Delicious Trip to Cambodia

In Paris, people queue. For everything, not only at the post office like elsewhere. You queue to get your baguette on Saturday morning, you queue to get into an exhibition and you often queue to get a table at a café or restaurant. 

Our last queuing happened to be for a table. And even though the wait was long, it was worth it. Initially, we were supposed to have dinner with friends but as it turned out, our friends had the date wrong and had other plans for the night. Since we were there and I was very hungry, we decided to give the restaurant a try anyway. S. knew the place already since he went there for lunch a few times.  He told me it was nice. I read reviews online and they said it was a nice place with real authentic food. Well, this was largely underestimated. 

Now I've eaten there, I completely understand why people are willing to wait so long or a table in this particular Cambodian restaurant... It completely fell in the "oh so delicious" category. Oh yes, it was so good I had a gourmet déjà vu. Several years back, (10?!?) I met a young ethnologist in Prague. He was specialising in SouthEast Asia and in need of books from France. I brought the books to Prague and got invited for a dinner in a Laotian restaurant. That was the first time I ever ate sticky rice. That was the time I fell in love with coconut milk and peanuts in my plate. 

Yesterday I had a navin (cocunut milk with prawns and pork) and after the first mouthful, I was not the grumpy hungry person anymore, I was happy. Stepan had a "picnic from Angkor" and seemed quite happy too. 

If you like Cambodian food and aren't afraid of waiting, I can only recommend Le Petit Cambodge, close to Canal Saint Martin. 

Outfit

Shoes: H&M with orthopedic soles

Jeans: Vero Moda

Wrap: Uniqlo, an old one

Top: a super old one, it used to be my grandfather's!

Bag: Longchamp

PS.: This is the first ever post completely written and published from my phone, sorry if it's not aligned as it should be...

Sunshine and Dots

I am under the impression that we somehow skipped spring here in Paris. We just went from winter directly into summer. On saturday, in Burgundy, it was 8 degrees and oh so cold. Now it's over 27. Finally a weather for dresses, for sunglasses and for polka dots.

Since I had a plane in the evening, I opted out for an inspiration by the crew. Air Polka Dots...

Outfit

Blazer - Uniqlo, four years back
Dress - Agnes b., gift
Scarf - my grandmother's
Shoes - Christian Louboutin

Taking Polka Dots to Meetings

How to twist a classic shirt & blazer outfit when you are off for a meeting? If you're not meeting the prime minister (I still went to the National Assembly, in this outfit though), you can have some fun with polka dots to make your look shout "spring is here"! Keep it very classy and simple with the rest of your outfit and don't forget a nice lipstick.

Ready in the morning.

If you want to keep it more "classic", polka dot skirts, dresses or shirts are an option as well, of course. But the pants are somehow more of a statement since you don't see polka dot pants that often. That's why I love them so much.

The state I came back home in the evening.

Outfit
Glasses (both) - Paul Smith
Jacket - Grain de Malice A/W 2012
Shirt - Zara several years back
Belt - a leather one my grandmother gave me when I was about 10
Trousers - Vero Moda
Shoes - Fées de Bengale
Lipstick - YSL Rouge Pur Couture n°13 Le Orange

What is your twist/unexpected touch on a work/meeting uniform?

Blue Jeans with a Twist @ Market Lunch

In my "first" introductory post, I promised you some posts about my outfits. Here is the first one. It's actually more about food and a nice place where to get it but...

Spring finally made it to Paris. It's not only the cherry blossoms by now (I don't know how they can bloom in such low temperatures!), the temperatures are getting higher (around 13°C all last week), trees are leafing out and even sun showed up for a few moments between showers.

Yesterday, we met with friends for lunch at the Marché des Enfants Rouges. This little market just off rue de Bretagne in the 3rd Arrondissement is just precious.

Crowded?

That flower shop where I once got 25 beautiful peonies for 10 euros because they were closing for the day. Lucky me, peonies are one of my favorite flowers. 

It's a market when you can buy nice flowers, fresh fish and organic veggies, but it's mostly famous for its various delis. All of them have tables (even though at lunch hour, you'll have to wait a bit to get one), and you can eat your heart out.

Special menu: accras and rhum. Welcome to the Carribean.

For mint tea lovers.

Whatever pleases you is there: Italian Pasta, Japanese Bento, juicy Burgers from organic farm grown meat, Lebanese Mezze, Morrocan Couscous and Tajines, Carribean Accras (oh how I love those, so fresh, crispy and tasty) and much more. Just pick your style.

And talking about style. Here is what I wore yesterday. 

Blue jeans with a twist.

Polka dot with a twist. 

And this year's first day with my nude pumps on (no socks!) = spring is here, I'm telling you.

Outfit:

Glasses - Paul Smith

Scarf - gift several years ago

T-shirt - Victoria's Secret, 2 years ago, similar here

Cardigan - George Hogg

Coat - GAP, bought in NYC in September 2007

Jeans - Vero Moda

Shoes - Christian Louboutin

Bag - Lonchamp "Pliage"

We need to get better at this "outfit photography" thing...

Oh, and now, let's go CRAZY CRAZY CRAZY cause I saw the sun (no infringement to 1D's copyrights intended) and the weatherman (ie my phone) announces beautiful 23°C for today.

PS.: For the outift posts, could you tell me in the comments if just the photo is enough or if you want more photos (details or from the back for example) or more info about the pieces composing the outfits etc? Thanks a million.