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Showing posts with label Tarte au Citron. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tarte au Citron. Show all posts
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Cheescake and cupcakes... 
What's not to love? 
BUT is this why you come to Paris? 
OUI! If it's BERKO in the Marais at 23 rue Rambuteau 75004 
I'm not even a cupcake person but... 
These little minis are soooo enticing. 
Now Berko has long rectangular tartes in citron meringue too... 
What to get? The citron meringue mini cuppie? Which one would you fall for? 
OR the long tarte thing? The tarte thing won out bien sur - more lemon meringue to love. It was just as good as it looks, maybe even better. Note the pecan tartes behind and it ain't even Thanksgiving!? 
Berko has new little mini round tartes too... 
I thoughtfully waited until after lunch before showing you these... BONJOUR BERKO!
Thursday, March 10, 2011
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Merci Marie for translating daffodils into jonquils yesterday...
Sue's daffodils inspired me to run out and buy some to paint... 
Cris in Oregon has daffodils growing in her own garden, even if they are facing away from her window - naughty daffs.
If I was in Paris now I'd be wearing this jonquil jaune/yellow cardigan I would...
David Lebovitz is smitten with jonquil yellow bergamots. I've never had one, have you?
All Paris adores yellow disks, especially their famous tarte au citron...
More yellow disks, this time at L'Epicerie... 
Here's a yellow-obsessed French woman about to fall into a case of tarte au citrons at patisserie Gerard Mulot. Oh to be in her shoes...
In Paris it's nothing to cook your dinner in a miniature jonquil yellow cocotte. If you can't make your own do stop in at Les Cocottes, 135, rue St.Dominique 75007
Or eat under a yellow awning at 17 Avenue de la Motte Picquet.
Petit Bateau's vitrine are full of yellow right now if you hurry...
Just some yellow walls I captured on the run in Paris...
In a weeks time I'll be boarding AirFrance for Paris. Miam-miam
Je t'aime Jonquil Yellow!
Je t'aime Jonquil Yellow!Thursday, February 17, 2011
Pierre Herme's Tarte Citron au Citron, 9" x 11"
And without further ado the winner of the best tarte au citron in Paris is none other than... PIERRE HERME!
*I am re-posting this from 2007 because dear Paris pastry chef David Lebovitz gave me a link today on his fab one-lemon bar recipe. And because I'm a little fatigue with all the PT and back exercises and general keeping up on things.
*I am re-posting this from 2007 because dear Paris pastry chef David Lebovitz gave me a link today on his fab one-lemon bar recipe. And because I'm a little fatigue with all the PT and back exercises and general keeping up on things.
I'll be back with more ROSES a demain!
Merci en avance darling PBers.
This came as a surprise. I thought Gerard Mulot hands down would be the bestest, with his simple, direct, flat lake of a tarte...
I was convinced one should not desecrate a citron tarte's smooth surface.
Boy was I WRONG!
Those generous pieces of lemon zest in Pierre Herme's tarte are NOT candied, but super TART! In fact this tarte was the tartest of all the Parisien tarts!
AND the most LEMONY!!!
Pierre Herme titles his tarte, "TARTE CITRON AU CITRON" with good reason.
Laduree's tarte au Citron,watercolor on Etsy, 9" x 11"
Many of the test tarts were too damn sweet (Laduree) even if pretty...
Where's the lemon?
Quite a few tasted too much of the lemon curd jar (Paul's)
Some had almost no lemony taste at all (Saduharu Aoki) !?
This was a shocker :(
Here the results of Gerard Mulot vs. Pierre Herme (on the right)...
A picture speaks a thousand words...
BUT the tarte au citron contest is not over!
Talk about pastry geometry - look at this squared lemon tart at Fauchon's. I have more work in front of me...
For other Tarte au Citron obsessed fools out there:
Laura Mercier Tarte au Citron Body and Bath Collection
The Club Citron (even has a lemon diet, loads of lemon photos and of course a recipe
Bonne Journee du Citron!!
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Petit dejeuner again 
This time at La Patisserie des Reves' new salon de the111, rue de Longchamps 75016
There should be tinkling music playing...
It's that magical...
Like a peek inside a pastry chef's dream laboratoire...
Except everything is real. Including the BEST Paris-Brest in Paris according to Le Figaro.
