tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post4061226650112403810..comments2024-03-17T06:20:15.127-04:00Comments on paris breakfasts: Le Meurice - Galette des ReinesParisbreakfastshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-30552388981067151852013-01-10T20:31:23.303-05:002013-01-10T20:31:23.303-05:00Oh what a glorious place, and a marvellous experie...Oh what a glorious place, and a marvellous experience. I've not seen the galette des reines before- intriguing. I've definitely put afternoon tea at Le Meurice on the wishlist for my next visit- happily this summer. Louisehttp://astrongbeliefinwicker.blogspot.com.au/2011/04/lost-thing.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-8376697568478324792013-01-08T23:59:22.237-05:002013-01-08T23:59:22.237-05:00aha! I see that it's only the special cake at...aha! I see that it's only the special cake at the Meurice that's available until 1/20. well, I am sure I will be able to find some gorgeous comestibles in Paris!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-70587289509206781212013-01-08T16:43:57.105-05:002013-01-08T16:43:57.105-05:00I am going back to Paris from 17-23 January and se...I am going back to Paris from 17-23 January and see that I have to hurry up and find a galette. <br />I love your sketches and keen eye for detail. Jane Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-50969857817774940382013-01-08T15:37:48.761-05:002013-01-08T15:37:48.761-05:00Il y a bien longtemps, ma mère confectionnait deux...Il y a bien longtemps, ma mère confectionnait deux gâteaux des Rois pour une soirée familiale le jour de l'Épiphanie : un avec une fève pour les dames et un autre avec un pois pour les hommes ou vice-versa. Les personnes ayant trouvé la fève et le pois devaient se déguiser, la femme en homme, et l'homme en femme. J'étais toute jeune et nous, les enfants, trouvions que les adultes avaient beaucoup de plaisir en s'amusant bien simplement. Ceci se passait au Québec !<br /><br />JoanneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-72790143464530445212013-01-08T14:34:40.936-05:002013-01-08T14:34:40.936-05:00LOVE the waiter sketches! And it's important, ...LOVE the waiter sketches! And it's important, when you break your tooth on something, that the thing you broke it on match the ceiling of the palce where you broke it...Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07073968486721141173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-81279663293270063182013-01-08T13:02:39.119-05:002013-01-08T13:02:39.119-05:00What a bijoux almond fève - la classe! Carol, it ...What a bijoux almond fève - la classe! Carol, it looks like you're having a ball in Paris. I want to try this too. Bet it's pricey, though... ooh, thanks for showing us how the other 'arf lives! :-) Enjoy!Jill @ MadAboutMacaronshttp://madaboutmacarons.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-50280665848007915292013-01-08T12:09:11.502-05:002013-01-08T12:09:11.502-05:00Another delicious and expansive experience from Pa...Another delicious and expansive experience from Paris on a cold winter's day in Maine! Merci, mon amie. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-59999841740650691272013-01-08T09:49:20.798-05:002013-01-08T09:49:20.798-05:00I love the way you tell it ! (like a tale !)
Alwa...I love the way you tell it ! (like a tale !)<br /><br />Always a pleasure to have tea with the most gourmand artist in the world !Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17685380424711207287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-22028413900930035212013-01-08T09:14:57.881-05:002013-01-08T09:14:57.881-05:00Is it just me, or is always sexy when a man wearin...Is it just me, or is always sexy when a man wearing a spotless white apron stops by to say "Hi"?Vivian Swifthttp://www.vivianswiftblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-39927911928094958742013-01-08T08:22:51.329-05:002013-01-08T08:22:51.329-05:00Ohhhhh so jealous! What a great experience!Ohhhhh so jealous! What a great experience!Sweet Freakhttp://www.dessertfordinner.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-30139814281364230002013-01-08T06:13:10.209-05:002013-01-08T06:13:10.209-05:00I'm not sure if I like the look of this galett...I'm not sure if I like the look of this galette but the Meurice looks amazing. Great blog, I really enjoy it!French foodie in Dublinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15328338207272914919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-19386862777642068802013-01-08T05:46:19.742-05:002013-01-08T05:46:19.742-05:00A fun time & such elegance, & you were the...A fun time & such elegance, & you were the Queen! (I want to see a photo!) The drawing of your experience~formidable! Loving the layout, montage of it.Sketchbook Wanderinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06850319000824866265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-20297571637049319352013-01-08T05:42:43.523-05:002013-01-08T05:42:43.523-05:00Absolutement pas like creamed spinach!!
