Thursday, 14 February 2013

Pop-Up

Hey, happy Lupercalia!

I'm not sure if this has caught on yet, but Paris has become the land of Pop-up foodie events. A kitchen or bar will whore their kitchens out to a catering outfit or a team of chefs, who will do up some better-than-average comfort foods. Most of them are American-themed in nature: Southern foods, Cajun goodies, and the all important brunch.

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I've been in Paris long enough to start to bump in to people, and if you advertise anything authentically American then you will get a big crowd of Yankees.

Ofttimes, these are fantastically disorganized affairs with long waits and a bit of an unpredictable element to them, but they are generally fun and laid-back with understanding patrons.

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Biscuits and sausage gravy made by the great independent caters Emperor Norton. I haven't had real American brunch since...well, forever. Early April maybe? It was fantastic.

Plus, someone drew penises on the condensation on the front window of Red House.

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Tee hee!

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I hadn't spent a Sunday slothfully chatting with friends, drinking coffee and cocktails over breakfast foods in ages.

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