La Journée de Pi

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVk4QWibby4Xme5qwtNKID4da_yCKVJ-ygbUfjIxfinpvAnh4I56BB8DOXhcH_P460iuAxSDaqSDdvz87RPAnsFoMaK7GUFxFTyfGOo-i_HhOGztIXEAyzGN8qjUWbsVOTmmA0xtH3cU8/s1600/2011+Nov+7+DSC_0822.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVk4QWibby4Xme5qwtNKID4da_yCKVJ-ygbUfjIxfinpvAnh4I56BB8DOXhcH_P460iuAxSDaqSDdvz87RPAnsFoMaK7GUFxFTyfGOo-i_HhOGztIXEAyzGN8qjUWbsVOTmmA0xtH3cU8/s1600/2011+Nov+7+DSC_0822.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pi day of the century</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">π </span>- not pie actually</div><div style="text-align: center;">(a pun)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Saturday, March 14, 2015 is <a href="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/for-the-love-of-pi-and-the-tao-of-tau/">Pi Day</a>, a celebration of the irrational number </div><div style="text-align: center;">that describes the ratio of a circle’s diameter to its circumference. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Pi is approximately 3.141592653, but it continues at random to infinity. </div><div style="text-align: center;">No matter how many numbers after the decimal place you use, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the only way to get it exactly is to use the symbol pi (π)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">March 14, 2015</div><div style="text-align: center;">3.14.15 at 9:26.53am</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love math and numbers as well as pie, </div><div style="text-align: center;">so treat yourself to a slice of pie (or tart, if you will)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">La Petite Rose</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">11, boulevard de Courcelles</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

La Journée de Pi

Pi day of the century π - not pie actually (a pun) Saturday, March 14, 2015 is Pi Day , a celebration of the irrational number  that descri...

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La Petite Rose

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8y6RxB-A_-HbQAkxNkMqddIJqNZ94U_VsX0wgpzTOmK6q5gFc6BDRZsUne8GQj69fc4EABDAW1k4aEOAGzSjExjNMJkr3exDeIX7s4JyWs1N4JxhRmasudDxuPFx8219puorTGLbeRVk/s1600/2011+Nov+day+4+DSC_0807.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8y6RxB-A_-HbQAkxNkMqddIJqNZ94U_VsX0wgpzTOmK6q5gFc6BDRZsUne8GQj69fc4EABDAW1k4aEOAGzSjExjNMJkr3exDeIX7s4JyWs1N4JxhRmasudDxuPFx8219puorTGLbeRVk/s1600/2011+Nov+day+4+DSC_0807.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">La Petite Rose</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">La Petite Rose is perhaps one of my favorite quiet places for lunch with seating for about 8 people.  With a choice of two salads and a quiche, you will be delighted with the fresh selections.  On previous posts you have seen a sampling of their beautifully crafted pastries (<a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2013/07/la-petite-rose-salon-de-the.html" target="_blank">here</a>)  The chef is Miyuki Watanabe, a Japanese woman who was trained in Tokyo, came to Paris to work for Gérard Mulot, and then opened her own shop.  <i>(merci Clotilde Dusoulier)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh, and the chocolates are divine!</div><div style="text-align: center;">(Valentine's Day is Friday) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">La Petite Rose</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">11, boulevard de Courcelles</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div>

La Petite Rose

La Petite Rose La Petite Rose is perhaps one of my favorite quiet places for lunch with seating for about 8 people.  With a choice of two sa...

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La Petite Rose - salon de thé

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPf6QDt2p7MbSfgLonODQqXb1oZkZG12VkxhFy-Ka4fqvZZOJEcQzaD04V6HkQjHvLzsDDSKHghi-WCWA3zUxv_sOoWMM4SBhmpHb4YWET8jeJzJ_mWe6r9Ne1KAMt5Se7rCpsgOgAR5U/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_111DSC_5059.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPf6QDt2p7MbSfgLonODQqXb1oZkZG12VkxhFy-Ka4fqvZZOJEcQzaD04V6HkQjHvLzsDDSKHghi-WCWA3zUxv_sOoWMM4SBhmpHb4YWET8jeJzJ_mWe6r9Ne1KAMt5Se7rCpsgOgAR5U/s640/2012+Mar+30+Paris_111DSC_5059.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">La Petite Rose</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This is one of my favorite lunch spots, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">just a short walk from Parc de Monceau.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Gorgeous salads and delicious quiches</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Well, selecting a dessert is a challenge!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>La Petite Rose</em></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>11, boulevard de Courcelles</em></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>Métro Villiers</em></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>75008 Paris</em></span></span></div>

La Petite Rose - salon de thé

La Petite Rose This is one of my favorite lunch spots,  just a short walk from Parc de Monceau.   Gorgeous salads and delicious quiches Well...

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La Petite Rose

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8SUrJfaw5UZwfSphT2Za2VsPud37V2r3amdU6pSKPR0Xw_483tYp4AK1mTZSrvFU_9L5Y2C_yPdLLTaly7Mm0qImV0xNdWsUC3sDXkruT-2IrVG7fayH_YRmdviMrUZJqQdThFMTQHic/s1600/2011+nov+4+DSC_0812+picasa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" nfa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8SUrJfaw5UZwfSphT2Za2VsPud37V2r3amdU6pSKPR0Xw_483tYp4AK1mTZSrvFU_9L5Y2C_yPdLLTaly7Mm0qImV0xNdWsUC3sDXkruT-2IrVG7fayH_YRmdviMrUZJqQdThFMTQHic/s640/2011+nov+4+DSC_0812+picasa.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Days of wine and roses?  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Well, actually, it was a bottle of water and a single rose, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">but the lighting in the salon de thé was enchanting.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>La Petite Rose</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>11, boulevard de Courcelles</em></span><br /><em><span style="font-family: Times;">Métro Villiers</span></em><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75008 Paris</em></span>

La Petite Rose

Days of wine and roses?  Well, actually, it was a bottle of water and a single rose, but the lighting in the salon de thé was enchanting. La...

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Une tarte de baies

<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT4wrTKVC2hOrUKAe7JdJx-gaIZBMw1ThhYv9CnU7mpyZIvHJeJ5ALa8iPdfMTIn_wwVMJrXo7tkxrfLM_9JjkUZjTnbbHrsNM0KCk-ijH97QM71M77Dd9yBFnssGWvxPI0Wz0cUItosk/s1600/2011+nov+4+DSC_0822.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="538" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT4wrTKVC2hOrUKAe7JdJx-gaIZBMw1ThhYv9CnU7mpyZIvHJeJ5ALa8iPdfMTIn_wwVMJrXo7tkxrfLM_9JjkUZjTnbbHrsNM0KCk-ijH97QM71M77Dd9yBFnssGWvxPI0Wz0cUItosk/s640/2011+nov+4+DSC_0822.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This tart full of berries just makes my mouth water.</span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Does that mean it is good for you?</span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">(Tant pis... I had something much more sinful, abundant in chocolate)</span></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>La Petite Rose</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>11, boulevard de Courcelles</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75008 Paris</em></span>

Une tarte de baies

This tart full of berries just makes my mouth water. Does that mean it is good for you? (Tant pis... I had something much more sinful, abun...

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