Showing posts with label Jean-Paul Hevin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jean-Paul Hevin. Show all posts

Paris Paques Easter

 Every year chocolatier Jean-Paul Hevin consistently comes up with the most innovative twists on the traditional Easter chocolate eggs and chickens.
 Hevin's stupendous giant egg covered in tiny turtles was astonishing.
 His half eggs filled with smaller eggs, a heart and key are for romantic shoppers. Easter is not just for kids in Paris.
 Fauchon serves up champagne with a giant 'prestigious' egg - rather silly in my opinion.
 Very witty indeed these 'avocado' chocolate eggs from Des Gateaux et Du Pain.
 Chocolatier Jacque Genin does chocolate bunnies  that look like chickens that look like eggs...sort of.
 At Hugo et Victor an 'eco chic' bunny with green ears.
 La Grande Epicerie spots their bunnies and chickens with red stripes and dots.
Georges Larnicol is filled with enormous eggs 
 His poule/chickens are laying fried eggs for a change.
Where's the chocolate bacon?
Perhaps you would prefer not to focus on chocolate this holiday
 For mind over matter...
Certainment this chicken would like to avoid chocolat altogether.
POUIC POUIC!

JOUR DU MACARON 2012

Bear is the first one to show up at Pierre Herme Opera!
 Personne/nobody...
10:00am the key is in the lock...Ta-Da!
 Bear bones up on  Pierre Herme macaron flavors.
 What to choose?
Caramel..passion fruit...carrote/orange/canelle...infiniment chocolat...peche/abricot/safron...Americano pamplemousse...infiniment jasmin...figue + foie gras...vinaigre+balsamique...MON DIEU!
 A twirling macaron tree entices. Outside a sign for the new movie on Marie Antoinette, Les Adieu A La Reine opens today (a must-see)
 You give a donation  to Autistes sans frontieres and...
 You get a macaron/Un don, Un macaron.
 Let the trick or treating macarons begin. We're off and running. Next to Galeries Lafayette sous sol Pierre Herme for another macaron.
 *New Alert! Angelina has opened a branch on premiere etage at Galeries Lafayette! woo woo
 Pierre Herme/Galeries Lafayette premiere etage is not so crazy-busy as Bear was expecting based on last year. But it's Tuesday, not Dimanche, so Parisians are working or l'ecole. Dommage..
 Clever Jill suggests we take the walkway through to Galeries Lafayette Gourmand for more macaron hunting.
 At Sadaharu Aoki counter we get another mac each. I fall victim to a silly pink macaron keychain. Jill already has hundreds of these so does not succumb.
 Nearby at the Jean-Paul Hevin stand they are giving away THREE MACARONS for one donation! woo woo
 I suggest we hop on #8 Metro to Ecole Militaire to J-P Hevin's La Motte Picquet shop. We're greedy.
 Back on Metro Ligne #1 to Concord to J-P Hevin's 231 St. Honore shop.
 Doodly-doodly-do.
Bear is happy as a clam.
We race on to nearby Pierre Herme 4,rue Cambon for another. Jill has to go home. Her real life is calling. I carry on trick or treating.
 Off to Pierre Herme 72, rue Bonaparte for a Mogador macaron MIAM! Bear and I made a few more hits on the macaron route till exhaustion did us in. BTW we did not eat a single macaron. Good things come to those who wait.
Total haul macarons=approx. 18 I think.
I ate a few at gouter/4:30 yesterday.
Bear's delicious Jour du Marcaron 2012 haul. 
Writing this post caused me to eat macarons. The poster on the wall was a gift-with-purchase edition limité des Macarons Pierre Herme Paris I couldn't resist. I plan to redecorate at home to co-ordinate with the new macaron poster.
MERCI JOUR DU MACARON 2012!
xoxoBear

French Bleus

Russian cup with blue jug, watercolor on Etsy, 9" x 11"
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I'm on a blue milk jug painting jag...
Cuisinophilie 28, rue du Bourg Tibourg I got this blue crockery jug at a vintage kitchen shop in the Marais...
Cuisinophilie 28, rue du Bourg Tibourg Cuisinophilie on 28, rue du Bourg Tibourg
Cuisinophilie 28, rue du Bourg Tibourg They have a plethora of French blue items...
Cuisinophilie 28, rue du Bourg Tibourg And they are right nextdoor to Mariage Freres!
Chocolat Marquise de Sevigne is also gaga for true French bleu...
Naturalement chocolatier Jean-Paul Hevin is Parisien King of French Ultramarine bleu!
PB watercolor on Etsy Jean-Paul Hevin chocolate box, watercolor on Etsy, 9" x 11"

His metal boxes make perfect gifts and last forever true bleu...
Speaking of French bleus - this is me gazing out the living room window wistfully at the junk food/candy store on the corner. I have ventured out to the postbox to mail off your paintings. Fortunately no junk food urges overtook me at the time. Whew!
Not to worry.
I booked my seat to Paris/Venice for mid-March yesterday.
One MUST think positive!!
watercolor on Etsy Confit de Rose, watercolor on Etsy, 9" x 11"
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So everything is coming up roses...or it will be!
BONJOUR FRENCH BLEUS!

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