Pâtisserie Thevenin - des gâteaux

The window at Thevenin

will surely tempt you.

For me, 

I will have the pistache et framboise

miam-miam

Pâtisserie Thevenin

5, rue Notre-Dame des Champs

75006, 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

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 there is no harm in looking

miam-miam!

Julien

73, Avenue Franklin D Roosevelt

75008, Paris

Pâtisserie - Julien VI

Julien

Beaucoup de baguettes

How I would love just one right now!
Oh, well we might as well box up a few pastries too

(miam-miam)

Julien

73, ave Franklin D Roosevelt

75008, Paris

Métro St Philippe du Roule

Pâtisserie - Julien V

Brunch anyone?

(la religieuse caramel et millefeuille pistache)

Julien

73, Avenue Franklin D Roosevelt

75008, Paris

 

Boulangerie - Pâtisserie

I wonder if there are more churches or more boulangeries in Paris?

It is good to walk a long distance between the cafés and the boulangeries and the pâtisseries and the fromageries and the crêperies and....

miam-miam

Boulangerie-Pâtisserie

Paris



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, abundant in chocolate)

La Petite Rose
11, boulevard de Courcelles
75008 Paris

Une tarte aux fruits

Does this just make your mouth water?

Oh, I just snapped a photo of this deliciously-adorned tart... but I ate the chocolate pâtisserie....

miam-miam

Macarons on Ile Saint Louis

This is a simple display of macarons with a hand-lettered sign to offer the day's flavors. Some of the larger pâtisseries produce machine-made perfectly uniform macarons, and only an expert or a researcher would know. But, when you see macarons of varying sizes, you know that they were individually made, tops and bottoms matched for size, fillings piped by hand. These look delicious and I need to remember that when I am in Paris, I should never pass up a macaron or two (or maybe three)!

You can see the reflections of the people outside with their noses on the window. Does one of them have a camera?

Check out other reflections at James' Newtown Daily Photo

Pâtisserie Hunt I -- Dalloyau

Several weeks ago I mentioned the hunt for new pâtisseries, not new to Paris, but ones that my daughter Holly and I had not tried. When you find a wonderful pâtisserie it can become a habit that prevents you from branching out. How sad would it be to miss the most incredible pastry because you are set in your routine.

Our goal last December was to find at least five pâtisseries and to make notes. When you make a scientific study out of something like this it empowers you to "taste in the name of mankind" or some foolishness like that. So, our first excursion was to the 8th arr. to Dalloyau with over 200 years as a premier pâtisserie. It is best known perhaps for its L'Opéra, a cake of alternating layers of coffee-soaked almond cake, coffee cream and chocolate which is seen just to the left of the lovely La Prima Donna -- miam-miam!

As you can see from the photo above, the prices are a bit steep but it is reported that they have over 100 pastry cooks or should we say "artists" for these exquisite creations.

Dalloyau

101, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré