Baguette Monge et saucisson sec

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCiSVuylR-_38ZqZkLK-7xc834U0EWMbNcJBj_hNwx4xCeNulyupVVwA4A6S2FsgMaIFAd8Xdv_qJyRPJnkRSWOiYTvCFvR0BrThjVMKFEWaPFmkbG745j3edgAEJhjo-sMFguNjE4vqc/s1600/2010+Dec+5+IMG_3507.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCiSVuylR-_38ZqZkLK-7xc834U0EWMbNcJBj_hNwx4xCeNulyupVVwA4A6S2FsgMaIFAd8Xdv_qJyRPJnkRSWOiYTvCFvR0BrThjVMKFEWaPFmkbG745j3edgAEJhjo-sMFguNjE4vqc/s640/2010+Dec+5+IMG_3507.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Eric Kayser's </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Baguette Monge</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;">Certainly there are many fine boulangeries in Paris but for me, the perfect baguette can be found at Eric Kayser (on Rue Monge).  You must ask for the Baguette Monge, and if you have good timing, it will be still warm from the oven.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">They are a little over 1€ - what a bargain.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">For a little piece of heaven, step outside, pinch off the top, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and take a bite while the steam fogs your face.</span></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;">miam-miam</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></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;">Baguette Monge, Eric Kayser</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">8, rue Monge (and other locations in Paris)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Baguette Monge et saucisson sec

Eric Kayser's  Baguette Monge Certainly there are many fine boulangeries in Paris but for me, the perfect baguette can be found at Eric ...

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Papa, sa fille, et l'éclair au chocolat

<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/8451455871/" title="2012 Jan 12 1st_0793 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Jan 12 1st_0793" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8392/8451455871_96c738b449_c.jpg" width="599" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Papa, his daughter and the chocolate éclair</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;">The two of them opened the bag from the pâtisserie.  He helped remove her red mittens, seen here peeking out of her coat pocket.  She patiently waited while he "prepared" the éclair for eating.  He patiently waited as she ate the éclair, and then shared with him.  They devoured it all, and he even had some wipes to remove the chocolate from hands and face.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This was late afternoon, and he had probably picked her up from school.  I wonder if they will tell Maman why this little French girl does not have much appetite for dinner.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Eric Kayser (pâtisserie/boulangerie)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place Maubert</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;">  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Papa, sa fille, et l'éclair au chocolat

Papa, his daughter and the chocolate éclair The two of them opened the bag from the pâtisserie.  He helped remove her red mittens, seen here...

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Un mélange de plusieurs choses

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizyrrHAzgTvylEtrdTMbA7XAoa7PH93J6-4k832XnWNra6rqVZHWdCBCl8d1Ed2aIg0nuUK0SblR1SmlhiZ8HgCVfB4LujAeclFAr-R4wC1oKjiH8GS40n0QS1GcHtLAdP9806B1KJinY/s1600/2011+April+day+5+DSC_0029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="470" mda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizyrrHAzgTvylEtrdTMbA7XAoa7PH93J6-4k832XnWNra6rqVZHWdCBCl8d1Ed2aIg0nuUK0SblR1SmlhiZ8HgCVfB4LujAeclFAr-R4wC1oKjiH8GS40n0QS1GcHtLAdP9806B1KJinY/s640/2011+April+day+5+DSC_0029.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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;">Un mélange...</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;">café scene, an American newspaper, a zinc bar,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">a poster for Bière Gallia Paris (</span><a href="http://galliaparis.com/en/beer-paris-gallia/gallia-history" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">click here</span></strong></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">), </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">three people who did not show their faces,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">and one photographer who did.</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;">Do you think they were hiding from me?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Rue Monge</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75005, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Métro Maubert- Mutualité</em></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Times;">For more reflections click <a href="http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #bf9000;"><strong>here</strong></span></a> for James' Weekend Reflections.</span></em></div>

Un mélange de plusieurs choses

Un mélange... café scene, an American newspaper, a zinc bar, a poster for Bière Gallia Paris ( click here ), three people who did not show t...

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La Parisienne - artisan boulanger

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeJ5Rk_VuKEt-Rtlk-GIyFABaXGaHPpe93vfbxpVeF2fIX1VBS_dBp29RmSApeuRKVrWx_JooKpIJJnV9ZCaxKvVjb7h5Wz5QYUjUhTiOVvkrLp0QLWFVV1sqmC9NQwvpm7c5_uR2QtSg/s1600/2011+april+5+DSC_0161.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeJ5Rk_VuKEt-Rtlk-GIyFABaXGaHPpe93vfbxpVeF2fIX1VBS_dBp29RmSApeuRKVrWx_JooKpIJJnV9ZCaxKvVjb7h5Wz5QYUjUhTiOVvkrLp0QLWFVV1sqmC9NQwvpm7c5_uR2QtSg/s640/2011+april+5+DSC_0161.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Between the Métro Cardinal Lemoine and Église Saint Etienne du Mont, we happened upon this bright fushia (rose foncé) building and sign.  The style reminded me more of the signs seen in Zurich than in Paris, but the boulangerie definitely brightened up this intersection on Rue Monge.  It is reported to have excellent baguettes.</span><br /><br /><em>(This is for Starman, who wanted to see some color)</em><br /><br />La Parisienne Boulangerie<br />28, rue Monge<br />75005 Paris

La Parisienne - artisan boulanger

Between the Métro Cardinal Lemoine and Église Saint Etienne du Mont, we happened upon this bright fushia (rose foncé) building and sign.  Th...

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Eric Kayser II

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg022RKsmNE3spW7N9I_0pu95k7B1Nm4E_Kx35mEk1ODJi7OvAgBQ9clvfd147nSY4IMDEZlpQpqlx5zCmXUL28JJpYDoWNq2DU92J-iGThnJLMJCPUJ1mUbT7NK8HhcQG-0dBg8Fg_JiQ/s1600/DSC_0768cropped.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513560622385997650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg022RKsmNE3spW7N9I_0pu95k7B1Nm4E_Kx35mEk1ODJi7OvAgBQ9clvfd147nSY4IMDEZlpQpqlx5zCmXUL28JJpYDoWNq2DU92J-iGThnJLMJCPUJ1mUbT7NK8HhcQG-0dBg8Fg_JiQ/s640/DSC_0768cropped.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><div>The French know how to do it right! This pâtisserie is found in the 5ième Arr. on Rue Monge near Métro Maubert-Mutualité. When I stay in a hotel just around the corner, this is a twice-a-day stop for un café or to pick up something sweet (much smaller than these beauties).</div><div></div><div>Those macarons are very red!<br /><br /></div><div> </div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">I'm off on an adventure with Nanette to find some castanets -- I will still be posting daily but with fewer comments until I return.</span></em></div><div></div>

Eric Kayser II

The French know how to do it right! This pâtisserie is found in the 5ième Arr. on Rue Monge near Métro Maubert-Mutualité. When I stay in a h...

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