Il fait beau et chaud à Paris

It is warm and very sunny outside. I had many meetings today, so I decided it would be fun to walk around. But I didn't take into account how warm it actually was.

Once I got home I remembered that I had frozen grapes in the freezer, and boy were they a great relief to the heat.

All I need now is to teleport to the South of France !

Picture of the Week : Monet's Waterlilies

Flowers are starting to bloom in Paris despite the on-and-off cold /warm phase. So I thought it would be appropriate to see another form of flowers that are inspiring no matter what time of year, Monet's waterlilies.

These paintings are found in the Musée de l'Orangerie which is located in the Jardin de Tuileries. Whenever I need a break I like to pop in and get inspired.

Do you feel inspired ?

Kentucky Pizza

At the Sevran Beaudottes station on the RER B line and also near my apartment, there is a pizza place that serves Kentucky pizza!

A Kentucky pizza is Creme Fraiche, Cheese, Chicken, Mushrooms, Potatoes, Olives and Oregano. I guess they are basing it off Kentcuky Fried Chicken, but I have never seen a KFC that sells olives and mushrooms and creme fraiche with their meals.  But then again we are in France, so I guess they add ingredients to suit their tastes.

I have yet to try this pizza, but I will post about it if I ever do.


 

Picture of the Week : Musicora @ Palais Brongniart

On Friday and today I attended Musicora, a salon for classical music. I met with many festival organizers and artists, to get the ball rolling with my agency. It was held at Palais Brongniart, Place de Bourse. A lovely building it used to be the French Wall Street. But has now been converted into an events building.

It was 9:30 am when I took this picture, I had to get there early for the conferences and meetings. Obviously there was nobody else around, but in the afternoon they had a pep band and such.

Have you been to Palais Brongniart ?
 

French Toast

One day for breakfast I decided to make French toast or as they say in French "pain perdu"/lost bread. Probably because it's origins are really not French.

It was delicious. I used oat bread found and sliced at the boulangerie, powdered sugar and cinamon and 2 eggs with a Turkish coffee. I need something strong to start my day off with a bang !

 How do you like your "Pain Perdu"?