Florian Bellanger of Fauchon

Hmmm..well it looks like the wake for deceased, M.I.A. (just temporarily I hope) Fauchon is still going on at Paris Breakfasts...

It may go on all week! I'm looking through lots of old Fauchon pictures.
Pictures always taken surreptitiously I might add...

I used to read alot of spy thrillers, so sneaking photos in French patisseries is right up my alley.

I was a professional shopper for a short while.

I'd get sent to London for a weekend to spy on new jeans details etc.

So most of my visits to Fauchon were spying trips, except for a few macarons...

I rarely bought or tasted the divine things you see here.

AND I REALLY REGRET IT NOW!

Florian Bellanger was Fauchon's top pastry chef until last September.
He headed a team of 14 pastry chefs to create a plethora of amazing works of art IMO.
I could not resist his Lime Tarte Citron on many occasions I will admit...
Cleverly he offered a smaller "petit four" version of the big gateaux for browsers like me.
I love the way he drops these shiny chocolate puddles on the opaque surface of this cake...

Bellanger's credentials are impeccable!
His training was at Ecole de Paris des Metiers de la Table.

His work experience was at La Maison du Chocolat, Fauchon Paris, Fauchon Qatar and Le Bernardin.

And he counts Pierre Herme as his mentor.

He won many, many prizes in the pastry world.

You can read more about him here.

And watch a video of Bellanger making his chocolate cake, Le Megreve!

Where is Florian Bellanger now that Fauchon is shut ?

Cris in Kentucky asked, "What does a real French macaron taste like?"

Soon you should be able to order REAL FRENCH MACARONS from:

http://madmacnyc.com/

Bonne chance Chef Bellanger in your new venture!

Remembrances of Fauchon NYC

When your external hard drive breaks on you, you lose a lot of memories. But then when its fixed, they all come back with renewed inspiration. That's how I re-discovered these lost photos of the now long gone New York Fauchon...
Petale de Rose tea, original watercolor, 9' x 11"
I used to buy Fauchon's rose petal tea - Boutons de Rose... Admittedly I never ever brewed it. But it looked so pretty in the bottle - the stuff of Paris dreams...

Of course the macarons were the main attraction at the New York Fauchon and lighting in the case made the colors even brighter than they were...sigh

Framboise...yum

This is my all time favorite photo I think, taken at just that intense moment of anticipation - waiting, waiting...

New York Fauchon was a pink heaven and everything was a delight to paint.

I made weekly pilgrimages to browse and admire, sometimes to buy and taste - my favorite New York Museum...

Fauchon's design is so classy - irresistable.

When they were closing the store I got one of these little "porte-etiquettes" signs saying petit dejeuner - very irresistable!

I never got to taste this gateaux, but I might as well have, I spent that much time admiring it...

They had the loveliest tea salon at the New York Fauchon, where on special occasions I'd go for hot chocolate. And they would always give you a gratis bon bon at the end of your meal...

Please come back to New York Fauchon! I miss you much...

Mini Fauchon Tea Tin

Fauchon Tea Tin, watercolor,9" x 11"

I used to paint from Re-ment miniatures.

That's how I fell in love with this tea tin browsing at MeowPaw's minis. I used to go hunting every morning for interesting things to paint among the Flickr mad mini collectors...

Identical to a real tea tin from Fauchon, my fav Paris place to browse...

We used to have one in New York and I went every Sunday to browse religiously. I really miss it.

Now I must go to Paris if I want to browse in Fauchon...

I would LOVE to wear a pink apron. Do you need a New Yorker, Fauchon to help taste new cakes and assist tourists?

First thing I'd try out is this "squared" citron tarte...

Oh, another squared thing - a "Rubik" tarte needs tasting in my opinion. Miam! Triple Framboise YUM!A macaron gateaux! I would send this lovely gift basket to you Atsuko-san, for sending me your mini tea tin all the way from Japan.

It brought back many memories...

More Memories of Fauchon:

Macarons A La Fauchon...
Fauchon Salon de The

Fauchon Pretty in Pink

Let Them Eat Fauchon Tartes

BONJOUR et Ohyo gozaimasu!

(Repost from August 2008)

Fauchon Pretty in Pink...

If you're addicted to pink boxes, you'd like to take you time (hopefully not in rehab) getting over your addiction...

I'd heard last Thursday that Fauchon New York would be closing end of March.

So I headed over On Saturday to start easing off their pink boxes gradually...

Instead I found a sign on the door that the closing was moved up to Sunday, February 25!

Panic, angst, trauma quickly set in.

Cold turkey was going to be the sole option open for me...

So did a buying spree...

Pink boxes in so many sizes and shapes.

How to choose?

Fauchon on Park Avenue has been my weekly Paris fix.

I'd often go on Sundays just to browse and sneak some photos.

Fauchon may have closed on Park Avenue until further notice.

But it's opened a very small branch in Astoria (in my appartment)...

Fauchon Tea Tin

#174B Fauchon Tea Tin, original watercolor,9" x 11"

"Some enchanted morning,

you will meet a strange tea tin.."

Across a crowded tabletop..."

That's how I met this teatin while browsing at MeowPaw's wonderful minis on Flickr. I go hunting every morning for interesting things to paint among the mad mini collectors...

And don't you know it was just like a tea tin from Fauchon, one of my fav Paris places to browse...

We used to have one in New York and every Sunday I used to go browse religiously...just like going to church...

Now I have to go to Paris if I want to browse. So many lovely things to look at...

And I would LOVE to wear one of these outfits! Do you need a New Yorker Fauchon to help taste new cakes and assist tourists?

First thing I'd like to try out is this "squared" citron tarte...sigh

OH! Another squared thing..a "Rubik" tarte definitely needs tasting in my opinion.
YUM!
Triple Framboise YUM!
YIKES! A macaron gateaux!
I wish I could send this lovely goodie basket to you Atsuko-san, for sending me your mini tea tin all the way from Japan.

It brought back so many memories...sigh

More Memories of Fauchon:

Macarons A La Fauchon...
Fauchon Salon de The

Fauchon Pretty in Pink

Let Them Eat Fauchon Tartes

BONNE JOURNEE et Ohio-gozaimasu

Fauchon Boutons de Rose...

Fauchon's Infusion Boutons de Rose Tea, 9" x 11 1/2"

If you love Fauchon's pale pink brand color,

you couldn't do better than to buy their tisane, Boutons de Rose.

1. Put a pinch of these perfect rose buds into an infusion pot.

2. Pour over the boiling water.

3. Cover and let brew for 10 minutes.

This soothing tea is used for improving circulation and to aid digestion. And it's best drunk after dinner, at least in France,that's the way.

Established in 1886 by Auguste Fauchon, Fauchon is one of the world's leading gourmet food and specialty companies and one of my favorites.

If you love to browse at Fauchon or take tea at the US, New York flagship store at 442 Park Avenue (at 56th Street) get over there before April 1.

Their lease is up and who know's where they'll go?

* NEWS ALERT*

Fauchon's LAST DAY is THIS SUNDAY, Feb 25!

Their closure was moved up :(

Quelle domage.

Of course there's always the Paris store
30, Place de la Madeleine.

For more Fauchon obsessing.