Miam-miam!
Now for that petit dejeuner. The brioche by the way is Reves pink logo.
The pink salon is in the back facing a petit jardin...
Everything is pink pink pink including the menu and everything is designed within an inch/centimeter of its life.
I kill time browsing pastry chef Pierre Conticini's cookbook, Sensations...
Major miam!
Why does a macaron never look like this when I cut/bite into it?
et voila! La brioche
BEAR is on hand to assist with petit dej since Jeanette cannot make it...
One does not leave La Patisserie des Reves empty handed...
Look how pretty the tarte au citron is secured so it doesn't move an inch until it hits your bouche/mouth!
The pink salon is in the back facing a petit jardin...
Everything is pink pink pink including the menu and everything is designed within an inch/centimeter of its life.
I kill time browsing pastry chef Pierre Conticini's cookbook, Sensations...
Major miam!
Why does a macaron never look like this when I cut/bite into it?
et voila! La brioche
BEAR is on hand to assist with petit dej since Jeanette cannot make it...
One does not leave La Patisserie des Reves empty handed...
Look how pretty the tarte au citron is secured so it doesn't move an inch until it hits your bouche/mouth!BONJOUR Patisserie des Reves Petit Dejeuner!
Sunday, May 17, 2009
After studying at length Le Figaro's best tarte au citron survey, I thought I better get out there and follow up. Who knew Fauchon's squared tarte would come in at #11? 
I've hit on some of their best 10 in the past and a few I just didn't get to.Please forgive!
Numero uno at Carl Morletti was a surprise winner and I'd never visited this small patisserie before, exactly 1 block from the Metro Censier Daubenton (#7) in the 5th arrondissement...
Pristine and beautiful, this domed mountain of creamy lemon curd was the perfect balance of sweet and tart. A "domed" tarte evidently is far more difficult to achieve than a flattened tarte au citron. Who knew?
I did finish this tarte - I just wanted to give you a look inside. Marletti has a little outdoor cafe where you can sit at leisure and enjoy his luxe pastries. BRAVO Carl!
Next I traipsed up to much touted chocolatier and perfectionniste, Jacques Génin in the haut Marais. This place is really haut at the exact end of the very long rue de Turrene. The interior is like a laboratoire and was fairly empty. I wouldn't have dared to bring out my camera (2 pounds of caramels here are 110 euros...ahem). Since no one was much interested in helping me, I took a pass on #2 winner of Le Figaro's best tarte survey . Ca m'enerve
#3 Figaro winner has always been my #1, Pierre Herme and easy as pie to attain thank goodness. I never mind tasting this tarte over and over for recherche. There are chunks of actual lemon in this unctuous tarte, as well as lemon peel confit, so you never lack for intense lemony flavor. This is more like an immersion!
Yesterday I hit on Patisserie Carette at #5 and again the balance was fine. You will never, well almost never taste an excess of sugar in a French lemon tarte, unlike the home experience, here the lemon is top dog.
When Parisienne Michele mentioned to me that this tarte citron yellow was the HOT color for summer...
I began to see it everwhere...
Even rippled yellow tarte citron - it seems very appropriate to wear when your out testing Le Figero's winners...
Plus you can accessorize with a citron yellow Moleskine notebook... 
For your recherche notes. And yellow ink!
Parisienne Anne was saying last night as we sat in a brasserie by the window, "What's with all the little dogs in your posts and drawings? New York has lots of dogs."
Immediately 3 small dogs passed by the window. Honestly! You have to be an extra-terrestial to really see what is going on in Paris, PB readers, so not to worry if you don't leave your knife and fourchette at 4:20 on the plate etc. If you'd like make a tarte au citron yourself visit David Lebovitz blog. If you'd like to read more tarte au citron posts at PB, voila:Paris Jaune
Citron Squared
Paris Jaune
Citron Squared
More on Tarte au Citron
Paris Hearts Tarte au Citron Yellow
Quel est le meilleur tarte citron de Paris ?
Tartelette Citron Géométrie
Citron Squared
Paris Jaune
Citron Squared
More on Tarte au Citron
Paris Hearts Tarte au Citron Yellow
Quel est le meilleur tarte citron de Paris ?
Tartelette Citron Géométrie
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BONJOUR TARTE AU CITRON!!!
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