Blake Lively On Macarons And Cooking For Christian Louboutin

by Justin Fenner | 10:50 am, November 2nd, 2011

Trying to get Blake Lively to notice you at a party is like one of those high school movies where the embattled (yet totally adorable) nerd wants to at least talk to the girl of his dreams before graduation. You don’t want to be pushy, and you don’t want to seem desperate — and you definitely don’t want to bore her once she actually looks in your direction.

So last night at Barney’s New York‘s party for the new book commemorating shoe designer Christian Louboutin‘s 20 years in the business, we decided not to ask Lively about fashion or about shopping but about food. “Now I’m not going to shut up!” she said.

As it turns out, Lively — who’s a Louboutin muse and one of his best customers — is a total foodie, not just in restaurants but in her own kitchen. (Just like us!) And while she loves making Thai food, she couldn’t pick a favorite dish if she tried.

“Every kind of food. I mean, I like to cook every kind of food,” Lively said. “Your favorite kind of food? It’s impossible. But I love to travel because you challenge yourself and you try things that scare you, spices that scare you or different meats … Mixing things that don’t necessarily go together is always exciting and stimulating.”

Lively says she and Louboutin have never cooked together, although once when she visited him in Paris they went to “the best macaron shops and we did samples.” But she would like to cook with him someday — at least as a way to say thanks for all the dope kicks.

“I just love him as a person,” she said. “He’s such a kind, generous man. He’s so full of life and spirit, and he’s truly magical.”

We don’t know about magical, but making it 20 years in the fashion industry is no small feat. Here’s hoping that trademark lawsuit won’t keep him from making it another 20.