More like ...Absolutement pas like creamed spinach!!<br />More like an ancient antiqued piece of an artifact - thin, burnished + gold leaf<br />The texture was crisp, crackly,fine...very thin<br /><br />Really I've had nothing like it before but it was fascinating and unique!Parisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-23563152612486239032013-01-08T03:46:09.981-05:002013-01-08T03:46:09.981-05:00I'm as green as that galette with envy!! What ...I'm as green as that galette with envy!! What fabulous surroundings and what good luck to get the feve. Best of all is your drawing in the first pic - just wonderful. xxxKaren@PasGrand-Chosehttp://www.athousandmiles-k.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-34243089971735396712013-01-08T03:44:29.872-05:002013-01-08T03:44:29.872-05:00That was one very intense dessert! What a joint :)...That was one very intense dessert! What a joint :)Nikonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14271472315834976236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-33620743032458792482013-01-08T03:04:20.135-05:002013-01-08T03:04:20.135-05:00Carol, you were too modest to admit you received t...Carol, you were too modest to admit you received the "Feve" twice? (I just read Louise's posts) LOL, I'd say that bodes very well for the year ahead! I'm still not sure about the green topping---I love almond paste though, so I assume it would be OK. Looks like creamed spinach. 365 Dresseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05370083544324974912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-78595368857985420572013-01-08T01:54:59.173-05:002013-01-08T01:54:59.173-05:00Oh I'm so glad I got yr settee in the post Dia...Oh I'm so glad I got yr settee in the post Diane<br />The things we remember...<br />It is a lovely place.<br />xcarolgParisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-11519811792213102392013-01-08T00:52:50.582-05:002013-01-08T00:52:50.582-05:00I've loved this post Carol .... because last m...I've loved this post Carol .... because last month I had coffee in Le Meurice and I can see the black settee I sat in in your bottom pic ... right by that gorgeous green settee. They served delish little handmade chocolates with my café crème ...... So classy.Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806482148547283594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-28667739224744685262013-01-07T22:01:04.458-05:002013-01-07T22:01:04.458-05:00Ahhh--always off on exciting adventures, carol--lo...Ahhh--always off on exciting adventures, carol--love your wc's!! Suehttp://www.abrushwithcolor.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-26447425218156126302013-01-07T21:53:31.698-05:002013-01-07T21:53:31.698-05:00Carol, I know that I have never tasted a Galette d...Carol, I know that I have never tasted a Galette des Reines, and thank you so much for introducing me to this seasonal indulgence. How super duper that you found the feve in your serving.<br /><br />(Were you allowed to keep that shining little egg for your very own collection? I hope so, because I am already thinking of the watercolor paintings you'll create featuring the feve.)<br /><br />You and Louise definitely were treated to lovely hospitality. Tres gentile, wouldn't you say?<br /><br />Paris in January is looking so very chic and jolie through your eyes.<br /><br />xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-32982331583615497942013-01-07T20:50:56.692-05:002013-01-07T20:50:56.692-05:00Only in Paris...
Only at Le Meurice Connie
This is...Only in Paris...<br />Only at Le Meurice Connie<br />This is a unique pastry in a town with an endless mindblowing variety of pastries...xxcg Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-18299801333720211362013-01-07T20:25:49.862-05:002013-01-07T20:25:49.862-05:00Gosh I love a Galette des Reines! Wish I could fin...Gosh I love a Galette des Reines! Wish I could find one around here. Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03938255518222756688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-90713631235021009222013-01-07T17:32:48.691-05:002013-01-07T17:32:48.691-05:00Lucky lucky you to taste it twice, so very sweet t...Lucky lucky you to taste it twice, so very sweet to get all that lovely service from them. teawithonesugarpleasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14292930575661758751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-51641366794179123112013-01-07T16:46:02.650-05:002013-01-07T16:46:02.650-05:00You and Louise are leading a charmed life! Not t...You and Louise are leading a charmed life! Not to mention "C" who is getting way more than English lessons!Jeanette, Mistress of Longearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06815875437992974233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-66463043107157795582013-01-07T16:17:15.020-05:002013-01-07T16:17:15.020-05:00The Galette looks lovely! How decadent to have two...The Galette looks lovely! How decadent to have two but when at Le Meurice I'd throw caution to the wind and enjoy it alongside a thick hot chocolate too. <br />Happy New Year to you!Murissa @TheWanderfullTravelerhttp://www.thewanderfulltraveler.comnoreply@blogger.com