Breakfast in America 20th Anniversary July 4th Soirée

 

Last night Breakfast in America celebrated the 4th of July with a 20th anniversary soirée in the Marais on 4, rue Malher

Have you been for breakfast when in Paris?

Craig Carlson is the genius behind all these pancakes 🥞 here singing a country music song 🎵 

Craig’s 2 fabulous books, Let Them Eat Pancakes and Pancakes in Paris, on how he conquered French bureaucracy and pursued his dream 

Creating and sharing with the French a vision of the American archetypal diner 

A peek at the Breakfast in Paris menu for your erudition. 

‘From the griddle’! I haven’t heard those words in years. 

Down to the last fried onion ring

Yes, I finally ate a hamburger 🍔 in Paris last night

And it was excellent p with a good slather of ketchup. In fact très delish 👍 

Plus there were corn 🌽 dogs, guacamole, 

Mini cheese cakes, white peach blossoms with Prosecco.

Nothing like a good ole American 🇺🇸 street party to celebrate the Fourth in Paris 🇫🇷 Lisa Anselmo was there.

Adrian Leeds was there among other ex-pat luminaries. I coveted her Camper red shoes.

What did I wear? Desperately seeking anything appropriately 4thish...I found a vintage New York Subway T-shirt lurking in the placard/bottom of my closet.

I wanted to take a petit cadeaux 🎁 to Craig (we first met over turkey at Thanksgiving appropriately). 

Immediately came to mind superb breakfast painter, Wayne Thiebaud, my hero.

I made 2 attempts & decided to give Craig both..what the heck 😂 Now I see I should have left out the blue sky. Craig, can I do it over one more time🙏 

Copying your artist heroes is always a good way to learn.

I had to leave the grand soirée early to come home and work on your Paris letter. There will be cats 🐈‍⬛ 

Do look in my Etsy shop for Paris gifts 🎁 to give ❤️

By the time I left it was raining out…Paris drizzle. 

Nothing deters Parisians from sitting by the Seine.

Nothing deters tourists riding les bateaux mouches whatever the weather ☔️ 

                       🇫🇷 🚤  Bonne Mercredi PBers 🚤 🇺🇸