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Tuesday, January 27, 2009
La Bergamote Hot chocolate, original watercolor, 5" x 7"~
More chasing around New York looking for that touch of France yesterday...
La Bergamote chocolat chaud, original watercolor, 5" x 7"~
Especially since I got off early and quite nearby was...
One of New York's most "Frenchified" cafs - La Bergamote on 169 9th Avenue.
That's what I've heard and the interior bears out it's reputation - banks and banks of pastry cases...
Plus a very over-the-top Frenchie mural...
These cases hold a vast array of gateaux... 
And big glossy, fruity high gloss tartes... 
Plenty of small fruity tartes... 
The croissants do look like the REAL thing... 
AND they have macarons...or a sort...a tad stale I have to say. Still they are not bumpy or lumpy nor huge like some I've encountered in New York :(
A very nice Frenchie counter to pickup your drinks...
My order....
Growing up we thought to "Frenchify" something (well mainly lamb chops) was to stick a frill on it. But New York has this obsession with both the classic Parisien cafe + the classic patisserie and attempting to sandwich the two together. When you do find these two in Paris, it's a salon de the accompaning a patisserie like Angelina or Laduree or Carette, never a cafe.
A very nice Frenchie counter to pickup your drinks... 
My order....
Growing up we thought to "Frenchify" something (well mainly lamb chops) was to stick a frill on it. But New York has this obsession with both the classic Parisien cafe + the classic patisserie and attempting to sandwich the two together. When you do find these two in Paris, it's a salon de the accompaning a patisserie like Angelina or Laduree or Carette, never a cafe. Plus there's an aura of "ladies who lunch" to these Parisien tea rooms - quite proper and generally inhabited by the feminine gender + kiddies. I shall continue my pursuit of the genuine article in NYC, but large clumps of hair are beginning to litter my studio :(
Meanwhile I suggest you take along Jamie Cahill's fun compendium of true Parisien delights to read when you drop into these faux French New York joints...ahem
Meanwhile I suggest you take along Jamie Cahill's fun compendium of true Parisien delights to read when you drop into these faux French New York joints...ahem ~
BONJOUR PATISSERIES!
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