NEWS IN HOT STUFF

A lil bit of tech cannot hurt on the weekend… Coz I want you to find out about Zooka (discovered on kickstarter.com).

The Zooka Bluetooth Speaker has been created with the portability of a tablet, and high quality sound at the forefront of its design. Guess what? The Zooka gadget also perfectly fits your laptop screen, enabling you to play high quality audio while surfing the web. And the cutout groove makes sure your camera lens doesn’t get covered in the process… Prices starting at $89! Will be released in September 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

Forget Ladurée. Forget Pierre Hermé. Instead, give a try to the new sensation in Paris : Popelini. The pastry shop was opened by Lauren Koumetz in the Parisian Marais neighborhood and has only one specialty : the choux à la crème. I’ve been willing to try for weeks and it’s finally our friend David from 13 Bonaparte who offered us some last week-end ! 29 Rue Debelleyme 75003 Paris, France

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Whether you are trekking, sailing, on stage or in the studio, the Blackbird Rider Guitar performs and is the best travel acoustic made. The resonance-driven design features a proprietary hollow neck and head (one–piece carbon fiber construction). Leave your nice wooden guitar at home because the big sound, small body Rider is nearly indestructible, unaffected by humidity, ultra-light, and compact— but has full-size loudness and richness. Available here. Read the rest of this entry »

You’ve all seen Bill Muray praising softness and elegance of Suntory Whisky in Lost in translation: I quote ”For relaxing times, make it Suntory time” from this ad.

The huge fan of Japanese Whisky I am (read my post on Karuizawa) had to enlarge his collection with a nice bottle of Suntory Whisky! Lucky me, I just received this magnificent bottle of Suntory Hibiki 17 yo whisky for my birthday… Astonishing mix of tropical fruits and caramel, this whisky is sweet, elegant and fruity… Just what I like! The Suntory Hibiki 17 yo costs about 110€ and is available on La Maison du Whisky. Can’t wait to share it with my guests. Read the rest of this entry »

Sunday Girls: the girls we would like to bring home on Sundays and present to the family. This week, we got you a nice little selection of supermodels : Eniko Mihalik, Rosie Huntington Whiteley, Catherine McNeil, Abbey Lee Kershaw, Daisy Lowe, Gracie Carvalho, Marloes Horst, Lily Cole, Ana Beatriz Barros, Miranda Kerr, and Georgina Stojiljkovic. Yeah. That’s a good Sunday. Read the rest of this entry »

Grab your stuff and go to the polls today! France needs you!  Read the rest of this entry »