Wednesday 26 September 2012

Eating my way around Paris - as you do..

My Happy Place
First of all apologies for my delay in new blog post but I have been a lucky busy bee of late, what with a wedding in the Amalfi Coast, trip to Brighton, scouring the make up counters for the ultimate red lippy (a success by the way!) and a long weekend in Paris. Now that things have somewhat calmed down I will go back to sharing my favourite food and beauty finds with everyone.

Let's start with the perfect Parisian trip. Back in August when the sun was still shining my boyfriend and I took advantage of a long weekend and booked ourself in for some fun at Disneyland Paris. Having never been to any Disney resort before I was simply giddy with excitement and once there refused to take off my Minnie Mouse ears until I got into bed (despite the blazing sun almost giving me heat stroke!). The ears now hang with my ever growing hair band collection that Blair Waldorf would be proud of.

I know most people would prioritise soaking in all the sights, culture and couture they can fit in but for me I had two aims. Disney and food! I was determined to eat at least one macaroon on this trip and due to the gorgeous Laduree being closed for Renovation I found mine in the most unlikely of places, McDonalds. I can say, having sampled macaroons from Laduree London, the McDonalds ones were every bit as good, if not better (did I just commit macaroon blasphemy?).

I had also heard that the Vietnamese food in Paris is supposed to be the best outside of Vietnam and I have to say, it's not bad at all, after having a delicious grilled chicken rice at Le Lotus Blanc. I do think we have some pretty decent Vietnamese places here in London though. I guess I will have to try more in Paris before I give that crown away.

At Disney, we started the day as we meant to go on, with the best hot dog ever. The sausage was flavoursome and the bun was brioche-soft. After a day of ice slushy drinks and junk food (well we were like big kids for the day and kids eat junk!) we managed to squeeze in a rather more refined meal in the evening by having dinner at Walt's on Main Street. The food here was exquisitely presented with it tasting every bit as good as it looked.

For our one day in Paris as well as seeing a few of the sights (perhaps there is some culture in me after all) we had lunch at Leon de Bruxelles on Champs Elysees. I know mussels aren't typically French but I couldn't quite bring myself to try the Escargot.

I still can't believe we got to Paris so quickly on the Eurostar, it is definitely a trip I look forward to doing again.



My new friends
Salmon starter at Walt's


One of the best burgers I have ever tasted, topped with a naughty bit of fois gras


Mussels from Leon de Bruxelle
Mad people risking sun stroke to queue for Louis Vuitton

Simply delish!
Gargoyle wonders: How many calories are in a macaroon?
It's hard work walking to the top of Notre Dame in the 40 degree heat you know...
Grilled chicken and rice at Le Lotus Blanc
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