Les Marquis de Ladurée

Les Marquis de Ladurée

The windows of Paris never disappoint and

Les Marquis de Ladurée displayed

exotic birds of organza and wire

(Hint: If you have trouble getting

photos of windows without a reflection,

try an evening photo shoot.)

Les Marquis de Ladurée

14, rue de Castiglione

75001, Paris

Paris Pâtisserie

Strawberries, raspberries, and cream

What I have concluded about Paris pâtisseries

is that what you see in the windows and

display cases tastes as delicious as

it looks

miam-miam!

bon week end

Paris pâtisserie

75011, Paris

 

Oeufs en Chocolat

In preparation of Pâques (Easter)

you will find the windows of

pâtisseries and boulangeries filled

with their specialties of the season.

Au Levain du Marais

28, boulevard Beaumarchais

75011, Paris

Aux Merveilleux de Fred

et voila!

Aux Merveilleux de Fred

"Fred" is Frédérick Vaucamps and his pastry shops are described as

"A visual and olfactory experience, the Merveilleux are made in

front of the customer in each of the stores."

So what is this Merveilleux? In a variety of versions

the core is a feather-light meringue coated in chocolate whipped cream with 

shavings of dark chocolate.  Miam-miam!

He has given each of the varieties fanciful names:

The Incroyable, the Impensable, the Magnifique, the Excentrique,

 and the Sans-Culotte.  Read more about these shops here

Aux Merveilleux de Fred

29, rue de l'Annonciation

75016, Paris

Un mystère

...continued from yesterday's post

She has rolled the creamy substance from the 

bowl into balls.  Wonder if she feels the pressure

creating this "marvelous" concoction in the viewing window?

75017, Paris

Une confiserie ou une pâtisserie?

Working in a shop window

as the world looks on...

What is being created here?

Cakes, macarons, elcairs, quoi?

75017, Paris

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 stayed just around the corner 

and could smell the baguette ovens

from our beds in the early morning hours.  

Eric Kayser's orignal store is here on rue Monge, 

and if you are nearby you should definitely 

have a "baguette Monge."

The lemon tarts are pretty tasty, too

miam-miam!

Eric Kayser

8, rue Monge

75005, Paris

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 describes the ratio of a circle’s diameter to its circumference. 

Pi is approximately 3.141592653, but it continues at random to infinity. 

No matter how many numbers after the decimal place you use, 

the only way to get it exactly is to use the symbol pi (π)

March 14, 2015

3.14.15 at 9:26.53am

I love math and numbers as well as pie, 

so treat yourself to a slice of pie (or tart, if you will)

La Petite Rose

11, boulevard de Courcelles

75008, Paris

Moulins Burgeois - un camion de livraison

Moulins Bourgeois

"A miller, and much more"

Coming out of Eric Kayser one morning we found these friendly delivery men bringing in the heavy sacks of flour from Moulins Bourgeois.  We asked permission for their photos and I was fascinated by the source of the flour which is transformed into the indescribable pastries and breads of Eric Kayser and other pâtisseries/boulangeries.

The company was established in 1895 in Verdelot and today continues to produce "classic bread-making flour, traditional French flour, gruel and flour from the USA, stone ground and organic flour."  With a staff of 80 people they serve a customer base of artisan bakeries, both within 200 km of the mill and Internationally to Europe and Asia.  

At home, would I notice a flour delivery to a bakery I frequented?

Probably not, unless it was Eric Kayser, John-Paul Hévin, Julien, Pierre Hermé, Dalloyau, Ladurée, La Petite Rose, Pâtisserie des Rêves, Stohrer, Coqueliqot.... just too many to name

Eric Kayser

8, rue Monge

75005, Paris

Stohrer - Pâtissier-Traiteur

Stohrer - Pâtissier-Trateur

When Louis XV married the Polish royal Marie Leszczynska in 1725, 

her pastry chef followed to Versailles.  

Five years later this chef, Nicolas Stohrer, 

opened his bakery at 51, rue Montorgueil where it stands today.  

Open seven days a week (!)

 it still satisfies the tastes of Parisians and the visitors.

Stohrer - Pâtissier - Trateur

51, rue Montorgueil

75002, Paris

Dalloyau

Dalloyau

Definitely some shades of pink here!

The pastries are divine, beautifully served

with tea or coffee, or

wrapped like a present to take home.

Dalloyau

5, boulevard Beaumarchais

75004, Paris

La Terasse de Julien

Pâtisserie Julien

The café chairs are found in great variety in Paris, 

but these are the only white ones I have seen.

They look particularly bright in the mid-morning sun.

Julien

73, ave Franklin D Roosevelt

75008, Paris

Le Bon Marché - La Grande Epicerie de Paris

Le Bon Marché

Although you cannot take photos inside La Grande Epicerie de Paris*

you have ample opportunity to photograph through the windows.

I wonder if he even notices what is happening on the street.

*unless you are very tricky

La Grande Epicerie de Paris

Le Bon Marché

24, rue de Sèvres

75007, Paris

Pâtisserie - Julien

Julien

The bright, primary colors of an artist's palette,

displayed to perfection.

...so difficult to choose just one!

miam-miam

Julien

73, ave Franklin D Roosevelt

75008, Paris

Métro St Philippe du Roule

Un grand macaron de framboise!

A large raspberry macaron!

Macarons are a challenge to make with careful attention 

to the humidity, the age of the eggs, the balance of heat in the oven, 

the phase of the moon.

However, I cannot imagine

 how many attempts it would take 

in order to get a perfect one of this size.  

At least the failures become "family macarons" 

and no one complains!

(just kidding about the phase of the moon)

Boulangerie aux Castelblangeois

104, rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine

75012, Paris

Eric Kayser - Brioche Mousseline

Eric Kayser

Brioche Mousseline

Want to share one of these?

miam-miam!

Eric Kayser

14, rue Monge

75005, Paris

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 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?

pain au chocolat, madeleine, and financier

Still hungry?

 éclair, croissant, chaussons aux pommes

More?

How about an assortment of macarons

 

 

blé sucré

7, rue Antoine Vollon

Métro Ledru Rollin

75012 Paris