blé sucré - miam-miam

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj91DAy1vgTEHBYPAE44H-btXlzjyBz0CIQNEvNvhyphenhyphenu6DOQ8BPfGQEOgY0IN4CuV-V1d69HAg5TO1B4X3AM-ANxA9-9SzEtce7jHQupDR4p9Y-2iLfDAc5n8XIeu-ZdKGjfQ3VLlM9ggws/s1600/2011+April+17+-+DSC_0016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj91DAy1vgTEHBYPAE44H-btXlzjyBz0CIQNEvNvhyphenhyphenu6DOQ8BPfGQEOgY0IN4CuV-V1d69HAg5TO1B4X3AM-ANxA9-9SzEtce7jHQupDR4p9Y-2iLfDAc5n8XIeu-ZdKGjfQ3VLlM9ggws/s1600/2011+April+17+-+DSC_0016.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">blé sucré</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">blé sucré is relatively new on the Paris bakery scene when one considers the legends of Ladurée and Pierre Hermé.  Founded by patissier Fabrice Le Bourdat, the list of temptations is long.  The quality is high and yet the prices are not.  So, what should you choose?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>pain au chocolat, madeleine, and financier</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Still hungry?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b> éclair, croissant, chaussons aux pommes</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">More?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">How about an assortment of <b>macarons</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span>blé sucré</span></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;"><span>7, rue Antoine Vollon</span></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;"><span>Métro Ledru Rollin</span></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;"><span>75012 Paris</span></span></span></i></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b> </b></span></div>

blé sucré - miam-miam

blé sucré blé sucré is relatively new on the Paris bakery scene when one considers the legends of Ladurée and Pierre Hermé.  Founded by pa...

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Ladurée - miam-miam!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi40ph0S0TVgUNytX2s97BGGj0VQUYXaVxe7PYR1e01vKlDVsI7_yvTpA1sJ5A8nEjJSLzQDkEZwmikq-ULA1f3KWl83ruZRwTkhiggzrZB5l4o44d7YwQYKMdUhY_seorAg4X5D7yBDm8/s1600/2010+June+21+00012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi40ph0S0TVgUNytX2s97BGGj0VQUYXaVxe7PYR1e01vKlDVsI7_yvTpA1sJ5A8nEjJSLzQDkEZwmikq-ULA1f3KWl83ruZRwTkhiggzrZB5l4o44d7YwQYKMdUhY_seorAg4X5D7yBDm8/s1600/2010+June+21+00012.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ladurée</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is probably not a healthy way to start the week, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but who could resist these lovelies?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Perhaps just share one with a friend.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">miam-miam</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></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;">Ladurée</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;">21, rue Bonaparte</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;">75006, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Ladurée - miam-miam!

Ladurée It is probably not a healthy way to start the week,  but who could resist these lovelies? Perhaps just share one with a friend. miam...

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Boulangerie St. Antoine - la Parisse

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQC1w8GZPW21ckrNWEt-xb48teWOB9fOXUUEIq4prNHo5TCyaagCxpTGOhqX9yWR3NcdDkxKB27rumCE41SkuHpi8LLws6-LxlPupH3Ea25QFT1Ugh2P2-H8Sed0gVVy8DYip8ZLncZwU/s1600/2011+April+14+DSC_0290.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQC1w8GZPW21ckrNWEt-xb48teWOB9fOXUUEIq4prNHo5TCyaagCxpTGOhqX9yWR3NcdDkxKB27rumCE41SkuHpi8LLws6-LxlPupH3Ea25QFT1Ugh2P2-H8Sed0gVVy8DYip8ZLncZwU/s1600/2011+April+14+DSC_0290.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Boulangerie St. Antoine</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The window was filled with tempting pastries, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but we opted for baguettes for our spring soirée.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">I seem to remember pinching the end off of one before we left the street.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The reflections set the scene here in the heart of the Marais.</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: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></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;">Boulangerie St. Antoine</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;">29, Rue Saint Antoine</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;">75004, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Boulangerie St. Antoine - la Parisse

Boulangerie St. Antoine The window was filled with tempting pastries,  but we opted for baguettes for our spring soirée.   I seem to remembe...

