Cocktails at the Hemingway bar, Ritz place de vendome Paris. Candelaria, 52 rue saintonge, definetly better at cocktails (and cost half the price).

English breakfast, ploughman’s lunch, oj and a coffee.


Tea, banana bread and mandarin and almond cake at le bal café 75018 paris.

Mackerel tartare

Black mulet, beets….

Bolognese tagliatelli

Baba au rhum with mandarine sorbet (my favourite).

Rino 46 rue trousseau 75011 Paris

Busy doing the graphics for The little Paris kitchen BBC 2 TV show.

First sightings of Spring on a plate with @Frankie_u and @Sarahmoroz.

Grey mullet, redmeat radish and mandarine.

Beetroot, leek and grated Foie gras with crunchy toasted hazelnuts.

Roast belly pork, carrots, kumquats and young green chard.

Monkfist from St-Jean, root veg and onion-lemon cream.

Citrus fruits from Sicily, lemon curd, sorbet and crumble.

Septime, 80 rue charonne 75011 Paris

Plus a lovely surprise!

The thickest hot chocolate in town with a couple of sweet treats.

Angelina, rue du Rivoli 75001 Paris

Pastry cream filled choux bun delights at Popelini, 31 rue debelleyme 75003.

Coffee with chantilly (or two) at Cafeotheque, paris.

Breakfast martini, tacos, tostados and huevos rancheros at candelaria, rue saintonge paris.

Roasted bone marrow tartine at la maison mère, 4 rue de navarin 75009 paris.

And a juicy burger and fries. Just what your body needs on a cold day.