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Showing posts with label rue Bonaparte. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rue Bonaparte. Show all posts
Monday, May 9, 2011
Do you eat Chinese when in Paris?
It probably isn't the first choice that comes to mind, but M. loves this place so I give it a whirl for lunch (they're only open for lunch by the way). It is just down from Pierre Herme atLa Maison de la Chine - 76, rue Bonaparte - 75006 Paris - Métro Saint-Sulpice
Lun - Sam / 10h - 19h
I always like to study the menu outside... 
Even though I tend to eat the same thing no matter where I am. In London I lived on crawfish sandwiches at Pret A Manger daily and here I got the crawfish salad. Go figure? It's VERY important to notice the 'OU' when you're getting the formule in France. Basically it means a first course + a main (which is what most French people get), OR a main + a dessert. Being American and piggy I got all 3 courses, though I had not intended to. C'est la vie. 
The salon de the is really inside the Shanghai Tang boutique... 
And it's very serene too. One must keep an eye out for the occasional dose of serenity when tearing around Paris non?
I don't know why I bother looking at menus but it is irresistable... 
Quite chic decor... 
A tiny amuse bouche arrives with the green tea... 
After my habitual crawfish thingie, a curried something or other. Delish bien sur.
An interesting dessert - I'm still not sure what this is but it sounded nice and tasted very nice. Rose de Shanghai, crème légère avec coulis de framboise et concassée de pistaches. If you know what I ate, do tell svp. 
After lunch it's fun to admire all the gorgeous merch at Shanghai Tang. Daily Connoisseur reminded me of this place, when she mentioned owner, Sir David Tang's fab etiquette columns in FT. Very useful indeed, if you want to know whether to request a doggy bag at the London Savoy etc... 
Does Paris BEAR have some Panda in him, since he had an instant coup de foudre/fell in love with this Shanghai bear..? BONJOUR SHANGHAI CAFE!
Sunday, March 21, 2010
The best truck in the world is parked outside Pierre Herme at 72 rue Bonaparte.
It is 10 am on Saturday, March 20th in Paris and Jour du Macaron is about to begin!
Your bear-in-the-street is here to report on this auspicious occasion.
The line waiting for three FREE macarons is relatively short at 10 o'clock. Bear knows French people like to sleep in on weekends. Bear studies the list of 26 flavors! A man directly in front online mentions that...ahem...last year there were 36 (!) flavors of macarons to choose from. Bear keeps his trap shut.
Inside pandmonium reigns, only because of the anticipation and decision-making processes going on. The Pierre Herme staff are serene and impeccable as always.
Bear decides to follow the K.I.S.S. principle and choose 3 free macarons of just 1 flavor at each PH boutique. The Mogador (passion fruit + milk chocolate) is Bear's favorite.
He knows from past experiences what can happen to a little bag of precious macarons - tragedie strikes!
He has brought along the Alice box to keep his macs safe and sound...
On to the next one! More macarons svp.
At the Vaugirard Pierre Herme again the tension is palpable but the lines are shortish - it's just 10:30 am and Frenchies are still getting their zzzzzzs.
Outside the kids are tasting their free macarons.
Bear is saving his treasures for later.
At the rue Cambon PH, bear does a little fashion watching. He loves this tres fem ruffled skirt and the rossettes on the knee socks. French lines are the best.
Inside Cambon PH they only sell macarons. Bear chooses caramel - miam
Bear discovers to his dismay, that he must get a stamp on his mac card at each shop. And if he visits all 6 Pierre Herme shops and gives a donation bien sur to Alliance of Rare Diseases and if there are sufficient macarons left at the final destination, he will WIN a free box of 36(!) Pierre Herme macarons!!! Why oh why did Bear not read the fine print in Fr. on his card? It's a macaron marathon and he is missing stamps from the first 2 PHs.
On to the next one. Bear attempts to go to Galerie Lafayette PH and gets lost in the twisty-turny Metro ending up more lost at Etoile.
Wake up Parisiens!
Some Parisiens are awake and testing out their winnings dans la rue...
Bear heads for the PH Trocadero. Bear is having a heart attack from all this mad macaron chasing around Paris.
Some Parisiens are awake and testing out their winnings dans la rue...
Bear heads for the PH Trocadero. Bear is having a heart attack from all this mad macaron chasing around Paris. Bear is getting to know the Paris Metro awfully well...hmmm
WTF...
Enfin the 58 avenue Paul Doumer Pierre Herme!
Inside Bear grows impatient as 2 very large boxes of macarons are filled.
In fact 2 Parisiens have won the contest and hit all 6 Pierre Hermes! They are doing a small dance of joie! Bear heads home for lunch, with big plans to continue the contest after eating.
French Girl has made an exquisite salade de Lentille with saumon fume. Bear immediately launches into his adventures pursuing the PH macarons.
Bear has to backtrack to the first 2 destinations and get the stamps on his mac card. Then he heads to FINAL Pierre Herme desitination, Galeries Lafayette. It's about 4 pm and the line is longish. Bear is humming gayly to himself.
Doodly-doodly-do...
Some mac lovers are napping on line exhausted from waiting, but Bear stays fully wide-awake and praying the macs will not be finished by the time he gets to the counter...
VOILA!
WTF...
Enfin the 58 avenue Paul Doumer Pierre Herme!
Inside Bear grows impatient as 2 very large boxes of macarons are filled.
In fact 2 Parisiens have won the contest and hit all 6 Pierre Hermes! They are doing a small dance of joie! Bear heads home for lunch, with big plans to continue the contest after eating.
French Girl has made an exquisite salade de Lentille with saumon fume. Bear immediately launches into his adventures pursuing the PH macarons.French Girl reminds Bear that this is The American Way, to sit down to a meal and talk business, business, business.
The French Way is to talk cuisine, cuisine, cuisine.
Oh...Bear shuts his trap.
Bear has to backtrack to the first 2 destinations and get the stamps on his mac card. Then he heads to FINAL Pierre Herme desitination, Galeries Lafayette. It's about 4 pm and the line is longish. Bear is humming gayly to himself.Doodly-doodly-do...
Some mac lovers are napping on line exhausted from waiting, but Bear stays fully wide-awake and praying the macs will not be finished by the time he gets to the counter...
VOILA! mon dieu!
Bear wins!
Bear goes for 1 of each of 25 flavors + whatever.
Bear can not believe his good fortune!!!
Bear's FAB dance card with all of the stamps from each
Bear goes for 1 of each of 25 flavors + whatever.Bear can not believe his good fortune!!!
Bear's FAB dance card with all of the stamps from each
Very lovely non?
What's even more lovely is Pierre Herme's amazing generosity on this day. Not only is a charity remembered and given it's due, but the people of Paris get a chance to taste these fantastic cookies. There are many kids on line, who normally would not be able to buy such a deluxe dessert but Jour du Macaron is their chance to partake and enjoy.
BONJOUR PIERRE HERME et BIG MERCI!!!
Thursday, March 26, 2009
OK PB readers..it's been a while since we immersed ourselves in a Paris patisserie. And Pierre Herme has a new collection out.
It's a small new collection of Saint-Honore gateaux...A little history group. I hope you have your pencils poised.
You will be tested end of term!
The St. Honoré Cake, is a richly decorated cake named after Saint Honore, the seventh-century Bishop of Amiens, and the French patron saint of pastry chefs and bakers. (WOW!) Pastry chef Chiboust is rumoured to have created it in his Paris shop in 1846. It consists of a pâte brisée base with a pâte a choux ring around the outside. Individual pâte a choux puffs are filled with pastry cream and dipped in caramel. They are then attached on top of the outside ring of the cake with more caramel to hold them in place. The Gateau St. Honore is also known as the "Ball Cake" because of the little caramel-covered pastry balls surrounding the top of the cake.
Shall we head over to Pierre Herme's at 72, rue Bonaparte in St Germain des Prés 75006? You can take the line #4 to station Saint-Sulpice...
Or the #87 bus stops nearby...
We're back on rue Bonaparte group.
Look the windows have changed!
Last week for Jour du Macarons day, there were schools of hungry fish hunting for FREE macarons!
This week a lovely babe is transfixed in wonderment at Herme's new Saint-Honore petit fours...
A closeup - but I'll bet you this is a fausse petit four...
Let's go in for the REAL thing! Vite!
Ahhhhhhhhh...
Ooooooooooo....
*Please note that it's caramel that is the glue that holds these creme puffs together. Pierre Herme's description of these delights-Saint Honoré Satine
Très frais,
Très frais,
très parfumé,
entre acidulé et sucré
(a rough translation=very fresh, very perfumed, between acidic and sweet. French sounds so much better doesn't it?)
Swoon...
Just in case you're not up for whipped creme there are other delectables to choose from...YUM!
Afterwards, take your goodies to a park bench in the nearby Place Saint-Sulpice...
The pigeons are waiting...
Or go for a coffee at nearby Cafe de la Mairie, just around the corner from rue Bonaparte. Word has it you can bring PH goodies here to eat in proper fashion as they well deserve.
Then I suggest you rent-a-froufy-dog from Etienne Marcel to work off all that cream...
Or come on a my place and climb the 132 stairs (7 flights) any number of times...ahem~
BONJOUR JEUDI!
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