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Julien - pâtisserie

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqYiqyIx4n4CNu6k4pWa-UpW-pr2EVsJQjPrkvsovoZBAXJRs17oDbIzPjykmpcYUZhVIYkiKeZ-z6JNneUt4Qb5tXRnhR2At2DcXLavoLNNGRZfNhc1yj85GwZaqUkSPUq-3Rt2JTOtk/s1600/2011+April+18+DSC_0103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqYiqyIx4n4CNu6k4pWa-UpW-pr2EVsJQjPrkvsovoZBAXJRs17oDbIzPjykmpcYUZhVIYkiKeZ-z6JNneUt4Qb5tXRnhR2At2DcXLavoLNNGRZfNhc1yj85GwZaqUkSPUq-3Rt2JTOtk/s1600/2011+April+18+DSC_0103.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Julien</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Perhaps not the best for the start of a healthy week, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but I do see four things that make me drool in this display case.<br /><br /><br />At least there is no harm in looking </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">miam-miam!</span></i></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: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Julien</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>73, Avenue Franklin D Roosevelt</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>75008, Paris</i></span></span></div>

Julien - pâtisserie

Julien Perhaps not the best for the start of a healthy week,  but I do see four things that make me drool in this display case. At least the...

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Eric Kayser - une tarte aux framboises

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghbPcbLETdxS_55C_9lZ_BLtN9PStZSvLSKs5Fj1CS9RFdR27ZTF3pGyzfAWPXANmQGngwQQpKbo4gf54zYrGGcGlkFCFw19NY1KIVm2RxSpUTCPGZHu7KzCEVU8i6VuuSBtriS8sJql8/s1600/2013+Nov18+Paris+_20131118+107+DSC_0213.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghbPcbLETdxS_55C_9lZ_BLtN9PStZSvLSKs5Fj1CS9RFdR27ZTF3pGyzfAWPXANmQGngwQQpKbo4gf54zYrGGcGlkFCFw19NY1KIVm2RxSpUTCPGZHu7KzCEVU8i6VuuSBtriS8sJql8/s1600/2013+Nov18+Paris+_20131118+107+DSC_0213.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's</div><div style="text-align: center;">raspberry tarte</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although it is not as healthy as a bowl of raspberries (perhaps), the delicious bed of custard and perfectly prepared pâte sablée makes it "almost healthy" and too divine to resist.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">miam-miam</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></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;">Eric Kayer</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;">8, rue Monge</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;">75005, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Eric Kayser - une tarte aux framboises

Eric Kayser's raspberry tarte Although it is not as healthy as a bowl of raspberries (perhaps), the delicious bed of custard and perfect...

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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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Gérard Mulot - citron, citron vert, pistache!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi85TKOw-Evs3XrCSuYt0bzoUz-zirFr5Qf7MMdSbyUpHH_HNRnvaMjbugAaKR1bK_zT22YQjRiaOx-SoaHtEgL2q-J_1AqNuWf32gYwDKn0FYl7FdKs3rkef1uTuPoHHLIqRptMZ4jXg/s1600/2010+gerald+mulot+DSC_0812vertical.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="780" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi85TKOw-Evs3XrCSuYt0bzoUz-zirFr5Qf7MMdSbyUpHH_HNRnvaMjbugAaKR1bK_zT22YQjRiaOx-SoaHtEgL2q-J_1AqNuWf32gYwDKn0FYl7FdKs3rkef1uTuPoHHLIqRptMZ4jXg/s640/2010+gerald+mulot+DSC_0812vertical.jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Gérard Mulot</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Some of the best macarons in Paris are found here.  </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Although I make some very fine macarons, </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I have never been able to make a tree.  </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Perhaps it is because they are all too quickly consumed!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">miam-miam</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>Gérard Mulot</em></span><span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>76, rue de Seine<br />Métro Odéon, Métro Mabillon</em></span></span> </div>

Gérard Mulot - citron, citron vert, pistache!

