Dec 29 - Paris

 Yesterday's record of what I ate and what I bought...

 First stop - marche President Wilson near Metro Ilena.

 Why can't I leave the house before 11:30? Lunch time.

 I've had this before. A kind of pita with thyme + sesame seeds. On top brochette of poulet + taboule + hummos = MIAM

 Then heated and rolled up like a buche de noel or jelly roll.

The dog of the day.

 Nearby a stop into the Palais de Tokyo

 The observers look like sculptures...

 Further on a bit - musee Guimet with a special exhibit on tea.

 At the end a sniffing display somewhat like The Art of Scent...

 On Champs-Elysees a Christmas marche is still going on...

 Time for a warming cup of chocolat chaud. Not Le Meurice but still good.

 Bus 42 to rue de Rivoli for a fast stop into the Apple store - this has become a daily habit.

 Browsing on Rivoli a look through the window at Angelina - just a look. Too crowded to go in.

 But not to crowded to stop inside Fromagerie Laurent Dubois.

 A petite piece de Roquefort - bleu de Laqueville for dinner.

Bleu + apple cider + grainy bread = heaven.

That was my day yesterday.Let me know if you want more daily reports?

Bonne Journee!

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Let Them Eat Bûche de Noël

 You can not go two steps in this town...

 Without tripping over a log...

 A chocolate log or a bûche de Noël

 Which evidently extends its welcome well past Noël into the celebration of Epiphany with a French king cake or galette des rois featuring yummy almond paste frangipane stuffed puff pastry and a surprise lurking favor inside but that's for a later post.

  
The variations on a theme are endless in Paris. Traditional bûche is made from a genoise or other sponge cake, generally baked in a large, shallow Swiss roll pan, frosted, rolled to form a cylinder, and frosted again on the outside. The most common combination is a basic yellow sponge cake, frosted and filled with chocolate buttercream; however, many variations on the traditional recipe exist, possibly including chocolate cakes, ganache and espresso or other flavored fillings.

  
This macaron-decorated bûche de Noël looks like a kid's choo choo train to me.

  
Two choo choos meetup at a crossing.
LOOK OUT!

 Most of them resemble a bed with a headboard, footboard with stuff thrown on top...

 A marron glace serves as a pillow from elegant des Gateaux et du Pain.

Inside:La châtaigne en jeux de textures, amertume d'un miel d'arbousier : biscuit moelleux à la pâte de marrons, châtaignes entières « cuisinées », caramel et fleur de sel, crème douce-amère au miel d'arbousier, mousse de châtaignes.

 You can easily buy just a slice from a boulangerie

 An Austrian bûche slice at Angelina.
Please explain Merisi?

 Complimentary colors red + green for this single slice. Pastry chefs are artistes and have a color wheel onhand I'll bet.

 There are even whole mini bûche de Noël

For mini Parisiennes.

I have yet to taste a bûche de Noël but when in RomeParis...

Have you eaten bûche de Noël?

Did you love it? Should I?

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1st Day Impressions

 Carol is in Paris...

 Yes I am

 Voila on rue Royale

 As usual/comme d'habitude obsessed with boxes and ribbons in pink natch

 Pink roses on Printemps' trees

 Pink, yellow, blue new perfumes from Guerlain - Les Parisiennes

 Proof positive I'm in Paris - I ate a paille framboise and made a mess down my front. miam

 I looked. Didn't taste. Not after that paille thing!

 Cafe Pouchkine!

Bonne nuit Paris and PBers!

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Guess...

 Guess who's in Paris today?

 Guess who's planning on staying a while..? 

Guess who's happy as a clam?

on verra bien tout

Bonjour Paris!

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Regifting

 This is the season of gifting...

 I gave myself these red Repettos a while back (they were on sale bien sur!) and I was soooo happy.

 But (it's a big but) these shoes are rain makers. I should have sent them to the Mid West during the drout. I wear these red shoes and $#@!, if it doesn't pour cats and dogs.

 They're in very sorry shape. Sad and decrepid would not be an understatement.

 Looking at old PB posts a bell went off. Why not cover the tired red suede with a black permanent marker?

 Easy peasy if you have lots of time to kill and are a risk taker ahem.

 TA DA!

Trouble is, after completing one shoe I didn't much feel like doing the other shoe...

 And wouldn't a nice new fat bow be an improvement like these Jaime Mascaros?

 TA DA! I did it.

Re-gifted/revised Repettos.

They don't look half bad...at least from a distance. I even got a compliment in the hair salon. Could this be an improvement?

 I tried to get my 'new' ex-red shoes into the picture but it was no go. The Plaza Hotel's magnificent Christmas tree is cordoned off with a velvet rope.

Meanwhile Bear is enthralled with Bergdorf's poodles.

Dear PBers, I hope you get all the gifts of your hearts desire.

Thanks for coming along for the ride.

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