Blend Burger (Burger marathon #1)

Speaking about burgers...
This short week end I had was a good opportunity to treat myslef (and tummy) so I decided to try this hype burger place in Paris : Blend.
After several attempts a few month ago, we finally made it.
The owner (that you can see behing in the first picture - not the asian one - ) received us very nicely, smiling, not usual here in Paris.
Before sitting, my choice was already made : the Hamb burger - beef, pickles, onions, iceberg, sauce Thousand Island and Blend mustard, I know, I didnt choose the Cheesy, but my friend did :) + french fries (but the sweet potatoes fries were also yummyy)
The level is quite high, it was just DE-licious. The bread, the sauce, the beef, WAOW I devoured it pretty quick.
Discovery of the day :  jealous of a sauce my friend got with his sweet potatoes, I asked for one, knowing that everything there is home-made this thing was beyond amazing (if you like garlic) : kind of an Aoili sauce, with garlic puree and basil...mmmmhhhhh close to perfection. (Good point : the burger is cut in two, makes it easyier to savour and share !
Desert, even if we all were pretty full, it was the continuity of this delight. Cheescake and chocolate cupcake with white chocolate ganache filling + a cookie and an apple crumble tasting like an apple crumble..
On a scale of 1 to 10, Blend definitely worth a 9.50.
You now know where to eat a delicious hype and 100% home-made burger for a very fair price. No deception.
AND they have a twitter ! @ blendhamburger
Blend - 44 rue d'Argout - 75001 - Paris

Love,
x

Chez Miki

Food experience of the day : Japanese bento at chez Miki

If i could try everything, I would defintely do it..
Really cute little place (16 cutlery) hidden behind the Louvois square in the 2nd arrondissement and runned by Miss Ayako and her assistant, really nice and serious - japanese way.
Been there for lunch, special menu, a very healthy and hearty dish in a bento (comes with a soup and white rice) for 15€, just choose the main dish between marinated sardines, fried salmon tartare sauce (dish in the picture) shrimp rolls, miso marinated beef tenderloin and a few more.
For dinner, their black slate offers a few delights : Turbot carpaccio, squid sashimis (mmmmh), famous dried shrimps pasta, spicy pasta with octopus and egg fish, fried pork with garlic and shizo etc.. Around 30€ to 35€ à la carte, but it's definetly worth the price !

Writting about it makes me salivate..
Love x

ps : Try the matcha tea!

Chez Miki
5, rue de Louvois 75002
01 42 96 04 88
From tuesday to saturday
Noon to 10pm
Sunday from 6pm to 10pm

Gyoza Bar

Gyoza Bar - Paris 2nd

Today, my tummy's speaking...
Who can resist this tiny,crispy little Gyoza ? I can't..
I tryied this place called Gyoza Bar in the 2th, a place exclusively dedicated to Gyozas.
Minimalistic menu as the design of this place, 6€/8pcs of Gyoza, 8€/12pcs and 10€/16pcs, it comes with marinated bean sprouts (DElicious) and the Gyoza sauce, so good you could drink it ! You can also add a nature rice.
I made some research, and the recipe of this Gyoza with porc from Dordogne belongs to Shinichi Sato, a famous gastronomic chef s'il vous plait !

Great for lunch break, but be there pretty early ! Because like the name say it, its a bar, places are limited, 10 or 11 seats around the bar, so you queue outside while starring at people and wait for them to finish their Gyoza ! and once you are seated, you realise it's a universal behaviour ! so best to do is to forget about it and enjoy your japanese delight ! (Or come for dinner..)

Restaurant Gyoza Bar
56, passage des Panoramas Paris 75002

Metro :Richelieu - Drouot / Grands Boulevards / Bourse

Phone :  +33 1 44 82 00 62

Love x