Archive for December 25th, 2007

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Berthillon’s Fois Gras ice cream

December 25, 2007

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Our muse (for her early work), the eternally infamous Brigitte Bardot, has issued a fatwa against beloved ice creamer Berthillon.

Serving scoops by the thousand on the ile Saint Louis, Berthillon is known for its uncompromisingly natural ingredients in an array of flavors– from rose and lavender to the new flavor du jour– foie gras.

Berthillon vows that its fois gras ice cream is made with 50% foie gras of French origin. Yuck!

BB threw a fit upon hearing this, saying that the famed cremerie is an “accomplice to this industry of suffering and death”.

“Force-feeding is real torture for geese and ducks that must swallow in a matter of a few seconds so much food that their liver swells up to ten times its normal size,” she said. “Blood should not be spilled to make new ice creams, it makes no sense.”

For once, we agree with BB, mainly because this flavor sounds absolutely degoutant! Come on Berthillon, couldn’t you do a better flavor— like Veuve Clicquot, or Drambouie?

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“Le Bling-Bling President”

December 25, 2007

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It’s official: Sarko is in a mid-life crisis.

We’ve just about had it with the crazy reports of Sarko’s love life, but this week the headlines were a bit more interesting than usual– namely, reports that ex-supermodel Carla Bruni confirmed her relationship with Monsieur le Prez. Newspapers went with the story after the couple appeared together at EuroDisney to watch a MickeyMouse parade– yep, first date at Disney. Isn’t that magical? Now the two lovebirds are on holiday in Egypt.

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Bruni, the guitar-loving Paris-based bobo, has been described as a “man-eater” and a “terminator” by those close to her. Her long line of lovers range from rock stars to moguls and include Mick Jagger, Donald Trump, and Eric Clapton. Now Sarko joins her infamous list of men in the midst of a mid-life crisis.

Sarko has been linked to a string of beautiful women since his divorce just over two months ago. Some of the alleged girlfriends are less than pleased with their new found gossip fame, including TV personality Laurence Ferrari, who brought suit against a tabloid magazine for breaking the country’s strict privacy laws. Presidential love life hasn’t been so exciting since JFK!