makan | joie de vivre
Both sides of our family are passionate cooks, covering cuisines from Singaporean/Southeast Asian, to French, Italian, German and even Algerian! Don’t even get us started on the fusion dishes that we’ve experimented on our family and friends Since we cook so often, we like to “pamper” ourselves by visiting La Maison de Roellinger to stock […]
We chanced upon this bakery as our pottery classes are right around the corner. After throwing a couple of bowls and vases, there’s nothing like some warm bread and viennoiseries to fill our empty stomachs. On a side note, in case you don’t know, you can actually buy FRESH pizza pastry from the Mamiche bakery […]
A rare sight of Montmartre and the Sacré Coeur Basilica under the snow. Had great fun drawing this from a photo sent by a lucky friend who was visiting the historical neighbourhood of artists during an infrequent and beautiful episode of snow in the French capital. Recorded the drawing process too and hope you’ll enjoy […]
French baking has so many extensive types of dough and pastries that the French themselves might not know about all the available pastry varieties out there! We found out about Maison Pralus many years ago as we have family living near Roanne, the town where the family business originated. The maison’s founder August Pralus was […]
As you can tell by now, we are frequent visitors to Rue Montorgueil (Montorgueil Street), a well-known pedestrian street of gourmet stalls, cafés and restaurants in Central Paris. There are no lack of pâtisseries (pastry stores) along this street, but don’t get distracted by commercial chains like Paul, Le Pain Quotidien, Eric Kaiser… Since you’re […]
For the lucky travellers who’ve been there, Kurdistan is a mountainous region of Western Asia spanning southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Iraq, and northern Syria. For those who haven’t, Riha Dürüm in Paris (wraps) is the next best thing! The Kurdish streetfood joint’s modest shopfront might result in you walking by thinking that it’s another […]
There are so many amazing boulangeries (bakeries) in Paris, but “The French Bastards” definitely stands out with its cheeky name. Unlike other parisian establishments which display proudly their long history (est. 1890 or Maison founded after the meteorite landed on the dinosaurs etc), you’ll see printed prominently on their shop front: “Maison fondée hier” (Maison […]
At the busy pedestrian street Montorgueil, you’d probably not notice the unassuming Greek caterer aptly named Dionysos, the Greek god of wine, fertility and harvest. We highly recommend their marinated and vinegar-pickled octopus salad and pink tarama!
“Au Fond Du Jardin” mix from Cannes-based Tea House Collection T – a delicious and refreshing infusion of fruits like strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and flowers like calendula & rose.