Cafe Pouchkine

Cafe Pouchkine Chocolat Chaud, watercolor, 9" x11"
Why ever did I not get Cafe Pouchkine's fabulous pastries...
Is beyond me.
Not even one multi-colored macaron...
Passed my lips - quelle tragedie indeed...

Granted I was there for breakfast/petit dejeuner...

And I did wolf down a lovely orangie viennoisserie thing...

Mainly I'd come for a cup of lush, thick chocolat chaud served in a traditional chocolatier with traditional beater/le moulinet...

Nearby Parisians were having dessert for breakfast (what clever ducks) but insanely drinking Coca-Cola! Why ever do Parisians adore Coke? Karl Lagerfeld has been plastered on 3+ bottles. Some French trends/tendances are completement nuts non?

Cafe Pouchkine is located in a far corner of Printemps ground floor. Don't hesitate to go in for a delightful respite from shopping and browsing.

I'd advise you to leave your gun at home, even if Printemps saw fit to include it (on the chair) in their vitrine setup next to a Cafe Pouchkine table. Same goes for the RED lipstick on the rim of the cup...

BONJOUR CAFE POUCHKINE!

Angelina - Paris

No matter what I say about not going back to old favorite places in Paris, Angelina is a must-do.
They've recently renovated and added a much bigger L-shaped patisserie...
A visit is absolutely required + some lingering...
Some of the most beautiful pastries in Paris...
To my eyes...
They seem to be constantly upping their game - elaborate mille-feuilles, the pastry of the month in October....

Macarons flavored ginger-cointreau called the 'Dita' after hot American burlesque queen, Dita Von Teese in Paris...

Angelina came up with the hot-dog-shapped 'macalon' macaron.

Lovely fruity verrines et tartes. And NO ONE shook their finger at me for taking photographs I might add, though I do try to be discrete and would never use flash.

After browsing the patisserie you can stop in Angelina's dining room...

For heavenly chocolat chaud...

And a chestnuty mont blanc.

You can buy take-away/emporte 'cold' hot chocolate in the shop..

Along with Angelina bougies, confiture, guimauve and pate de marron...

Outside a Paris dog patiently looks for a taxi, after drinking too much hot chocolate (some breeds are NOT chocolate-intolerant and I'm coming back as one of those)...

FYI:I've put up some watercolor sketch sheets of Angelina cups I painted this summer at a $pecial price on Etsy.

FYI: You may not have been getting your morning email hit of PB because of a change in Blogger's setup. Everything is fixed now. YAY!

Missed posts are here:

Dimanche in the park

Alliance Française de Philadelphie Expo

French Girl's Appartment 2

Musée Marmottan Monet

Stalking Paris Boots

This morning I have to run shoot the New York 2010 Chocolate show - full report tomorrow.

BONJOUR ANGELINA!

Yr Petit Dejeuner in Paris!

So I was telling PB reader Naomi yesterday:

Carolg:Sorry Naomi, but I don't do the People portraits in Paris anymore -too much stress but I do paint Paris still lifes and pets.

Naomi:So you mean if we send you a picture of our PARIS breakfast you'll paint that?
Carolg:What a GREAT idea!!
I'd love to.
Custom petit dejeuner still lifes

Right up my allee Naomi :)

Naomi:It would be a wonderful way to remember my favorite breakfast in Paris!

Do you have stacks and stacks of photos, not to mention memory cards full of favorite petite dejeuners and afternoon teas etc.? Would you love to see them immortalized in a custom watercolor hanging on your wall? Did you have a petit dej' at Les Deux Magots in St. Germain..? Et voila! Did you break the bank for a chocolat chaud...
At Hotel Meurice?
Afternoon tea.
Tea with three sucre
Who wants to forget...
Their tea at Mariage Freres?
Champagne for Breakfast, watercolor at Etsy, 9" x 11"

Did you have champagne for breakfast when you're in Paris?
Pourquoi pas?

Check the menu/ardoise...

No messy salade plates svp.

Not sure I know how to paint that...ahem

Bear says: I'm ready!
SVP PAINT my petit dej'!

BONJOUR PETIT DEJ'!

Angelina For A Day...

I've been sitting here fantasizing working at Angelina for a day... Just for one day. How bad could that be? I know I'd be really terrific in the pastry brigade - Just let me at em! Miam! Lift that tarte citron - tote that tray. But carrying heavy trays laden chocolat chaud up stairs does not appeal to moi...pas de toute!

I think I'd stick to busing if you don't mind... After all, Angelina is a still life painters dream... Utterly dreamy non?
Perhaps I'd carry a little black Moleskine dans ma poche for quickie sketches between trays...

I'd tuck a twisted lemon peel in my pocket to give those still lifes a more Dutchie-look like this Pieter Claesz painting - pourquoi pas?

Angelina treats, watercolor at Etsy, 9" x 11"

Waiting on customers?

Hum...hum...pas si bien pour moi je pense...

I think I'd stick with les Paris doggies...

un peu d'eau mon ange?

After hours, maybe I'd tickle the keys a bit - Coco used to listen to this piano when she'd take a break from creating at Chanel...

Then I'd have a gouter of pate de chestnut - looks a lot like facial cream doesn't it oui?

Quick!

When no one is looking.

I'd grab a bottle of Angelina chocolat for the ride home on the Metro.

Not too shabby wouldn't you say?

BONJOUR ANGELINA H.R.!!!