St-Germain Cocktail

One of the best nights my friend Alli and I had on our backpacking trip through western Europe back in the summer 2005 was spent at Le Bilboquet (aka "Le Temple du Jazz"), a tiny jazz club in St-Germain (think dark oak bar, rich red velvet upholstery, dim antique lighting). A friend of mine who recently spent time in Paris told me that the jazz club shutdown, which almost brings tears to my eyes. But anyway, here's a good cockail we sipped:

2 Shots Champagne* or Dry White Wine 1 ½ Shots St-Germain 2 Shots Sparkling Water or Club Soda
Method: Stir ingredients in a tall ice-filled Collins glass, mixing completely. Think of Paris circa 1947. Garnish with a lemon twist. Variation: Think of Sartre circa 1947. Be the lemon twist. * Or Sparkling Wine, Prosecco or Cava

(via St. Germain)

Posted by Madame Lamb on Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 9:13 AM 2 comments

Which way to Tatooine?

Cedric Delsaux has created a series of photos featuring Star Wars characters in contemporary urban environments. The star guys are actually toys that have been superimposed onto photos of Paris' grittier barrios. I'm more than a bit disappointed there are no pics of Ewoks (holding hands, crossing street) or Chewie (fine dining, he'll have the duck a l'orange) , but still, much dap, Ced. Be sure to check out his other stuff as well - the landscapes were pretty stunning.

(via The Tak! Design Blog)

PS what a fabulous work environment over there at Tak! HQ--

Posted by Pan Tostado on Friday, May 23, 2008 at 9:02 AM 0 comments

8 minutes and 20 seconds of paris

the concept behind this posters is based on capturing the city (in this case Paris) in video sequences of 8 minutes and 20 seconds (= 500 seconds). Each sequence was then reduced to 1 frame per second. The resulting prints are based on the individual collections of 500 frames (each) and are positioned within square compositions (available in two sizes: 40x40cm or 90x90cm). available at stereohype.

Posted by Madame Lamb on Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 7:55 AM 0 comments