I met Sarah in the JFK waiting lounge enroute to Paris. Sarah has lived in Paris for 20 years and runs acting classes for the French at F.A.C.T.
Sarah invited M. and I to join her for dinner at Chez Clement, a chain all over Paris (sadly now closed). You can read their menu outside.
The thing about Chez Clement that grabbed my attention was not their food (quite delicious) but their decor 🥄 
SPOONS everywhere at Chez Clement!
Why they don't call this Chez Cuillère or Chez du Cuillères or Les Cuillères?
Plus there are a ton of copper pots hanging all over - some might call it, Chez Pot de Cuivre.
More pot de cuivre hanging at the entrance.
They proudly announce on the vitrines - their mashed potatoes have butter.
Pot de cuivre door handles
Step inside and you are greeted by an ARDOISE! announcing special of the day. M. & I got the special which included dessert
MORE SPOONS 🥄 I love throwing a spoon into a watercolor.
Spoons direct the eye 👁️ and add dimension to a picture.
I was in love with this restaurant.
M. and Sarah chastised me to stop taking pictures and EAT.
We shared a dessert of profiteroles...Our spoons went to town on this one.
Very YUM ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️
What a cool place to eat! Diner and a show. :)
ReplyDeleteAll best,Jan
Dinner. I meant dinner.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool restaurant with Spoons all over. I could see why you couldnt stop photographing everything. I loved the lamp with all the spoons on it.
ReplyDeleteAlso love the paintings. Did you get an Eiffel tower trinket this time? I'm noticing it in your paintings now. Makes me think 'Paris painting' right away.
Delightful post with the spoons everywhere. That restaurant looked like fun. I love those door handles and chandeliers. Clever, these humans. ;)) And your watercolors capturing it all are, as always, beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI think that spoons are the most sensual of all of the eating implements. Somehow, they take us back to that time when all of our needs were met by another. They also have no sharp points we can inadvertently hurt ourselves with.
ReplyDeleteAll that said, love the Eiffel tower on top of the macaroon. Lovely!
Obviously I LOVE spoons too La Belette Rouge since I've turned into a spoon pick-pocket or cafe-spoon shop-lifter.
ReplyDeleteNVER from a store - not interesting to me and no history either...
But from cafes..irresistable!
Who knows who stirred their coffee with that spoon?
And the aesthetics are superior to any store.
This place looks adorable.
ReplyDeleteWho cares about the food?
Decore is everything...well almost.
Next trip I'll pop in for some intense spoonerie
Millicent
Lovely, Carol!
ReplyDeleteThose little Tour L'Eiffels are adorable, perched on the macarons! Beautiful luminous teapot and teacup!
We just had chocolate profiteroles last night--yum!!
ReplyDeleteLooks like there was a mad scramble for them here! ;))
Hannah and her sisters
You were in spoon heaven!
ReplyDeleteHow fun! My mind spins with spoony ideas! Love the lights and door handles...
ReplyDeleteHow fabulous - I must go there soon!
ReplyDeleteSarah
Paris Breakfasts,
ReplyDeleteWell now that we know about your spoon obsession. Tell us, how do you feel about spooning? ;-)
À Bientôt,
LBR
I like Chez Clement. I think the food is good and, like you, I was very taken with their whimsical decorating. Not bad for a chain.
ReplyDeleteI love these paintings today! They seem to have more color and detail, which make me realize that you were painting your love of Paris and your memories of your trip right into them!
ReplyDeleteImpressive!
Great post. I love the little Eiffel Tower in the paintings. I must mention this spot to my friends in Paris. It looks fun.
ReplyDeleteChez Clément looks fascinating! I'll soon be visiting my son and family in Clermont-Ferrand, in the Auvergne. I'll have to plan a visit to Paris to check out this restaurant! Love your accompanying art!
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, the "Tchin-Tchin" for Novembre/Décembre, magazine produced by the Société des Alcoöls du Québec (I live in Québec City) has just arrived, and includes a recipe for macarons, which I shall try out this week.
I would be snapping photos too! what a cool place.
ReplyDeleteLove the copper pots! And the spoons in all of your paintings. So pretty!
ReplyDeleteHow strange to think that the French have CHAIN Restaurants! But the pots-and-spoons theme is sooo much nicer than all the American chains full of sports memorabilia!
ReplyDeleteAs for your spoon propensities, I really must update my passport now, so I will be ready to spring into action when you get sent to the slammer.
I think I'd be taking many photos of those spoons too Carol :)
ReplyDeleteWhoever decorated the place is a very creative designer to have thought up all those places to fix spoons & pots into the decor.
I love that pot door-handle! :-D
woowwww what a lovely arts in here... i love watercolor also and oil painting...
ReplyDeletelast May this year... after our choir (www.pne-choir.com) performed in Festival international de Chant choral de nancy, we spent 5 days in Paris... i enjoyed taking photos...
hope to passby again in france, before goin to world choir olympics in graz, austria - july 2008.
by the way i got your link from michelle's blog..
I'm totally spoon-fed !!!
ReplyDeleteGreat watercolors!!
ReplyDeleteMarvelous post! Love the spoons...all of them!!
ReplyDeleteThe French have plenty of CHAINS -
ReplyDeleteMONOPRIX
PAUL BOULANGERIE
LADUREE
SONIA RYKIEL
FRANPRIX
Everyone has chains :)
Your last photos on chez clément sont très réussies !
ReplyDeleteM.