Bento box Takenaka Heart-shaped coasters Present Time “Leaf” tea infuser Kikkerland Mug Rabito (already seen here) Cutlery Rice & Magpie Since I’ve been giving a lot more thought to cooking, I’ve been trying to renew my cooking ustensil collection with useful and pretty things (you may already have noticed here or there). If, on top … Read more
Omurice オムライス We will continue the segment for the cooking newbies with this Japanese recipe of “Omurice” or “Omuraisu オムライス” if you pronounce it with a Japanese accent. It is actually a rice filled omelette mixed with meat. I tried out this dish in Tokyo, in the famous little restaurant where my favourite jap’ … Read more
So there you go, the two recipes that I was lucky to make with the talented chef Alain Lamaison, the one and only that fed me so well during my stay at the hotel Les Barmes de l’Ours. I hope that you understand it all and that you will be able to reproduce it all … Read more
We are approaching to the end of our mountain adventure : so let’s get out food on…times 3 ! It is an absolute fact that the hôtel “Les Barmes de l’Ours” were able to satisfy my culinary wants (except asian, the hotel is not called “The Barmes of Panda”, so I can forgive them) because … Read more
A couple days ago I escaped to Val d’Isère, where I had been so charmingly welcomed last year for Valentine’s Day… remember? This time, the luxurious Hotel Spa “Les Barmes de l’Ours” invited me to rediscover Val d’Isère from a new angle. Which is how I ended up spending a couple of wonderful days in … Read more
A while back, Urban Outfitters set Yelle, Typhaine and I up for a little teatime chat. She had just come back from LA where she had just wrapped up her latest video (“Ba$$in”). You may remember that I like the artist as much as I do the person; my blog had already brought us together … Read more
Last weekend, we felt like a family brunch. Yes but WHERE? Found at the last minute, this address was a bit of a gamble. But luckily, despite the grim weather, the planets aligned for us and I can finally share with you my experience of the Taiwanese brunch. As the name gives away, the location … Read more
Cherry-Tomato shrimps and coconut milk I don’t know if this will be a recurring column but I will try to share with you, at least today, a super simple recipe for Cherry-tomato shrimps and coconut milk (for 4 people) that I found at the back of a milk carton (coconut obvi) and I got it … Read more
As I was telling you, I’m more home design than fashion oriented nowadays … And lately, it’s been narrowed down to kitchen design: I’ve noticed I enjoy spending more an more time in the kitchen – trying out savory and sweet recipes. This would have been unthinkable a couple of years back for the kitchen … Read more
As I was telling you in my “swimming suit farniente” post, we didn’t really visit much, except for two days: one day we spent in the islands, and the other in Phuket Town, the capital of Phuket island. Colors and scents We enjoyed walking around this colorful town, which has kept its traditional side, … Read more