Gérard Mulot   Some of the best macarons in Paris are found here.      Although I make some very fine macarons, I have never been able to ma...

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vive le goûter! - La Pâtisserie des Rêves

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSu0V0RVXkiwcIwMJ7FhyphenhyphenSj_qdKjWRpklJvALvptiwfweKZ1EybJOqFXU2t4H2-ky0IkbPXinoLDobXPjm_ATo3hjonwrBDH0NL4x-DLwUY-m10NCzjg0KKsgLnHVpqRtJE1RLvZoWvaY/s1600/2013+Nov16+Paris+_20131116+101+DSC_9307.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSu0V0RVXkiwcIwMJ7FhyphenhyphenSj_qdKjWRpklJvALvptiwfweKZ1EybJOqFXU2t4H2-ky0IkbPXinoLDobXPjm_ATo3hjonwrBDH0NL4x-DLwUY-m10NCzjg0KKsgLnHVpqRtJE1RLvZoWvaY/s640/2013+Nov16+Paris+_20131116+101+DSC_9307.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;">vive le goûter!</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;">Ah, yes, this is definitely the season!</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;">There will be many "reformers" at my gym next week </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">who have made New Year resolutions to get back in shape.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Most of them will be gone by February.</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;">Interestingly, this is the sign on the window of  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">La Pâtisserie des Rêves on Rue du Bac.</span></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 Pâtisserie des Rêves</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;">93, rue du Bac</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;">75007, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div>

vive le goûter! - La Pâtisserie des Rêves

vive le goûter! Ah, yes, this is definitely the season! There will be many "reformers" at my gym next week  who have made New Year...

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Bûche de Noël - chez moi

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMlSHkLarpffHjNN8DX0YWO9Di8QrGJICwZ7or-I2UMKPyLIMcB6lgEg1hyphenhyphenp7cB5ZlTclWSxJxJeOrKn0PPtfZ6zo1qOEGPx7kc8E1Aked6DP43x3NF9HAXoPlaSZ8Qw693BXJywZPAdE/s1600/2013+1222++222+DSC_4116.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMlSHkLarpffHjNN8DX0YWO9Di8QrGJICwZ7or-I2UMKPyLIMcB6lgEg1hyphenhyphenp7cB5ZlTclWSxJxJeOrKn0PPtfZ6zo1qOEGPx7kc8E1Aked6DP43x3NF9HAXoPlaSZ8Qw693BXJywZPAdE/s640/2013+1222++222+DSC_4116.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;">Bûche de Noël</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"yule log"</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;">Adopting another French tradition, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">we welcome Christmas with a bûche de Noël.</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;">Using a recipe inspired by the celebrated Paris pastry shop Ladurée, the <i>bûche</i> consists of a buttercream icing, a <i>roulade</i> of fine bittersweet chocolate, and a filling of rich semisweet chocolate.  The humidity and rainstorms steered us to marzipan rather than our preferred meringue mushrooms.  Here is a <a href="http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Buche-de-Noel" target="_blank">recipe in English</a> and another <a href="http://cuisine.journaldesfemmes.com/recette/305309-buche-de-noel" target="_blank">here in French</a>.  We used the English recipe.</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 confection was a collaboration of daughter Holly, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">visiting French girl, and moi.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">...sending you Christmas wishes </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-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(still have to make Jesus' birthday cake)</span></span></i></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-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Beyond </span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Bûche de Noël - chez moi

Bûche de Noël "yule log" Adopting another French tradition,  we welcome Christmas with a bûche de Noël. Using a recipe inspired by...

