LA///Bouchon Bistro

If you've spent any time on this blog in the past few months, you've probably noticed my obsession with Thomas Keller, chef of French Laundry, Ad Hoc, and Bouchon fame.  When I realized there was a Bouchon Bar and Bistro in LA, I knew my trip would be a loss if I didn't go.

Bouchon is located in Beverly Hills, conveniently near the neighborhood I was staying in.  I dragged my cousin and some new friends there for Saturday lunch.

It did not disappoint.

gorgeous dining room

assortment of pastries

Bouchon jam

pork belly with egg in brioche

fingerling potato hash, dungeness crab, fried egg, hollandaise

We stopped by the bakery afterwards for some bouchons (they're the cylinder-like brownies pictured on the website) and macarons for later.

pumpkin spice and pistachio macarons

I left a very happy girl.

LA///

My weekend in Los Angeles was incredible. It was so good to catch up with old friends and explore a city I'd never seen!  We ate a lot of good food which I'll try and share later this week.  I'm already looking forward to going back.

Lilly Stands Corrected

We definitely had a pic of our Halloween garb. Courtesy of Smilebooth at the Scoutmob Goat Farm Party. Say that three times fast...




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Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween everyone!

We didn't take any pictures of our costumes this weekend (Picasso and the NYTimes crossword on Friday, a Freudian Slip and Dangling Participle Saturday) but here's one from 2009.   It's old, but appropriate as in 4 days I'm going to visit my cousin Sharon (aka the pink Powerpuff girl) in Los Angeles!  

Hopefully I'll be caught up on my sleep by then.

Signs in fingerlings

When slicing fingerling potatoes the other day I was struck by the symbolism.

Before you guys flag this for inappropriateness, pause to compare the potatoes to the first image I saw in my first art history class.

The Venus von Willendorf, Vienna

Art historians, back me up on this?  Someone needs to write a dissertation on the similarities between prehistoric art and potatoes.

First Pie of the Season!

First homemade pie of the season!  Used Thomas Keller's butter crust from Ad Hoc at Home and a caramel & granny smith apple filling from the Edible Selby article in the Times Magazine a few weeks ago.

This is the first pie we've made but definitely not the first one we've eaten.

blackberry pie at Greenwood's on Green St (Roswell, GA)

Chocolate cream pie, Greenwood's on Green St.

icebox lemon pie, the Silver Skillet, Atlanta, GA

Pumpkin pie at Greenwood's on Green St (again)

not pictured, the Chess pie at Abbatoir in Atlanta.

Fall has been good to us.

New Orleans

Worst blogger ever.  A week and a half later, some New Orleans highlights.  We'll probably hopefully do some posts about some of the specific places we went to in the future.  For now, know that we LOVED it and are already planning our return!