Blood, Bones and Butter

Gabrielle Hamilton is a tough lady.  Insanely talented and just down right awesome.  She runs a restaurant in New York called PRUNE.  I am so blessed and lucky to say that she catered our wedding.

My husband gave me a wish list of potential caterers and Prune fell top of the list.  She was gracious with her time and respected our choices.  Putting her spin on some of our favorites like Beef Brisket and the cocktail Pims Cup.

Her book, Blood, Bones and Butter just hit the stores.  It is her memoir of childhood food, experiences in kitchens and life.  It is wonderful.  Full disclosure, I am in the middle, but I still feel you will not be sorry if you purchased it.

If you are in NY head down to the east village to the tiny restaurant that has one of the best brunches in the country.  Or hit it up for dinner with a small (and I mean small) group of friends and order one of the incredible cocktails.

Sarah x

Paris Food and Drink

Alright...
Sorry, I took Friday off.
Here ya go:

Cheese Shop
Androuet Cheese Shop

Chocolate
Michel Cluizel Chocolat

Traditional Brasserie
Brasserie Lipp (steak and fries)
Chez Henri (frog legs, little crunchy potatoes and steak)

Good Wine and Charcuterie
Les Fines Gueules (charcuterie, wine and a cool space)

Fun Wine Bar
Le Baron Rouge (met local friends from Paris here and it was a lively and fun crowd)

Expensive but worth it
L'Ami Louis(roasted chicken and escargot)
Le Duc (best dover sole)

Fun bars with pricey drinks
Hemingway Bar (the Serendipity was delicious)
Hotel Plaza Athenee (a little Sunset Blvd but fun for a $$ cocktail)

Oysters
Huitrerie Regis (small place and each person must get 12 each.
So get ready to eat some insane Oysters)

Touristy but worth it
Angelina (Just go for the Hot Chocolate and a pastry)

Ice Cream
Berthillion(some of the best ice cream we have ever had..ever.
Must go to the original on the Isle St. Louis)

Crepes
We went to the stand near the St Germain Metro.
Solid combinations: plain Nutella and Nutella with Banana

So there ya go...pretty much everywhere we ate in Paris. I left out places that were not so great and definetley not worthy of the money or your precious time.

Lots of American's in Paris have Blogs with food reviews etc. One of the best is David Lebovitz also Meg Zimbeck

Next up: fashion, cool stores and overview of Parisian life.

Sarah xx

You can always find this post under, FOOD, PARIS, TRAVEL and DRINK