Berthillon

Another twist of fate...I was on the Ile St.-Louis this morning. Does one really have a choice? Berthillon beckons...

And of course Caramel au beurre sale aka CBS.

But wait. No Caramel au beurre salé today. Flavors are changed daily. I was not prepared for this!

There IS Caramel Nougatine the server suggestes...

Oh no...but on second thought this is Berthillon who can do no wrong where ice cream or caramel is concerned.

So I throw caution to the wind and get the Caramel Nougatine which turns out to be just fine. OK maybe more than fine. Terrific! Frankly I can't even tell the difference.

It seems Berthillon can do no wrong when it comes to anything caramelized like these little chocolate-covered caramel pops. I had to buy one to use as a prop in today's watercolor except I ate it...just now. Uh oh

These caramelized apple tartelettes with salted butter are absolutely fab I promise you. I bought one of these. I just ate it too...

I did NOT buy their highly reknown tarte Tatin. I would have but I ran out of money thank gawd!

I've been eye-balling their tarte tatin for years the way some men ogle women. So far I've resisted but who knows when the day will come and resistance will give way...

A gentle hint PBers. If you are going to shoot inside a shop do buy something for heavens sake. It makes it so much easier all around.

Berthillon definitely fits into the oldie-worldie category of patisserie traditionnelle...

They have a lovely tea salon you might not know about.

The fact is that Berthillon's single dips are about the size of a golf ball. I did have just enough change to go back and get a second Caramel Nougatine cone. Besides there was no line. Besides one must take advantage of opportunity when it knocks no? It helps if you're good at rationalizing in Paris...or maybe it doesn't.