Great news for L.A. foodies! This November 18th, celebrity chef Thomas Keller (of French Laundry and Per Se fame) opened the brand new Bouchon bistro in Beverly Hills. The menu looks absolutely mouthwatering, with mussels steamed with white wine and mustard, blood sausage with potato puree and caramelized apples, and two-inch-high daily quiches. Here, we chat with Keller about the chaos and craze of opening a restaurant…
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Experience PARISIENNE
Living and loving in the moment
Experience PARISIENNE
PARISIENNE is the essence of a woman who knows how to love and how to live. At the heart of YSL’s DNA is the empowerment of women, and true to this we believe that any woman, anywhere, can adopt the values of being a PARISIENNE. To celebrate the launch of PARISIENNE, and to encourage women to find their “inner PARISIENNE”, we have created www.ExperienceParisienne.com, where the essence of a woman and her PARISIENNE experience is shared with other women.
In this spirit, YSL is sending five renowned bloggers on a journey around the country to discover and reveal their very own PARISIENNE experiences in New York City, Miami, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Yves Saint Laurent has chosen an ensemble of women with passions for beauty, art, design, music, fashion and food to create a travel diary of their trip. Stay tuned here to read articles, see photos and follow the women on their journey.
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Get Thee to Beverly Hills: Chef Thomas Keller Just Opened Bouchon Bistro!
Kathryn M. Ireland
Kathryn Ireland’s designs make me want to put every cent I earn into decorating my house. Colorful and lively, her interiors are inspired by the time she spends each year at her home in the French countryside. She’s owned this vacation house since her twenties, when she was pregnant with her first son; she spotted the house while on a road trip with her husband and bought it right away. I visited her one morning at her home in Santa Monica, before she took a bike ride with friends. Come take a peek inside…
Swimming Pool at the Standard
While there are lots of great things about the Standard Hotel (the amazing diner, the people-watching from your room onto Sunset Blvd, and the “live art” in their lobby), the swimming pool is the star of the show. There’s a constant flow of beautiful people sitting by the pool and sipping cocktails, and you almost feel as though at any moment you’ll spot a PARISIENNE starlet, like Brigitte Bardot or Catherine Deneuve. Some of the beauties we did spot by the pool: Matteo Fabra and Stephanie Ilic from Paris and Francesco Torricella from Italy…
Room With a View
PARISIENNE singer Keren Ann says, “In New York, you pay for the neighborhood; in Paris, you pay for the view.” True enough, but what about Los Angeles? Maybe it’s a little bit of both, I thought, when I spotted this panorama in super cute Silverlake. Breathtaking!
California Legends: Gorgeous Arches in LA
Paris is not the only city with beautiful bridges. I spotted these gorgeous arches just off of the 134 Freeway in Pasadena, California. Similar to the bridges you find over the River Seine in Paris, this too is rich in (spooky) history.
LA Rest Stop: Midafternoon Make Out With A View
Is there anything more PARISIENNE than a little afternoon love picnic in the heart of downtown LA? I spotted this couple when I decided to take a detour to this secret park. I thought it was the perfect place to sip a Café au Lait and soak in some of that Southern California sun.
Note to Self: Next time bring my beau.
