Archives for March 2008
Eating in Paris - Pierre Hermé Macarons
My love of macarons is profound…macarons are profound, or they can be in the hands of a genius. Pierre Hermé’s Macaron Arabesque is pure genius…starting from the middle and working outward it is a caramelized pistachio praline surrounded by luscious apricot cream, sandwiched between two pistachio dusted meringue wafers delicately flavored with apricot.
Another bite of pure genius is Pierre Hermé’s Macaron Caramel with Fleur de Sel.
Zut alors!
Right now I’m sitting in the Newark airport waiting for our flight to Chicago. I’ve had no access to internet for a week and it was surprisingly refreshing. These pictures were taken a week ago on our first full day in Paris and these are specifically on the Ile Saint Louis. It is such an unbelievable place. The Ile Saint Louis is just a tiny island in the Seine but it has so much cool stuff on it. The first two photos are of the ice cream parlor Berthillon…they do ice cream very well…and as in most establishments in Paris the decor is fabulous.
Great cheese…
Fabulous poultry…
Beautiful flowers…
And the perfect place to sit, relax, and watch the world go by.
They’re boarding my flight…I’ll write more tomorrow.
Bonjour from Paris
Despite all the usual travel woes, we made it to Paris yesterday…and it is c’est magnifique. However, my laptop and our hotel’s internet are not playing well together, and despite the best efforts of GH and Anita, the lovely and tres helpful Directrice d’Hotel, it is not going to happen. Right now I’m using the hotel’s computer in the breakfast room and it is slow and under-powered…but it does the job. All this to say…I won’t be posting as often as I’d hoped, but I’ll catch you up sooner or later.
Today it was tres cold and rainy. We headed towards the Centre Pompideau. Paris is packed with families on their spring break, just like us. The line to get into the Centre Pompideau was very long but because we have the Musee Pass we walked right in…well worth every penny in just one use. The Centre is stuffed to the gills with fabulous art…we only stayed for a couple of hours today…we all get very passive when viewing art. As we left we stopped in the Plais de Pomideau and bought crepes from this lovely gentleman. They were delicious and we ate them as we watched some talented street performers…oh and I can’t forget the brief but surprising hailstorm…it was surreal to watch the Plais de Pompideau become almost white with the sudden storm…it was that way all day…drenching downpours, blasting cold winds, followed by blue skies, sunshine, and gentle breezes.
We are having a wonderful time, enjoying it all, and eating well. Our French is improving as we continue to use it. J’amie Paris.
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