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Tuesday, November 20, 2007
This last trip I visited quite a few of the French chain, Boulangerie PAUL...
PAUL has 34 boutiques in Paris. I visited maybe only 5-6 plus one in Marseilles. This branch is on 34, rue Tronchet 75008
I noticed something of special interest to me as a watercolor artist... PAUL loves tabletop still lifes / nature morte just as much as I do!
They have the sweetest still life setups in their windows. Here, looking in from the street...
I took this picture...Well I "stole" this picture from inside the rue Tronchet boutique...Ahem
Like most Paris shops, PAUL does not like you to take photos. This is perfect for me, since I love to "steal/sneak" shots.
Bad habits die hard.
I used to sneak down to the cookie pantry at 6 AM and steal snacks as a kid. Everyone heard me padding down the stairs but everyone pretended otherwise. Except at dinner, when my father used to say, "Hmmm...she's already had hers.."
Don't stolen cookies taste better?
Are they really stolen if it's from your own house and you helped bake them?
PAUL is famous for their croissants.
They must make a gazillion croissants everyday to supply all of their 330+ branches worldwide.
Here's another example of PAUL's love of the nature morte/ still life - still lifes on their bags, posters, menus.
Plus the REAL setups inside their boutiques.
Plus the REAL setups inside their boutiques. Believe me, setting up a good still life is NOT EASY. Ask any painter. You have to think about composition, lighting, variety of shapes, colors, design, patterns - there's a lot to consider. It's taken me ages to figure it out.
And then I depend on M. to tell me, "Too much stuff!"
And then I depend on M. to tell me, "Too much stuff!"
Here a PAUL petit dejeuner still life menu...
Putting together this post, I learned a lot of new things about PAUL...For example, PAUL has 21 (!) boutiques in the UK. AND you can learn how to make bread at their Covent Garden masterclasses! How do you like them apples? AND there are 5 PAUL boutiques in the US...sadly they are all in Florida!? Unless you're a Floridian...
What's up with that PAUL?
Did you know you can learn FRENCH at PAUL? Well at their website... What flavours of macaroon do you have?
Quels parfums de macarons proposez vous?
I’d like a chocolate éclair and a latte please.
I’d like a chocolate éclair and a latte please.
Je voudrais un éclair au chocolat et un café au lait s’il vous plaît.
Thank you. Goodbye!
Thank you. Goodbye!
Merci. Au revoir!
What's even more important, you can learn FRENCH MANNERS at PAUL! HMPH.... Greetings: Greet friends and family with La Bise, a kiss to each cheek, starting with the right, and accompanied by the words “Salut! Ça va?” or similar. Kissing on the lips should be a private activity, as should feeding each other PAUL chocolate or coffee éclairs…
Breakfast: If a diner à deux is a roaring success and your guest is still there for breakfast, putting the box of cereal on the table and saying ‘help yourself’ will be a bit of a let-down. To show how much you care, serve warm PAUL croissants, pains au chocolate and briochettes. Provide butter, PAUL jam, freshly squeezed orange juice and PAUL coffee. Perfect!
PS
PS
Don’t clean your teeth at the table.
Merci. Au revoir!
Merci. Au revoir!
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