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Monday, November 17, 2008
Laduree Piece Montee,watercolor, 9" x 711"One of my obsessions is the porte-etiquette - those little Parisienne price signs on all the pastry glass counters and scattered in the windows.
Have you noticed I always include them in a photo?
You can dream all you want about Paris, but it's nice to know what things cost.
These little sign posts tell you it's OK to walze into a Paris patisserie and actually buy something. The same does not apply to Cartiers or Hermes.
Some signs will give you much more information than just the price. Ingredients and whathave you. Sometimes you may wish there was less.
Names of gateaux can be quite poetic, or not. Dalloyau calls this cake "Mogador". Can it be a reference to the island in Essaouira bay in Morocco? It remains a mystery. Do tell if you know the answer.
I'd rather shop for macarons in Paris than shoes anyday. Reading these little hand-written signs is part of the fun. Plus your mathematic skills can become quite enhanced in the process. Who knew?
I hope you all learned your lessons well when we touched on this subject earlier.
Fauchon has their own rules of pricing - they make it up as they go along. Granted Fauchon wins many a round when it come to creativity so they can get away with a lot.
Who hasn't heard of "New Math"? Gerard Mulot is using 'new math' with these vertical macarons sold by the meter no less. Get out your rulers please.
In addition (no pun intended) Mulot lets us know upfront, right in the window the prices for his towering cones of macarons. Try not to fall out of your chair gasping and screaming.
On the other hand this fab macaron tower from Laduree is quite reasonable, though I didn't purchase one. No time. 48 hours is required to order ahead this charmer. And all for the paltry sum of 41 Euros. Granted it will not feed a ballroom full of hungry wedding guests.BONS REVES des MACARONS!
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