Can the adults please smoke? (Pt.2)- Page 150

[Matt_G]

Posted: 12/14/04 at 12:22pm

Damn, has EVERYONE here been to Paris but me??

[NYadgal]

Posted: 12/14/04 at 12:23pm

Cookie, that Savoy experience sounds dreadful!

Yes, just think of the French wine. Just think...

[BT]

Posted: 12/14/04 at 12:25pm

Matt - blah blah blah Paris - you're in New York!

[Matt_G]

Posted: 12/14/04 at 12:27pm

I've grown bored with New York.

[NYadgal]

Posted: 12/14/04 at 12:27pm

*gasp*

[Matt_G]

Posted: 12/14/04 at 12:28pm

*yawn*

Been there. Done that.

[KMF_NYC]

Posted: 12/14/04 at 12:29pm

Here is the Paris apartment -- Addy is is just outside of Marais (K does not have his Paris map for the arrondisment)

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[NYadgal]

Posted: 12/14/04 at 12:30pm

Edit: oooh la la - it's fabulous!

I have a friend who rents her apartment also. She's in LA working on some screenplays, but didn't want to give up her pad in Paris. So, she lets it out by the week. Or the month. It's beautiful...

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[KMF_NYC]

Posted: 12/14/04 at 12:30pm

and here's the interior -- too cute for words!

[laactress]

Posted: 12/14/04 at 12:30pm

Wow K, that is such a beautiful place :)

[Matt_G]

Posted: 12/14/04 at 12:31pm

OMIGAW

Posted: 12/14/04 at 12:33pm

I posted this once on the old thread, but in honor of today - and since I just found out it was Walt's favorite song - here it is one more time (with love to Addy) -

Song: Feed The Birds

Mary Poppins:
Early each day to the steps of Saint Paul's
The little old bird woman comes
In her own special way to the people she call,
"Come, buy my bags full of crumbs
Come feed the little birds,
Show them you care
And you'll be glad if you do
Their young ones are hungry
Their nests are so bare
All it takes is tuppence from you
Feed the birds, tuppence a bag
Tuppence, tuppence, tuppence a bag
Feed the birds," that's what she cries
While overhead, her birds fill the skies

All around the cathedral the saints and apostles
Look down as she sells her wares
Although you can't see it,
You know they are smiling
Each time someone shows that he cares

Though her words are simple and few
Listen, listen, she's calling to you
"Feed the birds, tuppence a bag
Tuppence, tuppence, tuppence a bag"

[Broadwayboobs]

Posted: 12/14/04 at 12:34pm

K...I have miles to cash in. When do we leave exactly???

[Matt_G]

Posted: 12/14/04 at 12:34pm

DG, that's my favorite Disney song as well.

[NYadgal]

Posted: 12/14/04 at 12:35pm

DG - I have tears rolling down my face. Thank you. xox

Posted: 12/14/04 at 12:35pm

It's a great one, isn't it Matt?

[NYadgal]

Posted: 12/14/04 at 12:36pm

K - you said there's a loft?

Oh, the temptation...

[kissmycookie]

Posted: 12/14/04 at 12:37pm

The Marais is in the 4th, I think... That's too charming for words, K...

Addy: I actually looked at the Savoy incident as one of the highlights. Luckily, it was towards the end of the my tea time there when it all happened. But it was too amusing for words... I only wished I could have discreetly taken a picture...

[KMF_NYC]

Posted: 12/14/04 at 12:38pm

K is a good arm twister....

[kissmycookie]

Posted: 12/14/04 at 12:40pm

Is K a good leg twister too?

[NYadgal]

Posted: 12/14/04 at 12:41pm

K, do you like Moroccon food? If so, this is a MUST, MUST, MUST: (I don't go to Paris without going there for dinner!)


Restaurant 404

I found the following description of it on a website about Paris restaurants for you:

Describe your dining experience:
Why, oh why, can’t I find a place like 404 back home? I feel like I’m giving away a state secret just by writing about it. Why?

1. Because it’s gorgeous.

404 will transport you to Morocco. The lighting is lovely and subtle. Wooden carvings cover the windows, and rich fabrics and colors adorn every surface. Request a reservation in the loft for the full effect – like dining on an elephant’s back! You’ll climb a tiny, ancient staircase with candlelight flickering from an iron lantern perched on each step. The loft holds just two low tables, with piles of cushions to sit on and enormous etched silver plates to eat off. On the bar below, Taittinger chilled in a bucket with floating multicolored rose petals. Even the bathroom is charming, with the “TP” hanging rustically from a rope.

2. Because it’s chic.

404 was easier to find back when its namesake, a Peugeot 404 Familiale (an extended station wagon built in the ‘60s and ‘70s) was parked outside. Nowadays you’ll have to look harder to find the unobtrusive entrance to this former hotel particulier. Celebrities from Catherine Deneuve and Jean-Paul Gaulthier to Steven Spielberg have been spotted enjoying the spicy aromas and cozy ambiance. But the great thing about Restaurant 404 is that they will treat you just as well as they did David Bowie.

3. Because it’s delicious.

There are two specialties here: couscous and tagines. You can get couscous anywhere, so go with the complex, intricately spiced Moroccan tagines (stews) cooked on an open flame in earthenware pots and served scaldingly hot. Look down from the balcony and see what’s on the stove. We particularly enjoyed the poulet citron with olives and the tagine sept legumes (guess who ordered that one!) If you’re ordering appetizers for the table, try the potato pastries, or the cucumber in yogurt sauce. Fruit salad in rose water was a light, refreshing dessert after the enormous servings of tagine.

4. Because it’s fun.

The house drink, a “404 cocktail”, is not unlike a Mojito. It’s crammed full of fresh mint, and packs a powerful wallop. This may explain why we became close friends with a succession of couples who occupied the table next to us. The first let us use their condiments and share their breadbasket when ours ran out. The next set insisted we sample their wine, as both tables had ordered different but excellent Algerian reds. Ours, the ’98 Chateau Mansourah Coteaux de Tlemcen, had a faint brandy taste and a smoky bite. Theirs, a ’98 Chateau Tellagh, was spicier and lighter.

The spunky young staff makes your meal as fun as it is delicious. Our waitress sat and chatted with us while we scrutinized the menu, and made a delightful spectacle of the “unveiling” of our tagines, removing their pointed covers with a flourish. Our meal concluded with another waitress serving us strong mint tea with panache, pouring it into our glasses from a height of three feet!


...If I can make reservations there for us, I'll join you for sure!

[KMF_NYC]

Posted: 12/14/04 at 12:43pm

K LOVES moroccon food!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks Addy!


and Cookie -- I have had any complaints registered.....

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Posted: 12/14/04 at 12:43pm

Addy - may the light from your eyes catch each teardrop and cast rainbows on all you see

I must away, as the sun is beckonning to me - a glorious day to you all!

[NYadgal]

Posted: 12/14/04 at 12:44pm

You will LOVE this restaurant. It's one of my favorites in the entire WORLD!

[NYadgal]

Posted: 12/14/04 at 12:48pm

Oh my God, DG - that's beautiful! Thank you.

Have a wonderful day!