Looking cute and tasting great here is my party food for the country side …
Patisserie Ciel combines simplicity with Asian flavors and absolute precision and consistency in cake making. They make beautiful variations of angel cake filled with delicious cream centers. I tried the yuzu and the chocolate and was stunned by the lightness of the cake with the flavorful centers. Their take away boxes are some of the most beautiful packaging I've ever seen and great for gifts.
Now on to some of my summer favorites in the picture above! I love light nail polish colors for summer like Essie's Fiji or a good white nail polish, but I have to say Chanel's Frenzy is my absolute favorite. When it comes to sunglasses my mom and I always fight over who gets to buy our favorite pairs of the season and often end up buying the same ones and these are no exception (Prada tortoise sunglasses). I love that these sunglasses are light on the inside and have a tortoise shell look on the outside, perfect for summer. I like to keep my jewelry dainty in the summer with simple thin gold and silver rings from Anna and mix things up with a little sparkle from J Crew. Last, but not least Bobbi Brown cream eye shadow in bone (01) is easy to apply and lightens up your eyes for a refreshing summer look.
Let me know if you have any summer favorites I should try out!
I know I've said this before, but I've become more and more fascinated by the current creativity in the world of Patisserie. How Christophe Adam can create such incredible and diverse pastry from a base of something as simple and essentially slightly boring as an eclair will always amaze me. His pastry shop is aptly named L'Eclair de Genie and is situated in the heart of the Marais. He uses eclairs like a canvas, and I've never seen glazes mastered better, so I'll definitely be buying his book soon to recreate his delicious eclairs. My favorites are the salted caramel, raspberry, passion fruit and the dark chocolate eclairs.
I can only hope he'll open a location in New York soon, but in the meantime find L'Eclair de Genie here in Paris:
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I'm so incredibly thankful for the life I live and the things I get to experience. Last year I was in the states for 4th of July celebrations and this year I got see the Bastille Day concert and fireworks by the Eiffel Tower for the first time. I always try to remind myself not to take things for granted, not matter how little they are.
Thanks for following along on this journey with us.
Odette is the tiniest 4 story house wedged between two other houses on Paris' left bank. They sell only one type of pastry: filled choux pastry.
Sometimes you get tired of people watching and being constantly surrounded by the pace of a big city like Paris. Cafeotheque is a place where you can simply catch your breath and sit in the company of a good book or a close friend for hours without feeling the pressure of moving elsewhere. The unpretentious space is just perfect for a rainy day, or any day to just take a break from the business of every day life. (It's also situated conveniently close to Place de Vosges and my favorite macarons of the city, Cafe Pouchkine, so it's the perfect place to start a leisurely day in the Marais).
