Le Loir dans La Theiere chocolat chaud, watercolor A quick hop back to Paris for some serious comparative analysis on combo cafe/patisseries.
Dear Anne of MesVitrinesNYC took me to her favorite place, Le Loire dans la Theiere in the Marais at 3 rue de Rosiers, 75004.
It's rather dark and cosy and friendly inside...
In fact Le Loir dans le Theiere could easily be transplanted to Soho, NY in an instant. No fussy desserts. No ladies who lunch here. This is total casualness and a relaxed atmosphere.
Anne arrives and we decide to share.
Le Loir's fabulous Citron Meringue tarte. Racked with inappropriate fear, my photos are blurry. There really was no need.It's very RELAXED here!
This citron tarte is so high it's served on it's side...sighNote the essential soup spoon served with it.
After tea we passed by the dessert buffet for a closer look at the goodies on the way out.
The ardoise (blackboard) reports:Apple cake with nuts and cinnamon
Tarte Bordalae
Apple crumble with salted butter
Diplomate creme anglaise
Figge tarte
chocolate pudding
cheese cake
And the lemon meringue tart or what's left of it...
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Now, that is some serious meringue!! 3 feet high! ;)) Lovely, Carol. It looks like a place where you could spend hours and enjoy friendships bubbling up there. Thanks for taking me along.
ReplyDeletemile high lemon pie.....one of my mom's claims to fame!
ReplyDeletexxAnnie
Now, that's a salon de thé! Calm and relaxed and no chi-chis.
ReplyDeleteWhat gorgeous tartes.
Yes, there are certainly places like this in San Francisco.
ReplyDeleteMission Pie is a place that hires at risk Mission dist.
kids and they make pies, really good ones. Check it out.
Merci Carol pour cette merveilleuse adresse que je ne connais pas encore !
ReplyDeleteHere is Marth Stewert's recipe for Mile High Lemon Pie!
ReplyDeleteI wonder if that's what their using in Paris???
omg...look at that meringue. my hubby would be in piggy heaven, he loves lemon meringue. last time we had a piece comparable to that height was in marshalltown iowa and it was a yummy pie there.
ReplyDeletehave a good day
erin
THIS is definitely not a Frenchie tart, but an American knockoff...Just the way the Fr. have adopted the British crumble wholeheartedly.
ReplyDeleteHUMPH!
THANKS for the MS recipe!!!
Anne
I want your life visiting these salons!
ReplyDeleteLove the buffet table and everything on it!
ReplyDeleteMaureen
Oh dear girl~ You have to paint a lemon meringue tart... I can just see what you would make of the swirls and peaks...it would be heaven. Thank you for a mouth-watering breakfast.
ReplyDeleteBarbara in the Mojave
Oh a feast ideed!
ReplyDeleteIt's very hard work ANITA visiting these salons...
ReplyDeleteYou have to be careful not to drop your camera into the mile high lemon meringue tarte..
You have to remember to take a photo BEFORE diving in and then think about what you just ate.
Plus imagine going to 2-3 places like this in one day?
Devilishly difficult!
Carol,
ReplyDeleteI am so aligned with your tastes and proclivities that reading and viewing your blog is an experience of endorphin release for me.
Thank you for this regular pleasure.
Linda
Linda, I rest the lense right on the glass to avoid reflections.
ReplyDeleteOther times they are unavoidable and rather a pleasent inclusion
c'est la vie!
Yummmy, great pics of meringue pie!
ReplyDeleteI am ready to catch the next plane out.:) Suddenly, after looking at your delicious pics, I am now starving. I found your blog by accident; just goes to show that some accidents are wonderful to stuble upon. Love everything about your blog...a complete delight!
ReplyDeleteI happened to find your blog - it really caught my attention, your descriptions are more than interesting and the pictures&works are lovely, it's like being there (or at least I wish I could be there eating the meringue pie!). Definitely good job!
ReplyDeleteI'm jealous...and hungry! Looks totally divine.
ReplyDeletePS. Love your artwork!
Okkkkkkk... wellllll... I will have to admit.. I would much rather be in a cafe in Paris than a cafe in NYC!
ReplyDeleteHi! Thank you for the yummy photos. Since my French is practically zero, I am curious to know what the name of the shop is when translated into English.
ReplyDeleteMary
Such an enchanted place!
ReplyDeleteCarol, yes, you need to go back and try to take another picture of the Citron Meringue tarte! *sternlook* A few drops of valériane in the morning of the big event, maybe it couldn't hurt? ;-)
One day I would love to walk, I mean dance, through your Paris photo collection :-)
ReplyDeleteBonjour !
ReplyDeleteJust to let you know: it's Tarte Bourdaloue.
A pie made with pears and cream of almonds.
I wanted to go to the Loir last Sunday afternoon, but it was packed with people, and there even was a line of people outside, waiting to get in (big sigh!)
Aye carumba! - you and Merisi are killing me with all this gorgeous food! But don't stop; it's wonderful to see, and very low calorie this way too.
ReplyDeletei was there !
ReplyDeleteit is amazing! and the "tarte citron meringuees" was fantastic.
here you can find, two (non blurred) pictures, if you want to share them
http://www.flickr.com/photos/guglielmo/3960483870
http://www.flickr.com/photos/guglielmo/3959716431/
Whilst the cakes are amazing the place is not. Frequently overcrowded leaving the staff surly and very rude, not to mention twenty minutes to take an order. We found a mouse behind our heads and they could only laugh at us for insisting that it was unhygienic. Disgusting.
ReplyDeletejust out of curiosity "what is le loir" ??
ReplyDeleteI thought it was la loire