haha




It was really nice to see Chef and Monsieur Le Poah again. And of course, to eat and drink. Thanks, Amir !

Road-tripping in France

Ok, for you NorCalians, imagine a road trip down to L.A. 5 hours right? Tons of rest stops usually filled with a diner, a McDonald's, Starbucks, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, whatevers. Fast food crap. And usually open all day, really late at night, or possibly all night.

Well in France, the restaurants and small cafeteria's close like normal restaurant hours. Because you know if you are on a road trip, you ONLY eat between 12h00 - 14h00 and 20h00 - 23h00. Yah, so Nina and I weren't aware of this. On our trip to and from Bretagne, we pretty much ate crap. But we LUCKED OUT once when we found a McDonald's that was open past 14h30 !

Check out all the delicious crap we ingested.













Cranky and camera shy


So the salads and fruit weren't that bad... but you can imagine the rest. =P Especially when you are tired and starving.

Oh yah, and the rest stops with only bathrooms have what they call Turkish toilets. (Or Chinese !)


HAHAHHAHAH

Here is me driving right outside of Paris.


I got totally f'in lost IN La Defense so Nina had to take over. Thanks, Nina!

Loved the memorable road trip.

St. Malo intra-muros

St. Malo intra-muras is the centre-ville of St. Malo surrounded by walls. It's pretty neat.


Epices Roellinger






Le Beurre Bordier








This is how the Bretonnes dress (traditionally, of course)




Vin chaud = delicious