December in Paris is all about food. I've been here nearly a week and have done less walking than usual due to bad weather, but I'm starting to get around and check out what's new.
On the Île Saint-Louis, the famed butcher Gardil has a window full of gorgeous, well-dressed and expensive (64 euros per kilo -- $35 per pound -- for Bresse capon) birds. This is where I plan to provision myself for our annual Christmas dinner with our Japanese friends in Paris. Jews and Buddhists celebrating Christmas: why not?
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Poultry at Boucherie Gardil |
And there's a bakery on Rue Saint-Antoine that sells a big variety of what the French call "cakes," generally not overly sweet cakes made in loaf pans. I have to try one soon.
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Cakes at bakery on rue Saint-Antoine |
I did get to the Madeleine. As usual, Hediard had nice windows,
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Hediard's Christmas window |
And the Maison de la Truffe had about a million dollars' worth of black truffles in its display.
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Giant truffles at Maison de la Truffe -- a study in noir et blanc |
Caviar Kaspia had a cute display, with fake Russian dolls,
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Caviar Kaspia window |
And Fauchon had a beautiful new cake this year. (They always beautiful products even though Fauchon is no longer the best that Paris has to offer.)
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Gorgeous cake at Fauchon |
More to come in future posts.
Bobby Jay
1 comment:
A feast for the eyes! I love to look at holiday "vitrines" when it is cold and grey in Paris (not that I have done that in a while). Happy Hanukkah!
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