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Ladurée - un petit déjeuner parfait

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPSXGMFtrhL0v0ZOXkb4KrNiyfkwKf-rghOQ4zNtKSSFpuOZVK1BDKP1S2JvsCetsZ7YsxJ4RV0207eKOcjwmDqp0sVGoULiEDrizCicrXcg3V1fgGuSFjegdU36ArMMXmQX-IzF4tA0k/s1600/2010+June+21+00011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPSXGMFtrhL0v0ZOXkb4KrNiyfkwKf-rghOQ4zNtKSSFpuOZVK1BDKP1S2JvsCetsZ7YsxJ4RV0207eKOcjwmDqp0sVGoULiEDrizCicrXcg3V1fgGuSFjegdU36ArMMXmQX-IzF4tA0k/s640/2010+June+21+00011.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;">Ladurée</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">a perfect breakfast</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;">After buying a selection of macarons, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I peeked into the adjacent dining area for a quick look.</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;">You probably notice the ample servings of breads.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Do not worry as you will walk it off in Paris.</span></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;">Ladurée</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;">Rue Jacob</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;">75006, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Ladurée - un petit déjeuner parfait

Ladurée a perfect breakfast After buying a selection of macarons,  I peeked into the adjacent dining area for a quick look. You probably not...

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Une tarte aux figues

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/10433852596/" title="2012 Oct 4 Thursday_95DSC_8186 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Oct 4 Thursday_95DSC_8186" height="552" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2825/10433852596_64a2be93d1_c.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;">Fig Tart</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 pâtisserie was filled with tarts </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and the most unusual and colorful was this one of figs.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Combined with the violet blooms and a perfectly formed pastry, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">this confection looks like a work of art.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">miam-miam!</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></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;">La Pâtisserie - Cyril Lignac</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;">24, rue Paul Bert</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;">75011, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Une tarte aux figues

Fig Tart This pâtisserie was filled with tarts  and the most unusual and colorful was this one of figs.   Combined with the violet blooms an...

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Gwen Choc - boulangerie

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUhltiW0KZyNUHkp6h7bWGnqYnfYykq27xE2P7dh8U1L1Rj_0pWe41kzP9jtYVgBaW7lQYxm89ylkkF1bGEcp0DbFhOFDfQNHbIzaTmSoHLZKmi0UAlCUKDV2ZV5AfFaK3QVW2nexMWZY/s1600/2013+0523+Thurs_59DSC_6273.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUhltiW0KZyNUHkp6h7bWGnqYnfYykq27xE2P7dh8U1L1Rj_0pWe41kzP9jtYVgBaW7lQYxm89ylkkF1bGEcp0DbFhOFDfQNHbIzaTmSoHLZKmi0UAlCUKDV2ZV5AfFaK3QVW2nexMWZY/s640/2013+0523+Thurs_59DSC_6273.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;">Gwen Choc</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;">It is nearly impossible to find a "bad" boulangerie in Paris and each artisan boulangerie-patisserie has a loyal following.  The aroma of fresh bread wafts down the street and the lines form at the appointed hour...</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;">Gwen Choc is a favorite in this area of the Marais.  My favorite neighborhood is Place Maubert and its Eric Kayser boulangerie...  be sure to ask for the 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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Gwen Choc</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">5, rue du Temple</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75004, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Gwen Choc - boulangerie

Gwen Choc It is nearly impossible to find a "bad" boulangerie in Paris and each artisan boulangerie-patisserie has a loyal followi...

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Lenôtre

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGS-w0FjpaWr7bJjkpuMlgfRsgUJraf2F3B4bispl6JKdJ1SD69zHsYAQqN7P5AY11pLA9QbfrGXDiOsqLgPz-FFMGcIaq1RLbNFCLIp7Ft2vyc5WNirP5OIGvSB6gKTxOijv0RFwNFG4/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_102DSC_5050.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGS-w0FjpaWr7bJjkpuMlgfRsgUJraf2F3B4bispl6JKdJ1SD69zHsYAQqN7P5AY11pLA9QbfrGXDiOsqLgPz-FFMGcIaq1RLbNFCLIp7Ft2vyc5WNirP5OIGvSB6gKTxOijv0RFwNFG4/s640/2012+Mar+30+Paris_102DSC_5050.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;">Lenôtre</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A little something for your  sweet-tooth on a Monday.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The Schuss cake is one of the crown jewels </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">of a famous French cooking school: Lenôtre.  </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The base is a sponge cake with a layer of mousse </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and a topping of whipped cream.  </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The varieties and flavors are endless. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Although I admire the aesthetics of this dessert, </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I prefer a tart or a portion of chocolate.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">How about you?</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Lenôtre</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">15, 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>

