Dinner at Paul and James' house...

Last night Miss R and myself went to our friends Paul and James' house in Bethnal Green for dinner and some X Factor action.  Their house so should be featured in Elle Deco, they both have such a great eye for interiors.  Miss R, P and J are all massive fans of the factor of X, so I had to get acquainted pretty fast with the new judges {Miss R & Paul both majorly crushing on Mr Barlow} as being sans TV means it is a little off my radar.  James was on cooking duty and what a cook he is!  Dinner was a dream.  We started with beetroot's {golden as well as purple} with a yoghurt and parsley dressing which were delicious.  Then a Moro inspired main course of mackerel, saffron rice with pistachio, cardamom, fried onions and yoghurt and a spinach and feta salad.  I was lucky enough to enjoy a bit more of the beets being a veggie and all.  We were treated to a box of Parisian Pierre Herme macarons for dessert.  Miss R and myself had both never tried these before and oh my they give Laduree a run for their money in the taste stakes!  Some really interesting flavours including Olive Oil & Vanilla - which was sublime, Jasmine - a personal fave, so creamy, light and subtle in it's floral flavour and Liquorice & Violet which is the one in the below photo with a different color shell either side of the filling. Pierre Hermes macarons are available to buy online http://www.pierreherme.com/products/macarons.html / in their London boutique {13 Lowndes Street, London SW1X} or in the concession that James visited in Selfridges. Go try!  Thanks for a wonderful evening boys...

Posted by: Miss J