Le Royal Monceau

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc6G4ImnM-GpNDD1rJH6BB-MDVnJqSnAmgmzNb32PKSk1u2rEo06BimAKaNyv4gLKqM2RC77sW4Ebk9mEtabs9XRG3yzLZ0LOTT5ICNXMarhFKTxVlLhqH9sECkNLUgBO_5rPE1CLN4oE/s1600/2013+May+21+Tues_111DSC_5530.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc6G4ImnM-GpNDD1rJH6BB-MDVnJqSnAmgmzNb32PKSk1u2rEo06BimAKaNyv4gLKqM2RC77sW4Ebk9mEtabs9XRG3yzLZ0LOTT5ICNXMarhFKTxVlLhqH9sECkNLUgBO_5rPE1CLN4oE/s640/2013+May+21+Tues_111DSC_5530.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">le Royal Monceau</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tea at one of Paris' fine hotels is not </div><div style="text-align: center;">nearly as costly as cocktails.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You can spend an hour or more</div><div style="text-align: center;">enjoying your tea and a plate of macarons.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then, check out the restrooms and...</div><div style="text-align: center;">take a few (!) photos.</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-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">le Royal Monceau</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">37, avenue Hoche</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>

Le Royal Monceau

le Royal Monceau Tea at one of Paris' fine hotels is not  nearly as costly as cocktails. You can spend an hour or more enjoying your tea...

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Eric Kayser

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAKn97DMEq0Z1iCGjqOdHyt9O9NBw5Zro0nhtkhg9PC9SOrAlpIviarEcItExWXKUg4YnBSS025Bbrgr7GRuLnxM0uOTmeMWsYBSNcoCq1vmQ06aZR3Wk9Vbdc-ql5ERurtKoasZbzewc/s1600/2010+June+19+DSC_0768.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAKn97DMEq0Z1iCGjqOdHyt9O9NBw5Zro0nhtkhg9PC9SOrAlpIviarEcItExWXKUg4YnBSS025Bbrgr7GRuLnxM0uOTmeMWsYBSNcoCq1vmQ06aZR3Wk9Vbdc-ql5ERurtKoasZbzewc/s1600/2010+June+19+DSC_0768.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Eric Kayser</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There are so many amazing pastries in Paris, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but this boulangerie/pâtisserie is a favorite.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For many years my daughter and I stayed just around the corner </div><div style="text-align: center;">and could smell the baguette ovens </div><div style="text-align: center;">from our beds in the early morning hours.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Eric Kayser's orignal store is here on rue Monge, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and if you are nearby you should definitely </div><div style="text-align: center;">have a "baguette Monge."</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;">The lemon tarts are pretty tasty, too</span></i></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: 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;">Eric Kayser</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">8, rue Monge</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>

Eric Kayser

Eric Kayser There are so many amazing pastries in Paris,  but this boulangerie/pâtisserie is a favorite. For many years my daughter and I st...

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Le Jour du Macaron, ici et là

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7DKf4NxD9iULfDRZ5UGDryO_V6fBOpnnYaQjYW4SCZpZpqeA73z4iIv6Glh2mt5U4ceth4cVe1wR-XjqjEjOXZt3hemzD6BF68ODbgnSoSXTJlXMRQ_I2BId9zRGq5BhqYroIV568B-M/s1600/2010+0419+DSC_0095.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7DKf4NxD9iULfDRZ5UGDryO_V6fBOpnnYaQjYW4SCZpZpqeA73z4iIv6Glh2mt5U4ceth4cVe1wR-XjqjEjOXZt3hemzD6BF68ODbgnSoSXTJlXMRQ_I2BId9zRGq5BhqYroIV568B-M/s1600/2010+0419+DSC_0095.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">"here"</div><div style="text-align: center;">(chez Holly)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Today is the 10th anniversary of Le Jour du Macaron, started by Pierre Hermé.</div><div style="text-align: center;">In the early years it was a bit like a scavenger hunt all over Paris, and at each stop (famous Paris pâtisseries) you could collect three macarons and they would stamp your "macaron map."  At the end of the day if you had a map with all of the stamps, you then received a treasure chest of 36 macarons from Pierre Hermé!  In exchange you were asked for a small charitable donation.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was so successful that after a few years, the bonus at the end of the day was halted.  Can you imagine how many Parisiens and tourists chased all over the city collecting macarons!  Now, Jour du Macaron is celebrated in many cities and countries around the world.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My daughter Holly and I have been making them (amid much scientific study and experimentation) for years now.  Our favorites to make: pistache with chocolate ganache filling, pecan with caramel au beurre salé, rosemary with lemon curd.  A good Swiss buttercream cut with Nutella will be great in any of these.  </div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtyeXvyWCCi4kc0MS97l5_6Ffp3fNEO5shjwbgZ2SiYj02Aw-NPe3W5tuTUzbV6ZEZ86n1iwxLav9GwfSNwgaW4kgMZrWAGVcOdk-65SmMfO6aOxfxM2MRFALlMYEt6UOY_3u9VVCYihc/s1600/2014+Sept+16+Tues++++_20140916+159+DSC_7671.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtyeXvyWCCi4kc0MS97l5_6Ffp3fNEO5shjwbgZ2SiYj02Aw-NPe3W5tuTUzbV6ZEZ86n1iwxLav9GwfSNwgaW4kgMZrWAGVcOdk-65SmMfO6aOxfxM2MRFALlMYEt6UOY_3u9VVCYihc/s1600/2014+Sept+16+Tues++++_20140916+159+DSC_7671.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">"there"</div><div style="text-align: center;">(in Paris)</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;">bon weekend</span></i></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;">"ici" et "là"</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">là - Spécialités Artisanales</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Biscuiterie de Montmartre</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">16, rue Norvins</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75018, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Le Jour du Macaron, ici et là

"here" (chez Holly) Today is the 10th anniversary of Le Jour du Macaron, started by Pierre Hermé. In the early years it was a bit ...

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