Carole Bouquet Sangue d'Oro

 Last night French actress Carole Bouquet introduced her wine at Alliance Francais.

 Just as beautiful as ever...

 I thought I spotted Bouquet at bistro L'Ami Louis last October but I was wrong...

 Much better to see Bouquet up close and taste the luscious liqueur, Sangue d'oro she makes on the tiny island of Pantelleria near Sicily.

 Golden like honey, 'with confit notes of bergamot, cinchona and dried apricot...

 'A smooth mouth..the perfect blend of softness and fine length on the palate..' Try it!

 Bouquet chatted with John Mariani on her film career - she's 55 and has made 55 films. Acting doesn't stop for French women when they become 'une femme d'un certain age'. And national theatres, supported by the government provide additional work to films.

 Warm, natural, animated, Bouquet was not the Mona Lisa/sphinx I was expecting. 

 Her porcelain beauty is legend but working in the 007 film, For Your Eyes Only, was hell...

 Luis Bunuel's That Obscure Object of Desire was Bouquet's first entry into films at just 20 and mostly by chance and luck.

 Chanel quickly came calling but Bouquet waited till she was 28 to step into the role of spokeswoman, so her acting would not be overshadowed.

 I thought this was Carole Bouquet in the newest Cartier lavish commercial, but it's a look-alike...

 Have you seen it?

Bouquet was wearing earrings almost as fabulous as her wine...

MERCI Mme. BOUQUET!

Celebrity Sightings at L'Ami Louis!

Last night PBer Karen from South Africa invited me to dinner at bistro L'Ami Louis. We'd never met but she says she feels like she knows me. Karen makes divine Ooh La La Artisan Confectionary like calissons, nougat and toffees - I know they're divine because I ate FOUR nougats on the Metro going home last night.
Her two daughters, Saffron and Scarlett (why did my mother name me plain-Jane Carol) joined us. They're tres bonne eleve - they drew, played games quietly through the meal. Only at the end did Scarlett fall asleep on the table.

Everything at L'Ami Louis is huge portions.

While Saffron drew and munched Karen and I noticed Helen Mirren at a table across the way.

She is just plain gorgeous.

The giant salade frisee was gorgeous too.

As were the huge stack of frits

My caille/quail - when I finished they brought another!

Back to gorgeous Helen - Irresistable.

Sitting in the back of L'Ami Louis I thought I saw stunning actress Carole Bouquet...

Oui et non? What do you think?

Karen says non...

I was so blitzed by celebrity stalking I couldn't focus on our fruits rouge dessert

A Ha, another celebrity of sorts...

A red crocodile Birkin. Remember Le Divorce (Leslie Caron was in it) with the famed red croc that fell off of the Eiffel Tower?

Time for zzzzzzzs

Salon du Chocolat is tomorrow.

BONNE NUIT PBers!