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

Rue de Castiglione - café

An empty café on an (almost) empty street...

just in view of the Colonne and Place Vendôme

In a few hours, the city will awake 

and these chairs will be full

Rue de Castiglione

75001, Paris

Les Marquis de Ladurée - papier et chocolat

Les Marquis de Ladurée

Expanding the Ladurée brand beyond the pastries and macarons, Les Marquis de Ladurée is a luxury product dedicated to exquisite gourmet chocolates.  The flagship boutique is found just off Place Vendôme with a window full of branded chocolates.

What you may not notice at first glance...

Everything in the windows other than the chocolates are made of paper.

The chandeliers, the candles, the plates, the flat-ware, the goblets, 

and even the "crystals" hanging from the chandeliers.

Les Marquis de Ladurée

14, rue de Castiglione

75001, Paris

Oh la la! So lovely and so very French!

There are no nuns driving blue Citroen 2CVs......

but, Keith, this one's for you!

Many thanks to Keith Eckstein who honored my blog

with a wonderful, kind review on A Taste of Garlic!

1er arrondissement, Rue de Castiglione

I'll get the wine glasses....

This beautiful (and large) glass bottle is found in the lobby of the building for Carré des Feuillants, a luxury restaurant rated highly by Pudlow and Frommers. The chef is the well-known and highly regarded Alain Dutournier, who sadly has not seen me at his table. Tant pis.

He also has a less extravagant restaurant around the corner (9, rue d'Alger) called Pinxo. the prices at Pinxo are about 1/4th those of the grand Feuillants and receive good ratings.

Hummm, do you think we could get the mango and passion fruit ravioli dessert to go? Uh, non.


Carré des Feuillants

14, rue de Castiglione

1er Arrondissement