BIRTHDAY CAKE - WE ATE IT

I dropped in on Pippa today. I can't wait to see the video she was working on with the latest A.P.C. and Sonia buying expeditions featured! I went in and grabbed some coffee and a banana eclair [cut into two very exact sized pieces] while Johan was presenting me with a fake bottle of Lanson Champagne in Maison Bertaux. I could just sit and look at all the cakes all day.

Over in the States Rick Ross also loves cake and an entourage of other rappers there too:

Maybe they should jump on a jet with all that money they say they have and visit Pippa and I in Maison B and let us feed them some cakes from upstairs. Though maybe they mean money, or cocaine, or chilling with their girlfriends instead of chillin wit their boys*.

I mean here is the chorus** by Flo Rida [gettit? Flow Rider in Florida?!]:
I could spend a hundred thousand in a day,
Getting cake er day (er day), er day (er day),
Comin through yo hood in that 7 tre,
Getting cake er day (er day), er day (er day),
I told ya'll, I don't want no cake on my birthday,
I want my cake er day (maan), er day (maan),
I could spend a hundred thousand in a day,
Getting cake er day (er day), er day (er day)

Some of them are big guys. This could be from eating a lot of cake?! Does anyone else feel me on this?

I started a Flickr group recently to liberate all of you who were wanting to take picture of your food but were too scared cause you thought I was gonna hate on your for peepin' my steelo. But NO! Check out WE ATE IT! Then ask to join the group and start submitting your pictures! Already some friends have tracked each other down by accident - Ina Featherbed from New York joined the group and then realised that ..Philippa.. in London was a pal of hers and they are back in touch. Cool or what?

Here is a selection of WE ATE IT pics to whet your appetite!





Okay so that is all for now, let's hope Pippa's video gets online soon!

xx Emma

* check urbandictionary.com

** check justsomelyrics.com

BANANA ECLAIR - woo baby yeah!!

First discovered by Joe Brooks, the banana éclair available from Maison Bertaux Patisserie Francais, has got to be THE MOST AMAZING ÉCLAIR ON EARTH as voted by Pippa and I.

Pippa and I went halvies on Saturday when we were working together in the office. However, come Sunday when I went in to continue working on the VAT quarter, I had the banana éclair call my name. After I let Abbie and Lee into Maison B for some out of hours shopping, I had to call in and get a couple of éclairs for back at the office. All for myself. Johan was serving on Sunday and he asked if I needed a box or a bag and I said "No I will be a pig and eat them immediately." He told me, "Ahhh yes when it comes to cake it is good to be a pig. You must eat cake fresh." Then he handed me the éclairs and said "Are they both for you?" I said "Yes." Johan told me, "You are a good girl," with a big smile on his face. "Help yourself to serviettes by the door on the way out."

Back at the office, the rehearsals for the Soho Lounge or whatever it is called now - it used be the Raymond Review Bar tho - were still going. The woman was singing a 'soulful funky bluesed out jazzy verision' Gold Finger - even mimicing the trumpets "WAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH WAHHHHHHHHHHH" - it wasn't cool. I nearly killed myself over her rendition of "Wuthering Heights". But then I realised it was only one section of a medley and not worth my effort. I'm glad I didn't have to sit through the whole version though.

xx Emma