Paris In New York

Your BBQ and garden party all ready to go...

You are lazy or you are scared to cook for a lot of people, call Chef Delalande at Cuis'in and he will prepare your barbecue to go... Awesome !!! 

Choose your meat or seafood and Eric will create the appropriate marinades, dips and sauces.
Ready to be picked up or delivered, all you need do is fire up your grill, put on the food, and you are all set.

Cuis'in will also customize your barbecue or garden party. They will come to your house and cook for you the day of your party. Available in Manhattan, Hamptons, Westchester, New Jersey, Connecticut, Catskill... or wherever you are located !

To order, call at 646-468-6159
info@nycuisin.com
www.nycuisin.com

Pique-Nique at Central Park : Pizza delivery to your blanket...

This has nothing to do with Parisian or French habits, but I found the idea pretty convenient for an improvised Picnic this week-end. Place order with Slice (212-249-4353 or sliceperfect.com), then meet delivery guys at 72nd St., at Fifth Ave., or at Sheep’s Meadow, 66th-69th Sts., near beach volleyball court entrance.

May 16-18 : Meatpacking District Design 2008

This week-end, enjoy a tour in one of the most inspiring neighborhoods of Manhattan.

Design Week events typically include afternoon and evening exhibitions, product launches, panel discussions, art installations, and cocktail parties, all held in venues, stores, and restaurants around the Meatpacking District. The showcase happens every spring and is timed to coincide with the International Contemporary Furniture Fair.

If it is raining, stop by one of those numerous French bistros. I would recommend a morning Croissant at Pastis, or a late lunch with Tapenade Crostini and Tarte aux Pommes at Fig and Olive (a Mediterranean kitchen and olive oil tasting bar), or an evening Martini at Buddha Bar (sister to Buddha Bar Paris and a nightlife mecca for celebrities).

I also suggest to look for Spring sales at Calypso, Catherine Malandrino, or Christian Louboutin...

Download the program.

Mother's Day: Offer her a Lunch prepared by a Chef and delivered to your home

Dont know yet what to offer to your mother or your wife for Mother's Day ?

Call quickly Cuis'In. Chef Eric Delalande will cook a Special Menu for your family and Cuis'In will deliver it to your house ready to be warmed up and served on Sunday between 8 and 11.30 am.

Appetizer :

Tomato Confites, Artichoke Heart and Pan seared Scallop Thin Tart

Choice of Main Course:

Veal Medallion, Mushroom sauce and mixed baby vegetables
-or-
Roasted Half Lobster, Tarragon butter, Tomato Concassee and Asparagus

Dessert :

Individual Strawberry Tiramisu

$140/person

Also you can get :

. 3 private cooking classes at your home with Chef Eric Delalande - $320

. The perfect gift for a Romantic dinner for two : Chef Eric Delalande will come and cook at your home an exclusive dinner for two - $450

. Dinner for 2 delivered anytime, ready to warm up - $220

To order, call at 646-468-6159
info@nycuisin.com
www.nycuisin.com

Mother's Day : French goodies

Get the "Fete des Meres" Tin at Les Trois Crepes Patisserie.

A delicious assortment of:
- Guimauves (marshmallows)
- Fruit Pastes
- Calissons d'Aix (marzipan)
- Pastel Dragees (almonds with sugar coating)

All gift wrapped with gros grain ribbon and French vanilla tissue paper.

$45.00

You can also find some kitchen and Bath gifts such as French soaps, provencal linens, candles, porcelaine...everything in the perfect French Tradition.

501 East 75th Street
Corner of York Ave.
NYC, NY 10021

T. 1.888.3CREPES
www.3crepes.com

Hours:
Monday to Friday
8:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM to 6:00 PM

"There’ll Always Be a France, Especially in New York" by Florence Fabricant, The New York Times

A good review of the new French restaurants to open soon.