Lenôtre

Lenôtre A little something for your  sweet-tooth on a Monday. The Schuss cake is one of the crown jewels  of a famous French cooking school:...

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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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Séduction - Dalloyau

<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/AVvXsEi1C47x5h_P6YgOFOL0oqrot77KQJUSkBWqIwNrZHD9e3Z1NSPatPvb7JC2JBv-t0NPNaHTWTDvYBnyWAT8wdGvD9KWn7CLdouVzqFPEOu6tP_VZWOhZajrgxnt3nIWyxBf-pHZlax30xY/s1600/2011+April+day+3+DSC_0258-b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1C47x5h_P6YgOFOL0oqrot77KQJUSkBWqIwNrZHD9e3Z1NSPatPvb7JC2JBv-t0NPNaHTWTDvYBnyWAT8wdGvD9KWn7CLdouVzqFPEOu6tP_VZWOhZajrgxnt3nIWyxBf-pHZlax30xY/s640/2011+April+day+3+DSC_0258-b.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Seduction?</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;">Indeed!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">miam-miam</span></span></i></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Dalloyau</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>5, boulevard Beaumarchais</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75004, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Métro Bastille</em></span></div>

Séduction - Dalloyau

Seduction? Indeed! miam-miam Dalloyau 5, boulevard Beaumarchais 75004, Paris Métro Bastille

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Square Trousseau - un kiosque à musique

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZUKqL2uWGibF9eFJbai-GTGcCya2kongqHuAuqSvNxnsLbsYZA4FWSgHa-eZn8SVQbSrg3lPI237YFdBJCYZOe1qx1svheyfYhH2APYPQSC0Y1-94sBaIZmQjUmvdCiQrbMRQmMgRPpw/s1600/2011+April+17+day+6+DSC_0019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZUKqL2uWGibF9eFJbai-GTGcCya2kongqHuAuqSvNxnsLbsYZA4FWSgHa-eZn8SVQbSrg3lPI237YFdBJCYZOe1qx1svheyfYhH2APYPQSC0Y1-94sBaIZmQjUmvdCiQrbMRQmMgRPpw/s640/2011+April+17+day+6+DSC_0019.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;">Bandstand</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Square Armand-Trousseau</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 square is just a little park off the side of Rue du Faubourg Saint Antoine, but in many visits, we have seen Tai Chi excercises, an old men's club, ferocious snowball fights, very fast bikes and scooters (trottinettes), mamas and nanas, children of all ages, boules, and ping-pong games.</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;">When you go, do not miss Le Square Trousseau, a café on the corner, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and Blé Sucré, pâtisserie (Madeleine, financier, pain au chocolat, and more!)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Square Armand-Trousseau </span></i></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Rues Antoine Vollon et Rue du Faubourg Saint Antoine</span></i></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Métro Ledru Rollin</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012 Paris</span></span></i></div>

Square Trousseau - un kiosque à musique

Bandstand Square Armand-Trousseau This square is just a little park off the side of Rue du Faubourg Saint Antoine, but in many visits, we ha...

