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Every once in a while, a fashion brand does something that stays with you and swims around in your head for a while, making splashes in your memory until you realize, maybe I want to own that? This is what happened to me when I came upon the Ten & Co 2013 lookbook. As you [...]
So by now you might have heard that some restaurants are banning food photography, which I personally think is a little dramatic, but I came across this video parody by a couple of pranksters from the Official Hungry, poking fun at all the instagram foodies out there! Previous pranks include “Eating other people’s Food“. Images via [...]
Does it bother you that today you will probably unknowingly eat the equivalent of a Big Mac? Many of us like to keep tabs on how much we’re consuming but this excellent video from The New York Times enlightens us on the truth behind calorie labels. ::: YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: .
These are perilous times for loyal fans of Paris burger joints such as the holy church of Blend, the well-oiled atelier at Big Fernand and the feisty crowd-puller, le Camion qui Fume. With the arrival of a new player on the scene, the war for le burguerrr Parisien just–got–real. PNY, a.k.a Paris- New York had [...]
It all started when I saw a beetroot salad Caprese and thought how much it reminded me of my favourite photograph of Frida Kahlo. So voilà, I hope you enjoy my little food & style matches. Just try not to ask why…! Frida Kahlo + Beetroot and Basil Pesto Insalata Caprese Steve McQueen + [...]
Red pepper drying in Hungary, 1968 A little info about Hungarian peppers from Garden.org: A visit to the grocer in Budapest, Hungary, puts an American shopper in a vastly different world of peppers. The typical Hungarian shopper could hardly pass a grocery store without stopping to pick up several of these white peppers to take [...]
I would imagine it’s pretty frustrating for food photographers these days with everyone signed up to Instagram thinking they’re a natural. Kyle Dreier‘s new project, Pairings however, puts him in a whole different league. A wonderfully original idea, Kyle actually makes food photography into a real art, rather than just something that makes you hungry. Damn it! It also makes [...]
We’re all have-a-go chefs at heart, most of us anyway, which is why we’re all capable of enjoying a good cooking show on television now and then, but here is a documentary film that will grab your attention in a way that you never knew gastronomy could. It aired on HBO back in 2011 but [...]
You might have heard of the cupcake vending machine in Los Angeles, but did you know Paris has it’s very own baguette ATM? The future has finally arrived in France. On the Place Colonial in the 17th arrondissement, you can get your baguette round the clock from the Boulangerie D’Antan. The vending machine has its [...]
The talented film-making duo behind Tiger in a Jar have struck again, this time they’re in France, filming the culinary workshop, The Cook’s Atelier in Burgundy. It prompted me to find out a little bit more about the dreamy workshop, and if you’re looking to try out some authentic cook thrown in with a [...]
Alright, so you might have noticed I have a weakness for French real estate p0rn. [Sigh] I
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Every once in a while, a fashion brand does something that stays with you and swims around in your
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A room with uninterrupted sea views? Admittedly, it might need a bit of work but this underwater
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I had you at ‘Free Wine & Cheese‘, didn’t I? If you’ve been umming and
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Today I thought we could make a quick stop at Villa Pausa on the French Riviera, the former
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After only five years in Paris, “Genevieve de Milwaukee” has gone from editorial
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These are perilous times for loyal fans of Paris burger joints such as the holy church of Blend,
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It all started when I saw a beetroot salad Caprese and thought how much it reminded me of my
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Forget the Eiffel Tower, Versailles and the Chartres Cathedral, I’ve got some alternative
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I would imagine it’s pretty frustrating for food photographers these days with everyone
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The boulangerie, boucherie, the epicerie, the caviste, the chocolatier, la coiffure; everyday
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You might have heard of the cupcake vending machine in Los Angeles, but did you know Paris has
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Produced on the a small farm in Serbia, donkey cheese has made appearances in a $4,800 hamburger at
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Feel like downing vodka shots on a Friday afternoon at the office? The question is, who
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Ten celebrities who might surprise you with their ability to speak the language of love… Just
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