"...Traditional French is back in style at new and forthcoming restaurants from leading chefs and restaurateurs including Alain Ducasse, Daniel Boulud, David Bouley and Keith McNally...
...Mr. Ducasse will open the New York edition of Benoit, a Parisian restaurant founded in 1912... Mr. Boulud’s new Bar Boulud, opposite Lincoln Center, is the most French of his restaurants, at least in its menu, a homage to his hometown of Lyon and the Burgundy region...Vittorio Assaf and Fabio Granato will open Brasserie Cognac at 1740 Broadway (55th Street), the first foray into France for these owners of the popular Italian chain Serafina...Later this year David Bouley plans to convert Danube, his ode to Vienna, into a French brasserie-style place. He expects the new brasserie, so far unnamed, to contrast with the ultrarefined new Bouley, to open in a few weeks on Duane Street opposite Danube (...)"
">www.nytimes.com

In the daily thoughts of Chef Jean-George... check his blog

"The only opportunity I’ve had to write about cooking in my own voice is in my cookbooks, but those can’t capture my daily (or, in the case of this blog, weekly) thoughts. I think about food and cooking as a chef—that is, my ideas come day to day, depending on what I see at the market, what my fish supplier brings me, what new gadget seems intriguing. Though I only travel out of New York about one week each month, each trip brings fresh perspectives on techniques and introduces me to new spices, herbs, and other fascinating ingredients. And, of course, I love eating in New York. From the tacos and margaritas at Los Dados (where I often stop after a night of cooking at Spice Market) to the sublime sea urchin at Sushi Seki, New York cuisine never fails to inspire."

http://jeangeorges.blogspot.com/

Easter "a la francaise" : start your hunt ! Yummy...

The most designed...at La Maison du Chocolat

On the hunt for treasures with gourmet delights…

The Small Egg Treasure: Colorful and playful, this dark or milk chocolate egg contains barrettes of praline eggs to hide and move about in the spyglass holes of this egg like a trophy.
The Large Egg Treasure: First the cage with its delicate golden leaves. Then an egg of luscious chocolate bursting with other delights…

La Maison du Chocolat
1018 Madison Avenue
or
30 Rockfeller Center
www.lamaisonduchocolat.com

The Traditional...Payard

Hollow Easter eggs filled with Payard chocolates and baby chocolates eggs

Chocolates Bunnies

And Limoges Easter Eggs, s'il-vous-plait !

Payard
1032 Lexington Avenue (between &3rg and 74th Street)
212-717-5252
www.payard.com

The cutest...at Trois Crepes Patisserie


An assortment of dark, milk and white chocolate covered pralines from the European chocolatier Café-Tasse, wrapped in golden foils. The box, a replica of a small egg carton, is just adorable.

Trois Crepes Patisserie
501 East 75th Street
Corner of York Ave
www.3crepes.com

The Trendiest...at Richart

Beautiful graphic designs with classic and original fillings. A drawer of our Festive Garden egg-shaped combines with one tray of our tasting eggs collection.

www.richart-chocolates.com
7 E 55th St
New York, NY 10022
(212) 371-9369

Bagatelle - a new French Bistro in the Meatpacking District

Partners Remi Laba and Aymeric Clemente, a former manager at La Goulue, the same duo behind Kiss & Fly next door, chose chef Nicolas Cantrel (ex-Bobo) to open this cosy restaurant. Contemporary cuisine with dishes like salmon fillet served with grapefruit and fennel, or grilled calamari seasoned with ginger and parsnip. Ideal for a romantic Valentine's dinner...

Life and style TV takes you over there

Bagatelle
409 West 13th Street / between 9th and Washington Streets
Meatpacking District / New York City
212.675.1400

Saint Valentin - Say "cheese"...

Three Saints from Isere, Rhone Alps region, are all blessed with a succulent creamy taste. The Saint Marcellin, the Saint Felicien and the Saint Valentin. Gourmandize and epicurean delights at their wicked best.

The marriage of goat’s milk cheese with cows’ milk excites the palate and scintillates the heart. Oh! My Valentine were art thou? Taste this remarkable Saint valentin cheese ...

To order, go to www.fromages.com