White and Green

Yesterday, Paris was covered by snow and parisians were smiling ( wait ! something very important is supposed to occur when you see a parisian who is NOT grumbling )

Brigitte Bardot in swimming suit !

Do you smell the mimosa fragrance coming from la Côte d'Azur ?

Back from the snowy streets, I started a work inspired by this man's work : Mr Yamashita.

He is japanese and is living in France not so far from Paris. He is a gardener, a very specific one, since three-stars chefs from the most famous restaurants cook his unique vegetables.

He grows remarkable japanese vegetables. The seeds are brought directly from Japan and, unlike industrial growers, are chosen for flavour rather than durability.

When he comes to the restaurants with his delivery, he is choosing himself which vegetable, how many of each one, and how much he will charge for them. Chefs love him :



Look at him in this video, when he says with his charming smile : You have to hope a lot ! Il faut beaucoup espérer !

Vegetables are so inspiring for painting; I am a fan of this kind of guy, he is a real artist; people say that he is a jeweler of vegetables.

In Asafumi Yamashita's book, I read that it is considered to be particularly good luck to dream of Mount Fuji, a Hawk, and a Nasu, the japanese eggplant, on New Year's Eve, the first dream of the new year...

Credit : cuisiner en ligne

Credit : Frenchforfoodies

All about Mr Yamashita here

Japanese inspiration