Everyone goes to Paris looking for love in all the wrong places.
I found my true own love across a crowded room at Chef Marthe's.
Has this happened to you?
Un coup de foudre/instant attraction.
In a town with easily 50,000 tarte citron on almost every street corner surely a good lemon zester shouldn't be hard to find.
Alas, c'est pas comme ca.
Even Galeries Lafayette Home is sadly lacking in a good variety of lemon zesters.
Pink dishwashers? Oui.
Lemon zestors? non pas trop.
Ferme :(
And the vitrine was filled with coccinelle!
Macaron earrings? They are at Anne Maisonneuve.
Pretty Ballerinas in every color of the rainbow?
Oui bien sur.
Want go swimming (nater) at Pontoise?
There are 38 public pools in Paris.
I visited 4 this time - 34 more to go.
Lapin in Paris?
Oui beaucoup.
Oui beaucoup.
Muguet...de trop
I felt like this devoted dog waiting..
Where is the lemon zestor of my heart?
In the end I made do with a plain number from Monoprix.
Quelle disastre.
This morning I went to look on Amazon.fr but I found my TRUE LOVE! right on Amazon.com!!
You might be wondering what does she see in this guy?
Especially when there are hot high-tech Microplanes a plenty. With Microplanes the zest goes ALL over - impossible to measure.
And they're so sharp you get more white stuff than zest.
With this cutie the zest collects INSIDE the handle.
What's not to love?
What do you think?
Talk about de trop
ReplyDeleteU R 2 MUCH!!
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Have a great week.
LOVE Maria at inredningsvis.se
(Sweden)
nutty as a fruit cake...
ReplyDeleteor should I say a tarte citron?
too funny
the scooter looks the more interesting and reciprocal relationship
gaaaah! I love those ladybug salt-n-pepper shakers!
ReplyDeleteI love my microplane--I always turn it right side down, though, on the citrus, and it works fine--collects all the zest in one spot and then you just turn it over and tap it into a bowl and voila. But the little green one is cute. I love kitchen gadgets. Just bought a strawberry huller that I had to have. Go for the scooter!
ReplyDeleteI think I may have a terrible crush on the ladybug butter dish now ....
ReplyDeleteNuttiness is terribly contagious you know...
Deletecertainly is!
DeleteCarol -- Chef'n makes a nifty palm peeler too.
ReplyDeletethis is a joke?
Deletewould one want to peel one's palm?
I think not...
I could not resist walking right into this pun (which I think you have purposely placed here) ~ scooter=falling ~ probably not a good idea. I like that lemon zester; looks like something from Sur La Table. I recall being surprised that there are public pools in the most unlikely places.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely not a consideration Geri, NJ
DeleteBut when I saw the protective helmets also on offer it gave me pause...
I don't like to go looking for injuries.
I play it extra safe and never ski, skate or I guess scooter.
Even biking seems trecherous.
I'm a total chicken when it comes to physical risk.
And the name of the kitchen shop on Rue St. André des Arts is?
ReplyDeleteEVA BAZ'ART at #53 on the right heading away from rue du Buci
DeleteThanks for making me find the name Marie :)
Merci, Carol!
DeleteCarol, that clever zester reminds me of my favorite little plastic pencil sharpener.
ReplyDeleteYour posts from Paris have been superb! xo
There is no accounting for matters of the heart....i remain infatuated with my micro plane .
ReplyDeleteAh...the love of objects defies all logic...
DeleteWe fall in love with the silliest things.
But at least they can NOT send us a,
'Dear Jeanette' email and put us in an emotional tailspin.
There is that to consider...
Whose suede ballerines are those??????
ReplyDeleteI may, just may get to Paris for a miniatures show in June, but if not, my son is going for work and to stay a week with his French family (read: one of the girls whom he would love to marry but she has a boyfriend) so he can buy them for me.
I LUST for the pink ones.
Thanks,
Sophia
Bon chance Sophia,
DeletePretty Ballerina is the brand
the shop is on rue du Four near rue Bonaparte so he can pick up some Pierre Herme macarons.
But nuttin' stays long in Paris.
Get over there fast.
No re-stocking either
Now that you have The zester of your dreams you have to bake some nice tartes aux citrons meringuées :)
ReplyDeleteAhem...
Deletethat will be citron courgette salade Madame Raids-Patisserie
What a great way to get to get to live in Paris!!!
ReplyDeleteSo happy for you!
Also love the new pic of you on PB!
Thank you SO very much for your blog, the photos,
ReplyDeleteand enjoying the lemon zest story!
The photos of the deserts are so lovely and bring back great memories of trying to decide which 3 deserts to try…
LOL
I love your blog, Carol! Though I've been reading it for several years, I've never commented before, and I apologize for making my first comment a correction (I'm an editor, what can I say?). But I believe the verb for "to swim" is nager--which would explain why you would confuse it with neiger, right?
ReplyDeleteGreat shots. I don't quite understand the attraction of this gadget, but whatever floats your boat :)
ReplyDeleteI like the photo of the pool - do you plan on swimming in all of them?
Like your new profile pic!
ah tanks darling
DeleteI took the photo in French Girl's elevator after I got a new Frenchie haircut though you can't tell from the pic :))
Thank you for sharing! adore this........
ReplyDeleteno more nicking knuckles on the microplane
xx
julie
Thanks for the tip~ We love citrons..
ReplyDeleteIn fact I love citron everything..
And I fancy juicers..zesters.. peelers ..toute la gamme.
Thank you! So glad you found it..
I would be looking for love in the same places you have found it:)
I am sure that same...girl.. is in photo one:)
Carol, of all the "objects" to fall in love with in Paris, you chose a lemon zester! I have heard of many a famous coup de foudre but a lemon zester? Je crois, non! Mais, as the French say , chacun a son gout! Sorry, my keyboard is not franco-philed as yet so you will not get the accents. However, on the positive side, I think you would fit in tres bien witht he gourmets and the gourmands. Maureen
ReplyDeleteWell OK; if our Prez has decided to come out with his acceptance of same sex marriage, the very least I can do is accept your love for your zester.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely selection of pictures!
ReplyDeleteHa ha LOVE that first pic:) says it all.
ReplyDeleteI wish you a very lovely weekend.
LOVE Maria at inredningsvis
Great gadget and a pink dishwasher! Where can I find one of those in the UK?
ReplyDeleteFun and funny post. I can see your love for that zester. I use my microplane. I secretly harbour desires for a scooter too.
ReplyDeleteBest Paris Breakfast issue to date!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the lemon zester tip.
Very witty!
I'll be there on the 29th.
Luckily I've never been tempted by cakes
I should be so LUCKY as you to not be tempted by cakes...
DeleteHave you read all 1,500+ PB posts N?
every now and then I hit it.