Archive for April, 2005

ok, I know its one day early, but I won’t have access to the internet tomorrow…

Wow, they have Le Pain Quotidien in the US! Maggie and I stayed near one in Paris, on Rue Mouffetard, and we got some jam there that we’ve been trying to duplicate ever since. Well, it was called “orange sanguine” and I believe it’s blood orange. So, can you check out their locations and find it? Much appreciated…

sometimes I wonder why I don’t see anything new on this website, as I go to it daily… then I remember that I’m the one responsible for posting… dang…

on another note… when you think of coffee and coffee houses, you probably think of mornings, steaming beverages, heading off to some adventure, maybe even work, etc… There is a coffeehouse chain in SoCal (ok, so its a multinational company, but it doesn’t seem like it) that is particularly good called Le Pain Quotidien. There are only a few outposts here, Santa Monica, West Hollywood and now they just opened one in Studio City, *right* on my way to work. How exciting, you say. Now you can get coffee on Fridays as a special treat. Or maybe even a yummy pastry.

SO I walked into the store this morning at 7:20, since I wanted to get to work around 7:45, which seems reasonable, as most *normal* people work from 8am onward. (You can probably sense that this story has a sad ending.)

oh no, they don’t open until 8am. I exclaimed, “That’s horrible!” (no, actually, I really said that, it just popped out, wouldn’t you? this is caffeine and the whole tone of your morning gone wrong) The salesclerk looked somewhat suprised at my reaction, like it was normal for coffee places to open *after* the morning coffee rush. I then asked, “And you aren’t planning to open earlier at any point???” She replied nonchalantly, “No.”

Who are these people who think they can toy with your caffeine needs? I have to admit that I will still make an effort to go there on a weekend, but who’s to say I won’t actually go to the *cooler* locations such as West Hollywood instead of silly little Studio City, hmm???? …. so there… I’ve taught them a lesson!

I know, the blog hasn’t been updated lately. I’m pleading illness as the excuse… Here’s a very cute pic from Maggie, James and NJ’s trip out west to tide you over until I can think better…