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Boulangerie Pâtisserie Huré - cake vanille chocolat!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-GuyRXonMfRGMhXz1U-NtT0CI4qxLAdqv7pifu60CAgXq6_Af8MmuI7q9pv3YY-IdAFIAsJy1a4qdz7LmaLogCn_jpyA0paSPtYK6_gC1ikH5Yo2TP9ALcp8B4pwxIDadvuXKa6VBzVg/s1600/2012+Oct+4+Thursday_367DSC_8459.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-GuyRXonMfRGMhXz1U-NtT0CI4qxLAdqv7pifu60CAgXq6_Af8MmuI7q9pv3YY-IdAFIAsJy1a4qdz7LmaLogCn_jpyA0paSPtYK6_gC1ikH5Yo2TP9ALcp8B4pwxIDadvuXKa6VBzVg/s640/2012+Oct+4+Thursday_367DSC_8459.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;">Delicious French Pastries</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;">They are adorned with fruit and must, therefore, be very good for you.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If you prefer something savory, they have a selection of delicious baguette sandwiches.</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: 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;">Boulangerie Pâtisserie Huré</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">18, rue Rambuteau</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75003, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Boulangerie Pâtisserie Huré - cake vanille chocolat!

Delicious French Pastries They are adorned with fruit and must, therefore, be very good for you. If you prefer something savory, they have a...

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Jour du Macaron - 20 mars 2013

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIR9HBT2kYaa73J16CPeFEuc3vg-zKwiQZvX_Cd05xjPSkoP6EvZDFX2nMBwuurs6nzMoWXDlsuJraVE2glfRPJwwpjSR5JJqINO02-bLZxNuC2RJAzjd8mpA1wR2vhqu5MHeTwJyNzNc/s1600/2010+Dec+3+IMG_3130.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIR9HBT2kYaa73J16CPeFEuc3vg-zKwiQZvX_Cd05xjPSkoP6EvZDFX2nMBwuurs6nzMoWXDlsuJraVE2glfRPJwwpjSR5JJqINO02-bLZxNuC2RJAzjd8mpA1wR2vhqu5MHeTwJyNzNc/s640/2010+Dec+3+IMG_3130.jpg" width="480" /></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;"><a href="http://www.pierreherme.com/jour-du-macaron" target="_blank">Jour du Macaron</a></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;">Oh, how I wish that I was in Paris today to enjoy the celebration of macarons.  Started by Pierre Hermé several years ago, one could run to each of the stores for up to three free macarons at each.  For those who made it to every Pierre Hermé in Paris there was a beautiful box of macarons, a treasure chest.  Pierre Hermé made a charity donation in honor of the day. </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 success of the day quickly put a halt to the free macaron hunt and end-of-day bonus.  Still, it would be fun to follow the map for a macaron-saturated day.</span></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;">Pierre Hermé</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">all over Paris (and Beyond)</span></i></div>

Jour du Macaron - 20 mars 2013

Jour du Macaron Oh, how I wish that I was in Paris today to enjoy the celebration of macarons.  Started by Pierre Hermé several years ago, o...

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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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Un café crème et un chocolat chaud

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOs-AwYKg1Zhn47e3Th7B1zeLkaLgcUVd-VxNgvdg3RlfA3eAW-acNCCKTn0Rwi0EJcy1rdGms6oZ8M2aHs0NeLBIFnHdmkGxjBgQ7p3FYvJUglZJnI49RxEZoMu5oYxChmruGVxXB6-Y/s1600/2011+Nov+day+8+P1010389.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOs-AwYKg1Zhn47e3Th7B1zeLkaLgcUVd-VxNgvdg3RlfA3eAW-acNCCKTn0Rwi0EJcy1rdGms6oZ8M2aHs0NeLBIFnHdmkGxjBgQ7p3FYvJUglZJnI49RxEZoMu5oYxChmruGVxXB6-Y/s640/2011+Nov+day+8+P1010389.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;">When two blog friends from different countries </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">get together in Paris on a cold, misty day...</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;">of course they take a break with pastries, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">warm beverages, many photos, and great conversation.</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;"><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;">Boulangerie-Pâtisserie de la Tour Eiffel</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">21, avenue de la Bourdonnais</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75007, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Un café crème et un chocolat chaud

When two blog friends from different countries  get together in Paris on a cold, misty day... of course they take a break with pastries,  wa...

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